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In brief: News from around the Pacific

Wednesday 6 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

Vaccination continues in Fiji for targeted youth population; Concerns over forcible dispersal of Papua protest in Jakarta; Police reports six dead from tribal fight in Papua

KATA: ‘survival’ cash management strategy

Wednesday 6 October 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Footballers set to battle it out in eighth round

Wednesday 6 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

The eighth round of the 2021 Rarotonga Football Competition kicks off this afternoon.

Basketball season ends on a high

Wednesday 6 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Basketball, Sports

After eight weeks of growth and development in basketball with what started as a small committee of passionate basketball players - has resulted in a tightly knit group who are dedicated to continuing their slow and steady progress in developing the sport.

LETTERS: Alarm bells keep ringing

Wednesday 6 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Wednesday October 6, 2021

Seafarers celebrated on Rarotonga

Wednesday 6 October 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local, National

Domestic seafarers were celebrated at Avatiu Harbour yesterday with a sausage sizzle and gift pack marking World Maritime Day.

Major leak of offshore data exposes Raro based Trust company

Tuesday 5 October 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Crime, National

The Cook Islands made an appearance in the Pandora Papers – the leaked cache of 11.9 million financial records – which includes a high-profile Israeli businessman who allegedly tried to hide over $1 billion in a trust company here.

In brief: News from around the Pacific

Tuesday 5 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

Jail over political roadblock; vaccination target in Solomon Islands; and Samoan Parliament staffer suspended over online comments

KATA: 'Pandora papers' scandal

Tuesday 5 October 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Top four remain unbeaten

Tuesday 5 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Cricket, Sports

A superb fielding effort from Arorangi handed them the win in the Rarotonga Cricket Club men’s competition over the weekend.

LETTERS: Government network ‘misused’

Tuesday 5 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Tuesday October 5, 2021

Vaccinations are the armour against Covid-19: PM Brown

Tuesday 5 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

All the information that our health experts and professionals at Te Marae Ora have to hand tells us that the Pfizer vaccine is just as safe for our 12–15-year-olds as it is for adults, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.

‘Survival’ strategy to be weighed up by Cabinet

Tuesday 5 October 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Economy, National

A ‘survival’ cash management strategy worth millions of dollars of borrowed money, which goes to Cabinet today for approval, has been described as a ‘scary situation’.

Quarantine facility ready to host returnees

Tuesday 5 October 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Local, National

Ninety Cook Islanders stranded in Alert Level 2 regions of New Zealand are expected to land on Rarotonga tomorrow.

New fiber-optic cable for Tokelau means reliable internet

Monday 4 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tokelau

On 20 September 2021 Tokelau, one of the world's most remote territories, took a significant step to becoming less isolated, via the Southern Cross NEXT submarine fiber-optic cable network cable.

NZ govt urged to ban seabed mining for Pacific's sake

Monday 4 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional

A New Zealand Supreme Court ruling against seabed mining has been described as important for the Pacific region.

In brief: News from around the Pacific

Monday 4 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

Two men missing at sea in Solomon Islands have landed in PNG; Cook Islands govt wants to vaccinate target youth population before opening borders to NZ; Vanuatu health director flags mandatory vaccination; Forum keen to host Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones in the Pacific

Tupapa overcomes plucky Avatiu

Monday 4 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

Giantkillers Avatiu were unable to replicate their upset causing performance against Tupapa in the Tower Insurance premier men’s match at Matavera Sports Field on Saturday.