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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.
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.
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