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Cook Islanders around the world anxious to return
Tuesday 19 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Students, workers and returning Cook Islanders from around the world plead for better information.
Fishing Club reopens: 'We had a lot of catching up'
Tuesday 19 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Cook Islands Fishing Club members were glad to finally catch up over a few cold ones over the weekend.
The unlikely animal angel
Monday 18 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
With medical supplies for Te Are Manu vets held up in Sydney, the clinic needs all the help it can get.
'Island Boy' celebrated on UN World Book Day
Monday 18 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
There’s that saying, you can take the boy out of the island, but you can’t take the island out of the boy.
Jack-of-all-trades provides smart solution for hospital
Monday 18 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Stuart Henry is a jack-of-all-trades. The operator of Cruise Cook Islands is also a self-taught builder – and quite an innovator.
Edgewater quarantine security is challenged
Monday 18 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
Government is asked to give private companies a foot up, rather than taking police off their core duties.
Wheeler dealers on loose
Saturday 16 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Secondhand motorbike buyers are being warned of fraudsters on the loose in Rarotonga.
Clubs allowed to reopen, but challenge six o'clock swill
Saturday 16 May 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Local
Clubs have been given the green light to open their doors and begin serving alcohol again today – but only until 6pm.
Government is challenged to pay training fees
Saturday 16 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Hopes for government support to pay fees to upskill workers.
Repatriation flight: Double trouble on the tarmac
Saturday 16 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Cook Islands welcomes home 104 returning residents – and two very new ones!
Anger from forgotten Cook Islanders in NZ
Friday 15 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Cook Islanders left off the repatriation list are distraught at being left stranded in New Zealand.
'Meitaki atupaka to our government for bringing us home'
Friday 15 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Another 100 Cook Islanders will be up early in Auckland today, to board a long-awaited flight home.
Cash support to 10 puna to keep communities safe
Thursday 14 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Village water stations will be upgraded, buildings improved and puna teams decked out in security gear.
Listen to your Aunties and look after one another
Thursday 14 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
There’s uproarious laughter when Kia Orana Ambassadors Aunty Nane Papa and Aunty Lydia Nga sit down with Katrina Tanirau to talk about themselves, Cook Islands Tourism’s new Mana Tiaki campaign, and getting stuff for free.
Govt creates building jobs as stimulus
Thursday 14 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Big projects to refurbish government buildings are being brought forward, to create jobs for builders and labourers.
Fijians to get passports in Wellington
Wednesday 13 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Fijian workers will be allowed to renew their passport at the Fijian Embassy in New Zealand – just not yet.
Support for science, tech and maths
Wednesday 13 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
The United States Embassy in New Zealand has announced its funding on small grants programme for science, technology, engineering and math support in Cook Islands.
Red Cross teams up with Covid-19 health workers
Tuesday 12 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Mii Estall was living on the island of Aitutaki in February 2010 when, at 3am, the most powerful cyclone to hit Aitutaki in living history swept over the island.
Mother's Day goes local in a blooming accident!
Tuesday 12 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
When Cook Islanders around the world ordered flowers for their mums back home on Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Mangaia, some expected the roses and carnations that are traditional overseas.
Surviving the Covid-19 shockwaves
Monday 11 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Stephenie Jansen could have made her staff redundant, if there were no government assistance.
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