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Rugby league great Olsen Filipaina has died

Thursday 10 February 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional

New Zealand rugby league great Olsen Filipaina has died at the age of 64, according to his brother Alf Filipaina.

Kata: MIQ Rules

Thursday 10 February 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Double derby

Thursday 10 February 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby league, Sports

The first round of the weekly competition starting tomorrow will see two interesting duels in the premier men’s division.

Touch battle intensifies as teams find footing

Thursday 10 February 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Sports, Touch Rugby

Round two of the Cook Islands Touch open men’s and women’s division matches were held on Monday at Aretere Park in Avatiu.

LETTERS: ‘Ample time’ to re-register companies

Thursday 10 February 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, the letter writer raises two issues in an attempt to defame my character and the great effort at the Ministry of Justice to improve government services (‘A guessing game I can do without’, Cook Islands News, February 9. 2022).

Aid for weather-affected

Thursday 10 February 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Weather

Over $130,000 will be given to the fisheries and agriculture sectors who were financially hit from January’s tropical depression.

Woman with critical injuries flown to NZ

Thursday 10 February 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Local, National

Cook Islands woman Kathy Papatua has been flown to New Zealand where she remains in a critical condition following a crash involving two motorcycles on Rarotonga in the early hours of Monday morning.

Tropical low between Vanuatu and New Caledonia develops into a cyclone

Wednesday 9 February 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

The bad weather that has been affecting Vanuatu and New Caledonia has developed into a tropical cyclone.

Tonga's Speaker praises community for response to disaster

Wednesday 9 February 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga

The Speaker of Tonga's Parliament says it has been a great privillege to be a part of the reaction from the Tongan community disapora in Aotearoa to the disaster in the Kingdom.

Kata: Sheraton

Wednesday 9 February 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: ‘A guessing game which I for one can do without’

Wednesday 9 February 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, I am the owner of a small business established in Rarotonga.

Aitutaki prepares for Cook Islands Games

Wednesday 9 February 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports, Sports

Aitutaki is already on the go in preparing for the anticipated Cook Islands Games that will run for two weeks this coming October.

Potential costs for unvaccinated facing medical emergency

Wednesday 9 February 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Health, National

Unvaccinated people aged over 18 needing to go to New Zealand for medical reasons may have to cover the cost of their own chartered plane, says Secretary of Health Bob Williams.

MIQ breach charges dropped

Wednesday 9 February 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Court, National

A man forced to spend two days in prison has had charges for breaching Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) order dropped.

Cops to get combat training

Wednesday 9 February 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Economy, National

Police officers will soon join prison wardens, probation and justice staff in elite close encounter technical combat system classes.

Covid-19: Two villages under surveillance says Tonga's govt

Tuesday 8 February 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga

Two villages in Tonga, Vaini and Pili, are under close surveillance after residents tested positive for Covid-19 according to the government.

PNG leader's "doing well" in Covid recovery'

Tuesday 8 February 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape says he is "alright" and "doing well" as he self-isolates at home from a Covid-19 infection.

New season, new rules

Tuesday 8 February 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby league, Sports

New rules will be applied to the 2022 Cook Islands Rugby League domestic competition which kicks off this Friday.

Kata: BTIB

Tuesday 8 February 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: ‘Listen to the experts’

Tuesday 8 February 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, snake oils, quack doctors, and charlatans. Once upon a time, it was difficult for people to know what was real and what was fake – people got sick or died from fake medicines.