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Same-sex ban MP doubles down
Friday 29 November 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Select committee chair Tingika Elikana has dug in his heels on reinstating same-sex relations as a crime, saying it should never have been taken out of the Crimes Act in the first place.
From hero to Zero
Friday 29 November 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
$1 billion drug yacht ‘Zero’ has been removed from the Cook Islands ships register and is under the hammer for a bargain basement rate.
Young leader quits to focus on family
Thursday 28 November 2019 | Published in Local
Petero Okotai has stepped down from his role as the head of the Cook Islands Investment Corporation.
Pride in same-sex fairness campaign
Thursday 28 November 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
First Lady Tuaine Marsters launched the Pride Cook Islands campaign last night.
Young designers sewing up a storm
Thursday 28 November 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Five designers have worked tirelessly over the past few months stitching, unstitching and making changes to their garments for the Te Ata o Avaiki show this evening.
Money paid to contracting firm a 'lost cause'
Thursday 28 November 2019 | Written by Anneka Brown | Published in Local
High Court hears CM Contracting is ‘hopelessly insolvent’, to dismay of growing list of creditors.
Showcasing traditional dresses on catwalk
Wednesday 27 November 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Eleven contestants rock the stage at the Mama Rauti Para event in Auckland.
New pipes to be disinfected using chlorine
Wednesday 27 November 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Anti-chlorine group demands government to provide details on how the chlorinated water would be removed and disposed.
Campaign against same sex law
Wednesday 27 November 2019 | Published in Local
A campaign to push for decriminalising of same sex will be launched tonight.
Removing same-sex jail time would be 'positive progress'
Tuesday 26 November 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Decriminalising homosexuality would be a positive step towards a more inclusive and fair Cook Islands society, says the New Zealand High Commission.
Netball courts back in court
Tuesday 26 November 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Owners of the Muri netball courts say they have been left with no choice but to renew their legal fight to stop the development of a health centre.
Same-sex crime MP to attend forum with opponent
Monday 25 November 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Select committee chairman Tingika Elikana is to meet this week with Louisa Wall, a New Zealand MP who has spoken out strongly against the select committee’s decision to reinstate same-sex relations in the Crimes Act.
'No authority' for prison releases
Monday 25 November 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Minister unlawfully released up to 20 inmates, forcing Government to move urgently fix legal oversight.
Prison boss set to sue
Monday 25 November 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Arorangi Prison Superintendent Henry Heather is to sue for wrongful dismissal, says his lawyer Norman George.
Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst
Saturday 23 November 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Photographer Tokerau Jim records a poignant air disaster training exercise.
Family to mourn man who died in motorbike crash
Saturday 23 November 2019 | Published in Local
Friends and loved ones will hold a funeral service today for a young man who died in a motorcycle crash this week.
Mum is taken by surprise as her concreter son mixes it up
Friday 22 November 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Simon Rasmussen usually spends his working days mixing up cement, gravel and water to lay down concrete.
Prawn numbers decline – claim
Friday 22 November 2019 | Written by Anneka Brown | Published in Local
An anti-chemicals activist claims prawn numbers have been depleted below the Turangi water intake, and he blames it on alleged contamination by Te Mato Vai workers.
Water cuts cause 'pain'
Friday 22 November 2019 | Written by Anneka Brown | Published in Local
Rarotonga residents will continue to face water cuts until remedial work to the new water pipelines is complete.
Taxpayer funds overseas training in 'package deal' for water authority boss
Friday 22 November 2019 | Written by Anneka Brown | Published in Local
Top-dollar directors’ course sets up water treatment expert Brent Manning for board seat.
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