Local
‘There really is no accounting for stupidly’ Warning signs are still being ignored
Saturday 8 July 2023 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Local, National
Another rescue at the Avaavaroa Passage has come as a swift reminder that people are ignoring the warning signs.
Vulnerable face ongoing challenges and difficulties
Saturday 1 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National, Outer Islands
The renovation of a home owned by a vulnerable family in Aitutaki has been completed but it was not without its frustrations and difficulties with communication breakdowns and red tape.
SPCA ‘stretched thin’, urging visiting tourists to donate
Saturday 1 July 2023 | Written by Joanne Holden | Published in Local, National
As the number of abandoned dogs coming into the Cook Islands SPCA triples and pet food prices sky-rocket, the animal welfare organisation is urging visiting tourists to give a fixed donation to help it stay afloat. Joanne Holden reports.
Tourists injured in crash involving three motorbikes
Saturday 24 June 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local, National
Three tourists were provided medical attention after a motor vehicle crash at YWAM, Titikaveka yesterday morning.
Archaeologists unearth rich heritage
Thursday 22 June 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Art, Culture, Features, Local, National
Archaeologists visiting the Cook Islands have uncovered a formation of rocks at the Arai-Te-Tonga marae at Tupapa.
Rekindling the spirit of the past to shape the future
Wednesday 21 June 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
In a heart-warming display of nostalgia, a group of former students from the 50s and 60s have united with a shared vision of forming an association dedicated to preserving their cherished memories and supporting their old college.
Church reopens its doors in dedication service
Wednesday 21 June 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
After three months of labour intensive renovations the Arorangi Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC) will open its new doors tomorrow for its anticipated Dedication and Reopening ceremony.
Parliament building extension ‘overspend’ heavily criticised
Tuesday 20 June 2023 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Economy, Local, National
A wide-ranging investigation has heavily criticised the processes which led to the extension of the Cook Islands Parliament building being more than $350,000 over-budget once completed.
Question Time ‘not for stories’, says Speaker
Tuesday 20 June 2023 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Local, National, Parliament
The Speaker of the House has asked Cook Islands Parliamentarians to use Question Time wisely.
Schools ‘pump up the beats’ in preparation for 2023 Tangi Kaara
Tuesday 20 June 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy, Local, National
Rarotonga schools have been practising fiercely for the new and exciting junior drumming competition, the “CITC Pump the Beats 2023” Emo’anga Tangi Kaara, to be held on Friday, June 30 at the Are Karioi National Auditorium.
Four named on the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours
Monday 19 June 2023 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Features, Local, National, Weekend
Four well-known Cook Islands residents who have contributed to the health, judiciary and business sector have been named on the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours.
Retiring Judge given honorary Permanent Residency
Monday 19 June 2023 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, Local, National
A long-standing Judge and his wife have been bestowed honorary Cook Islands Permanent Residents.
Defects detected in police patrol vessel Te Kukupa II
Monday 19 June 2023 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Crime, Local, National
Cook Islands Police have confirmed that the Te Kukupa II patrol vessel that the Australian Government gifted to the Cook Islands last year has had defects detected.
CIGT barge undergoing extensive maintenance
Friday 16 June 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy, Local, National, Outer Islands
The MV Taunga Nui barge is undergoing a five-year class survey in Whangārei, Aotearoa New Zealand and is scheduled to return to Rarotonga towards the end of this month.
Young Cook Islands Catholics receive ‘Sacrament of Love’
Friday 16 June 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
Catholic candidates across the nation received the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist – the first time when parishioners part take in the eating of consecrated bread and drinking of consecrated wine or Holy Communion – last Sunday.
Agriculture continues to assist with Cooks fertiliser supplies
Wednesday 14 June 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy, Local, National
The Ministry of Agriculture is continuing to assist and supply farmers with fertiliser on Rarotonga and the Pa Enua.
Meeting house gets new look
Wednesday 14 June 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
Te Kapua'anga o te Evangelia Meeting House in Takuvaine is shining white and brighter as major renovation works on the building near completion.
Cook Islands flagged super yacht pays home port its first visit
Tuesday 13 June 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features, Local, National, Weekend
Masteka 2, an elegant Cook Islands flagged 37.19 metre motor super yacht, called in to its home port of Avatiu, Rarotonga on Sunday, June 4, for the first time.
Kiwi tourist, 49, drowns ‘in shallow waters of the lagoon’
Tuesday 13 June 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime, Health, Local, National
Rarotonga recorded its second drowning incident after a 49-year-old New Zealand tourist died in the lagoon at The Edgewater Resort and Spa in Arorangi on Sunday.
Fiji PM in search for former Cooks sailors
Monday 12 June 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Fiji, Local, National, Pacific Islands Forum, Politics, Regional
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, who is due to visit the Cook Islands later in the year, is hoping to reunite with a group of Cook Islands sailors who were held hostage in the Indian Ocean by Tamil Tigers pirates in the late 1980s.
