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Government to consider relaxing Covid-19 isolating rules for essential workers

Thursday 17 March 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Health, National

Relaxation of Covid-19 isolating rules for essential workers in the Cook Islands could be coming shortly.

Cook Islands footballers confident ahead of World Cup qualifiers

Wednesday 16 March 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Football, Sports

The Cook Islands football team has had a strong start to their tour of Qatar ahead of their opening World Cup qualifying match against the Solomon Islands.

Nicholas kick starts Olympics campaign in ‘not so traditional style’

Wednesday 16 March 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Other Sports, Sports

Cook Islands 2020 Sportswoman of the Year Dr Jane Nicholas has started her Paris Olympics campaign in a not so traditional style.

Kata: Robbery

Wednesday 16 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: Cannabis, the burning questions

Wednesday 16 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, does the Cook Islands News have an editorial page that essentially states or supports the position of your newspaper in relation to various topics in our community?

Bread price hike expected due to pressure on global wheat supply

Wednesday 16 March 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Economy, National

Consumers could face major increases to the price of bread, as bakeries deal with the flow-on effects of supply chain issues from Covid-19 and Russia’s conflict with Ukraine.

Cooks to reopen to Australia

Wednesday 16 March 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Tourism

Cook Islands will reopen to Australia on April 12 and will open to the rest of the world on May 1 which is in line with New Zealand.

Fijian Drua player sacked for disciplinary reasons

Tuesday 15 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional

The Fijian Drua Super Rugby team have sacked utility back Serupepeli Vularika for disciplinary reasons.

Search ends for missing Cook Islands fishermen

Tuesday 15 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

Cook Island Police have discontinued their search for a pair of fisherman now missing for nine days.

Kata: Russian sanctions

Tuesday 15 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

THE DEBATE: The curious case of Ajaz Patel

Tuesday 15 March 2022 | Written by Rahul Patil | Published in Cricket, Sports

On the 4th of December 2021, New Zealand cricketer Ajaz Patel became only the third bowler in the history of international cricket to get all 10 wickets in an innings. Since then he has been dropped for the test series against Bangladesh and South Africa at home.

Pain at the pump in two months’ time

Tuesday 15 March 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy, National

Cook Islanders will get a two-month break before they start feeling the record-high fuel prices that are shocking the world.

Search called off for missing fishermen

Tuesday 15 March 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy, National

Police stood down the official search for two men who have been missing for well over a week and have referred the matter to the coroner.

LETTERS: Fuel price

Tuesday 15 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, yes, fuel (prices) will continue to rise, and so will the inflation rate, and also the cost of living across the board … sad fact of the times we live in. Government can assist with cuts in the fuel tax for starters, and that will assist the consumer/iti tangata quickly.

Covid-19 in the Pacific

Monday 14 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

Solomons' figures soar; Vanuatu confirms a Covid-19 patient is critically ill; Medical staff test positive in American Samoa; Over 200 active cases in the Cook Islands; frontline staff test positive in Samoa, and more.

Pasifika warned to be vigilant against rheumatic fever

Monday 14 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

The parents of a young boy with rheumatic fever are urging adults, particularly in Pacific communities, to take sore throats and rashes in children seriously.

Friendly clash to gauge fitness

Monday 14 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

The Cook Islands football side arrived in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday last week (Cook Islands time) and are getting acclimatised to the conditions before the Oceania World Cup Qualifiers kicks off this Wednesday.

Kata: Petrol Prices

Monday 14 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Cook Islands’ first Catholic cathedral gets major facelift

Monday 14 March 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Features, In Depth

Behind Nukutere College at Avarua in Rarotonga lies Cook Islands’ first Catholic cathedral dating back 123 years.

58 new Covid cases detected

Monday 14 March 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Health, National

Aitutaki now has three cases of Covid-19, after first detecting the virus a week ago.