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'Profoundly impacted' sole traders are fishing for Covid-19 assistance
Thursday 7 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Private Sector Taskforce offers computers and advice to ‘one-man-band’ businesses.
Govt help for fishers
Thursday 7 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
There are hopes a small grants scheme for fishing operators will help some of them through the tough times.
Cooks remain crash test dummies
Thursday 7 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Covid-19 lock-downs are delaying supplies of safety helmets.
Giving back to the community
Wednesday 6 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Lisa Iro has offered her time to Red Cross Cook Islands in a bid to give back to the community during the Covid-19 crisis.
Bar reopening to be decided at month's end
Wednesday 6 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Clubs and bars will remain closed for at least another month.
Covid gives chance to refurbish court house
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
The courts building has needed major repairs for many years, says Secretary of Justice Tamatoa Jonassen.
Red Cross delivers
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Old-age pensioners, the destitute, the disabled, and theological students are among the beneficiaries of home-delivered care parcels.
Separate spaces at quarantine resort
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Rarotonga’s biggest resort will be busy with 130 quarantined Cook Islands and Mother’s Day dinner guests.
Getting the jobs done
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Murienua MP Patrick Arioka decided to take a leaf from friend and colleague George Angene’s book and get a team of hardworking lads together to clean up his constituency.
Market mamas' moving moment
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Stallholders and customers have been gradually returning to Rarotonga’s world-famous market.
What you sow, so shall you reap
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Agriculture officals have distributed seedlings to hundreds of Cook Islands households.
Police to secure returning Cook Islanders in rooms
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
Stranded mamas ‘anxious’ about their reception in Rarotonga, after abuse on social media.
A new broom sweeps through Tupapa
Saturday 2 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Tupapa MP George “Action Man” Maggie has returned to his daily grind, helping out the local community with clearing overgrown vegetation around their homes and nearby the roads.
Campaign to get young people wearing helmets goes viral
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
It’s TikTok Cook Islands style. Put your pares on TikTokers and get TikToking!
Returning mamas are headed to Edgewater
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Edgewater Resort will be the quarantine facility for stranded Cook Islands residents returning next week.
Cyclists get a free run
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Cook Islanders locked down overseas are looking enviously at Tokerau Jim’s viral video footage and images of a new innovation: using Rarotonga Airport’s long, wide empty runway for cycling.
PM liked dresses so much she bought 'em
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
They call her the rock star prime minister.
Less money sent home hurts children
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Overseas workers will send home 13 per cent less to their Pacific island families this year, the World Bank warns.
Tighter rules for bars and licensed clubs
Wednesday 29 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Bars and clubs hope for a decision this afternoon to allow them to reopen.
Coastwatcher legacy: 'Proud of my grandfather'
Wednesday 29 April 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Pressure is mounting on New Zealand authorities to acknowledge the bravery of Cook Islands and other Pacific men who were the eyes and ears of the wartime defence against Japan.
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