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Football enters knockout rounds

Monday 20 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

The Rarotonga Football Season concluded its thrilling Round Cup competition over the weekend, resulting in a spectacular display of athletic prowess and sportsmanship from all the participating teams.

Football


‘We and us’: Pacific Games battle begins as opening ceremony lights up Honiara

Monday 20 November 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Games, Sports, Swimming

The Pacific turned up on Sunday night (local time) at the newly built National Stadium in Honiara as the 2023 Pacific Games was officially opened in a ceremony befitting the region's premier sports event.

Pacific Games


Ruta Mave: Cook Islands: Lost in identity, lost in translation

Monday 20 November 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion

Who are we? Sitting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean open and swaying to all manner of whims and calls from whom we think we are going to get our next meal ticket from, writes Ruta Mave.

Editorials


Letter: League 9s

Monday 20 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

A simple question, I haven’t read anything regarding CISNOC’s plan to assist with the Rugby League teams’ situation days ago.

Letters to the Editor


Letters: Prosecuting liquor outlets

Monday 20 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, Following the trouble at Rehab Bar this writer has been waiting for any comment from the Police as to any suggestion that serving already intoxicated patrons might lead to violence fuelled by the legal drug alcohol.

Letters to the Editor


Vet waves goodbye to the Cooks

Monday 20 November 2023 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Local, National

Veterinarian Michael Baer has been a familiar face in the Cook Islands for the past couple of years. He chats to deputy editor Al Williams as he prepares for another chapter in his life.

Local


Aotearoa whanau reach out to draw strength from their Pacific heritage

Monday 20 November 2023 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Local, National

Aotearoa Marae on Rarotonga played host to a group who were here reconnecting with their heritage.

Local


Te Tau Papa o Avarua: A 20-year masterplan to revitalise Avarua township unveiled

Monday 20 November 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy, Local, National

Dignitaries unveiled the Phase 1 Te Tau Papa o Avarua project signboards, marking the official start of the plan which includes infrastructure and landscaping activities to be carried out in Rarotonga’s main central business district.

Economy


Initiative to preserve Muri Lagoon

Monday 20 November 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Environment, Local, National

An enthusiastic effort is being undertaken by a whole-hearted community group whose passion is to preserve and protect the popular and beautiful Muri Lagoon in Ngatangiia.

Environment


Pacific financial intelligence units unite to combat financial crime

Monday 20 November 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy, National

The Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) from the Pacific convened in Rarotonga last week to bolster regional partnerships in the fight against serious financial crimes.

Economy


Team Cook Islands impresses at Pacific Games opening ceremony

Monday 20 November 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Pacific Games, Sports

Team Cook Islands delivered a captivating performance at the official opening ceremony of the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Saturday night (Cook Islands time).

Pacific Games


Teenager ordered to pay $13k in reparation for burglary offences

Monday 20 November 2023 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National

A teenager involved in high profile burglaries on Rarotonga has been told to pay $13,000 in reparation and given 16 months of probation.

Court


Te Ipukarea Society: Mauke students engage in waste management and ocean health awareness

Saturday 18 November 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

With the introduction of non-biodegradable equipment and packaging over the past 50 plus years, waste management in the Pa Enua has become very challenging.

Environment


Thomas Wynne: The last of the pooh-bahs

Saturday 18 November 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion

Who is Sir Gaven Donne, who upon his passing was referred to by the Sydney Morning Herald as ‘The Judge who toppled a government,’ the man who brought down our first political leader and father of our nation, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

Editorials


Nail-biting clashes loom in final round

Saturday 18 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

The final round matches of the Rarotonga Football Season are set to take place today. Matches for Round 15 began last week ahead of the departure of the national players who will represent the Cook Islands at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara.

Football


Beddoes embraces pressure, targets Pacific Games glory

Saturday 18 November 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Athletics, Pacific Games, Sports

Cook Islands’ middle-distance champion and country’s top Pacific Games medal prospect Alex Beddoes thrives on pressure.

Athletics


Pacific Games: From 1963 to 2023 - a brief history

Saturday 18 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Pacific Games, Sports

What are the Pacific Games? Which team has won most medals in the Pacific Games? How have Australia and New Zealand performed at the Pacific Games? These questions and more answered in this brief history of the Pacific Games.

Pacific Games


The heat is on! Team Cook Islands acclimatises to Honiara conditions

Saturday 18 November 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Pacific Games, Sports

‘We are here to make our people proud’, is the message from Team Cook Islands flagbearer and touch rugby veteran Julieanne Westrupp. Losirene Lacanivalu reports from Honiara, Solomon Islands.

Pacific Games


Cook Islands men’s 7s team sets sights on medal at Pacific Games

Saturday 18 November 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Pacific Games, Rugby Union, Sports

The Cook Islands men’s 7s team is aiming to return home with a medal from the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

Pacific Games


Journalist recounts Stranded Pearl experience

Saturday 18 November 2023 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Entertainment, Features

Cook Islands journalist Tiana Haxton gives her account of working on a full-length feature film, shot in Rarotonga.

Entertainment


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