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Hanging on by a thread or better than ever?

Thursday 20 January 2022 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Opinion

Well I hate to be proven right once again. This time the word out on the street is that the BTIB (Business Trade and Investment Board) under the management of chief executive Repeta Puna is now just hanging on by a thread, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, Leader of the Progressive Party.

Juggling act as authorities refute obstruction claims

Thursday 20 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Crime, National

Authorities have refuted claims the partner of an Arorangi Prison inmate is being obstructed in her attempts to see him, following her public calls for help.

Barber offers free haircuts for elderly and persons with disability

Thursday 20 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Business, National

When the Covid-19 related restrictions and new health safety rules started, Rarotonga barber William Atunaisa Nuku Wade felt he had to do something, anything to give back to the community, “especially for the vulnerable”.

Fiji man living in NZ convicted of murdering family in Fiji

Wednesday 19 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional

A Fiji-born New Zealand resident has been found guilty of multiple murders in Fiji.

Non-perishables being collected in Auckland for Tonga from Friday

Wednesday 19 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga

The Aotearoa Tonga Relief Committee is gearing up to collect and send non-perishable foods to Tonga in the wake of the twin disaster.

Kata: Mango Bandit

Wednesday 19 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

No tsunami alert raises concern

Wednesday 19 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Environment, National

Grave concerns have been raised by members of the community as to why there was no tsunami alert on Friday, January 14, following a volcanic eruption in Tonga.

PET TALK: Cat fights and dog bites

Wednesday 19 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Pet Talk

Some friends of mine own a very large, rather round, very relaxed cat.

Beach Touch battle intensifies

Wednesday 19 January 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports

The 2022 Cook Islands Beach Games entered second week of competition on Monday with beach touch and 3x3 basketball being held at the Nikao beach courts and The Edgewater Resort and Spa tennis courts, respectively.

‘I’m not allowed to visit him’

Wednesday 19 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Crime, National

The partner of an Arorangi Prison inmate who is understood to be in serious medical condition says she has been obstructed in her attempts to see him following her public calls for help.

Tongan government confirms all homes on Mango destroyed, fears death toll to rise

Tuesday 18 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga

The Tongan government has confirmed that all houses on the island of Mango were wiped out in the tsunami that followed Saturday's volcanic eruption.

First cruise ship in two years in French Polynesia

Tuesday 18 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional

Tahiti has received its first trans-Pacific cruise ship in two years, with the arrival of the Viking Orion from the United States.

Kata: Ministry of Health

Tuesday 18 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Black Wolves retain title at beach football competition

Tuesday 18 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Other Sports, Sports

Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) says they are pleased with the level of competition witnessed at the 2022 Cook Islands Beach Games beach football tournament last week.

Tribute to well-loved educator the late Lionel Brown

Tuesday 18 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features, Go Local

Lionel Brown, a fun-loving teacher, storyteller and leader to the countless number of students who passed through his classrooms, and a mentor to his work colleagues, passed away in Auckland Hospital on December 7, 2021 at the age of 82.

LETTERS: Call to legalise marijuana use

Tuesday 18 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, anecdotally, over 50 per cent of the Cook Islands (adult) population uses marijuana, some say it’s as high as 70 per cent.

Skipper stops in to restock as conditions uncertain

Tuesday 18 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Environment, National

Monday brought a brief respite for Lady Moana skipper Sefanaia Tuwai and his crew of seven, who were allowed to dock at Avatiu port to restock essential supplies.

In brief: News from around the Pacific

Monday 17 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

Nine more people have died from Covid-19 in Fiji as health authorities continue to battle a surge in cases of the Omicron and Delta variants across the country.

Stranded Tongans better off in NZ, says RSE scheme official

Monday 17 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga

A group of Tongan seasonal workers stranded in New Zealand because their flight home this week has been cancelled are better off staying in Aotearoa, says an RSE scheme official.