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Residents not keen on vaccine feel pressured to take Covid jab

Wednesday 2 June 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Health, National

A number of Rarotonga residents who have chosen not to take the Covid-19 vaccine say they have faced pressure by family and friends to get vaccinated.

Water treatment sludge moved without consent, landowners say

Wednesday 2 June 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National

To Tatou Vai’s (TTV) polyaluminium chloride (PACI) trial sludge removal from the Turangi intake water treatment facility on Saturday has concerned the landowners who say the sludge was removed without their access consent.

Early figures show tourism on rebound

Wednesday 2 June 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Economy, National

Tourism authorities are projecting visitor numbers to the Cook Islands to be between 50 and 60 per cent of pre Covid-19 figures in the coming months.

KATA: Local brewery sold out

Tuesday 1 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

OPINION: Focus on reducing barriers to private sector success, PM says

Tuesday 1 June 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion

A recession is not the time to cut government spending, it is a time when government is expected to front up and stimulate the economy, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.

LETTER: Sludge: The ‘cart’ has already bolted

Tuesday 1 June 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

"The PMU (Project Management Unit) have yet to substantiate claims of safety with peer-reviewed, long-term studies of the impacts of disposing of aluminium sludge to agricultural soils (let alone in the tropics)."

Down to the wire

Tuesday 1 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Netball, Sports

Arch-rivals Titikaveka will battle Avatiu in the Rarotonga Netball Club Competition premier final this Saturday.

Fishing charters reeling in business after Covid break

Tuesday 1 June 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Local, National

The Rarotonga-based fishing charter businesses have started reeling in customers once more after the Cook Islands borders opened to tourists from New Zealand about a fortnight ago.

Local brewery dries up due to high demand and delays

Tuesday 1 June 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Local, National

The taps at the home of Cooks Islands Lager have run dry with no beer available for another week.

‘Start-up weekend’ for budding entrepreneurs

Tuesday 1 June 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy, National

Twenty-six young and budding entrepreneurs participated in the inaugural Taki Tahi – Cook Islands Young Entrepreneur Network’s ‘start-up weekend’ project that was held at Te Ara Museum of Cultural Enterprise in Muri from May 14 to 16.

Puna a Manihikian at heart

Tuesday 1 June 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Politics

Akaiti Puna was sworn in yesterday as Manihiki’s new Member of Parliament on Monday during a flash sitting.

Further wait for same sex rights advocates

Tuesday 1 June 2021 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in Local, National

Observers have voiced exasperation over Parliament’s delaying tactics in moving forward with a draft bill that, if passed in its current form, would decriminalise homosexuality in the Cook Islands.

Rarotonga teens relish time in New Zealand

Monday 31 May 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Rugby Union, Sports

As the North Otago Rugby Union’s connection with the Cook Islands continues to grow, more players are taking up opportunities in Oamaru. Kayla Hodge catches up with Alistair Newbigging and Olive Willie who have joined the Waitaki Boys’ High School First XV.

OPINION: Be an upstanding citizen, say no to bullying

Monday 31 May 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion

Those who say sticks and stones will break your bones, but names will never hurt you have never been held to ransom by a verbal bully, writes Ruta Tangiiau Mave, highlighting the ongoing discrimination faced by the LGBTQ+ community.

Protecting guests also helps community

Monday 31 May 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Local, National

A ‘community day’ at a resort in Titikaveka has featured an excellent display of natural resources being put to good use.

Transition to low-carbon economy

Monday 31 May 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Economy, National

Citing the country's seabed minerals resources, Prime Minister Mark Brown says the Cook Islands can play a major role in supporting the global transition to a low-carbon economy.

‘Eye opener’ for sole traders

Monday 31 May 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy, National

Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce has been running a series of bookkeeping courses to prepare business owners for future sole traders grants.