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Police sergeant rescues two women
Monday 30 April 2018 | Published in Local
Two female visitors aged 56 and 70 were escorted down the Wigmore track to safety by a police officer last Thursday night after a call had been made to report their late return from mountain trekking.
Sisters celebrate birthdays together
Monday 30 April 2018 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Church Talk, Features, Local
It must be rare indeed for sisters born years apart to each share the same birth date as their mother.
Pondering relevance of Anzac Day
Monday 30 April 2018 | Published in Local
“What is the real meaning of Anzac Day to the Cook Islands in 2018?”
Jet spectacle
Friday 27 April 2018 | Published in Local
One of the best forms of free entertainment on Rarotonga, especially for visitors, is watching passenger jets land at the seawall end of the airport runway.
Chance to dance with the stars
Friday 27 April 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Popular New Zealand dancers Kyra Aoake and Quinn Mataroa will be running basic hip-hop dance classes today at Rehab Rarotonga.
Chilling out at Punanga Nui market
Friday 27 April 2018 | Published in Local
On a glorious Saturday morning in paradise I visited the Punanga Nui Market in downtown Avarua, which as always was buzzing with activity.
Preparing for the worst
Friday 27 April 2018 | Published in Local
Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) in partnership with the Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) launched the Country Preparedness Package (CPP) for the Cook Islands at the USP Campus in Avarua yesterday.
Voyaging leaders at summit meeting
Thursday 26 April 2018 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Voyaging Society’s patron Tua Pittman attended the Ho’okele Honua Summit held in Honolulu, Hawai’i on the weekend.
Work starts on airport terminal
Thursday 26 April 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Work on the construction of the Manihiki airport terminal has started following the official handover of the land last week.
Visitor arrivals on the rise
Thursday 26 April 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Visitor arrivals to the Cook Islands are trending upwards at a rate of four per cent, according to the arrival figures for last month.
Huge turnout for Anzac Day
Thursday 26 April 2018 | Published in Local
A large crowd turned out for the annual national Anzac service yesterday, gathering together outside the Cook Islands High Court in the early hours of the morning.
Passion the secret of success: Henry
Tuesday 24 April 2018 | Published in Local
Rugby World Cup-winning coach Sir Graham Henry is a man who knows something about success and at the Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism awards on Friday night, he spoke about it from his perspective as the former All Blacks coach.
Dealing with hidden wounds of war
Tuesday 24 April 2018 | Published in Local
When New Zealand Army veteran Gavin Nichol served his tour in Vietnam he was ordered to spray the herbicide and defoliant chemical Agent Orange by hand.
He's drumming for his WW1 ancestor
Tuesday 24 April 2018 | Published in Local
Thirteen-year-old drummer Zach Knill says it’s “pretty important” to him to be playing at the Anzac Day dawn service in Rarotonga tomorrow.
Chief Justice attends judicial initiative
Tuesday 24 April 2018 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Chief Justice Sir Hugh Williams QC attended the third Chief Justices’ Leadership Forum held in Auckland last week.
Justice head resigns
Tuesday 24 April 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Ministry of Justice secretary Tingika Elikana has resigned. Elikana, who was appointed to the post in 2011, handed in his resignation on Friday last week.
Police complaint over PSL cheque
Tuesday 24 April 2018 | Published in Local
Rarotonga businessman Brett Porter says he will lay a complaint with the police against Pacific Schooners Ltd (PSL) after a cheque for $10,000 given to him by company director Garth Broadhead was dishonoured.
Sisters mark their very special day
Tuesday 24 April 2018 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Features, Local, Weekend
Sisters Mareta Matamua and Teuira-o-te-Rangi Taikakara were the stars of a very special lunchtime party in Arorangi on Sunday.
Sir Tom's dream fades into history
Monday 23 April 2018 | Published in Local
Local inventor and maintenance man William Powell believes he might be the last living person who helped bring to reality a dream of former prime minister the late Sir Thomas Davis.
From voyager to 'coup' leader
Monday 23 April 2018 | Published in Local
Vaka voyaging, MI5 training and leading university coups are just day-in-the life experiences for current financial secretary Garth Henderson.
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