Economy
Tourism hoping for help
Tuesday 17 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Government prepares to dip into cash reserves to pay for stimulus package. Resorts and tour companies are to start laying off staff as the coronavirus causes an unprecedented tourism drop-off.
Tourism to provide update on crisis management, sustainability
Monday 16 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Economy
Tourism will tomorrow discuss ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic on the industry.
Air NZ goes to ground in deluge of enquiries
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
New Zealand Prime Minister puts tight new controls on travel to the Pacific – but her national airline makes first cut the deepest.
Virgin takes a flight out
Friday 13 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
First coronavirus – and now tourism industry faces another big blow.
Rejected tourists disembark
Friday 13 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
More than 100 tourists last night disembarked their cruise ship in Rarotonga, after Tahiti announced it would turn them away.
$1.4m to fight coronavirus
Thursday 12 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Government is clawing back unspent cash from different agencies to fight the threat of Covid-19.
Mato takes up top trade role
Wednesday 11 March 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy
Cook Islands is hoping the appointment of Teremoana Mato as the Pacific Islands Forum trade commissioner will make way for local export products into China.
1000 cruise tourists arrive on Raro tomorrow
Tuesday 10 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Health officials say they’ve done a thorough risk assessment of the 1000-passenger cruise ship Maasdam, ahead of its arrival at Rarotonga tomorrow.
Cook Islands strengthening capability to combat illegal drugs: Herrmann
Friday 6 March 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy
Cook Islands is working on strengthening capability to combat illegal drugs, says Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration.
The price of democracy $17 a vote
Friday 6 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Some islands are unified, some like Pukapuka are bitterly divided by politics – but now, outer islanders have a chance to enrol to vote on determines their future.
Doubt cast on MP's claim to UN human rights body
Thursday 5 March 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy
A United Nations human rights committee grilled the government yesterday about treating people in same-sex relationships as criminals.
100,000 Cook Islanders in 'brain exchange'
Wednesday 4 March 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy
More than 100,000 Cook Islanders, scattered around the world like atolls in an ocean. 85,000 in New Zealand. 25,000 in Australia. More dotted around the fringes of the Pacific, the US and further afield in Europe.
Cruise tourists to be evacuated
Wednesday 4 March 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy
The troubled cruise ship MSC Magnifica left two passengers behind in Rarotonga hospital, when it left Cook Islands on Monday night.
Govt in talks to slow the slide in Aussie funding
Tuesday 3 March 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy
The Australian government has slashed health aid to Cook Islands by 75 per cent over the past five years, new figures say.
Biz leaders' Cooks trip called off
Tuesday 3 March 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Economy
New Zealand’s deputy prime minister has postponed bringing a business and community delegation to Cook Islands to develop partnerships.
Crisis meetings to turn away Italian cruise ship
Saturday 29 February 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
A luxury liner carrying passengers and crew from Italy – the European nation worst hit by coronavirus – is to arrive at Rarotonga tomorrow, then Aitutaki on Monday.
Trade deal to help diversify the economy
Friday 28 February 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
PACER-Plus regional agreement guarantees Australian and NZ financial support for our customs and quarantine agencies, says government.
'A mountain that has stood firmly for us'
Monday 24 February 2020 | Published in Economy
Consul-General Rosie Blake marked her retirement this weekend with a call to unity among Cook Islands and Pacific peoples.
Cooks cleared of tax haven stigma
Monday 24 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Economy
Government promises to thoroughly overhaul company taxes including looking at taxing overseas corporate who make their profits here.
New boss welcomes 'superior structures'
Saturday 22 February 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Outgoing water chief ‘faced challenging issues not of his own making’.
