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We are the Cook Islands goes gold
Tuesday 28 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Nearly 10 times more people have listened to a new ensemble single than there are people in Cook Islands.
Anzac Day: Leaders lay wreaths at dawn
Saturday 25 April 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Only the lament of of a lone bagpiper could be heard at the Cenotaph as he paid tribute to fallen heroes.
Meitaki ma'ata from Cook Islands News
Saturday 25 April 2020 | Written by John Woods | Published in Local
Cook Islands News management and staff wish to thank advertisers and buyers of the newspaper.
Bars await permission to reopen
Friday 24 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Licenced clubs ask for level playing field with restaurants.
One small step for a Mama
Friday 24 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Golden Oldies enter managed isolation at Holiday Inn, ‘comfortable and enjoying the wifi’.
Businesses told to register now – or else
Friday 24 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Even businesses who do not qualify for government’s wage subsidy or grants are advised to register with the responsible agencies, in case they need to claim assistance in the future.
Covid-19 surviving and thriving workshop
Thursday 23 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Businesses are urged to have their employees be part of a Covid-19 stress free workshop organised by a Private Sector Taskforce.
Toll lifted for locals on waterfall
Thursday 23 April 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Over the years, Papua Vai Marere, more commonly known as Wigmore’s Waterfall, had become a dumping ground for domestic rubbish.
Mamas start tough isolation regime today
Thursday 23 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Returning Cook Islands residents will undergo 28 more days controlled lockdown in hotels in Auckland and Rarotonga before being allowed to return to family.
Finding new ways to do things
Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Faced with no jobs, no income and tough times it would be easy to give up, but people in the Cook Islands aren’t quitters.
No Anzac day off for weekday workers
Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Cook Islanders will not get a public holiday on Monday in lieu of Anzac Day, unlike their family members in New Zealand.
Mysterious bites
Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Blissfulness turns to sharp pain, as woman gets attacked by mysterious fish.
Pride in the family: Marae claims prize
Tuesday 21 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
$1000 Vaka Pride prize will help kopu restore marae.
Anzac Day: Lest we forget
Monday 20 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
For the first time in living memory there will be no official Anzac commemoration service in Rarotonga.
PM dampens hopes of quick return for stranded mamas
Monday 20 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
The prime minister says bringing home the 300 Cook Islanders stranded in New Zealand is a priority – but not at the risk of letting in the coronavirus.
Back to church, back to school
Monday 20 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
We have learned to keep ourselves safe in our families; now we must learn to stay safe in our churches and villages.
The game is on! Island-wide treasure hunt gets underway
Saturday 18 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Students have something more than the re-opening of the school to look forward to in the coming week. Kellan Gempton, 5, Eli Topui, 11, and Mia Gempton, 2, are looking forward to an island-treasure hunt organised by Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee.
Avana is abuzz as the ature arrive
Saturday 18 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Ngatangiia is blessed with schools of ature bait fish swarming into its harbour to escape predatory bigger fish such as tuna – only to find themselves at the mercy of delighted locals.
Charter flight evacuation of 65 European tourists
Saturday 18 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
About 65 stranded European tourists are expected to leave the country today on an evacuation flight organised by the German government.
Nine people treated for toxin from fish
Friday 17 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
As locals become more reliant on food they can grow and catch, an outbreak of reef fish poisoning has provided a timely warning.
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