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PM slams world superpowers for lack of action on climate change
Tuesday 13 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Environment, National
Prime Minister Mark Brown criticised world superpowers for lack of action on climate change in his speech at the Green Climate Fund (GCF) conference in South Korea yesterday.
Kiwi to pay over $8k in reparations
Tuesday 13 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
A New Zealander who crashed into a motorcyclist, injuring them in the process has agreed to pay more than $8000 in reparations and court costs.
‘20+ years timeframe’ for award winning town plan
Tuesday 13 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Local, National
An award-winning plan for the development of Avarua is not a project with a single cost, and has a view to the next 20 years of development in the town.
Pawpaw export plan
Tuesday 13 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local, National
Local pawpaw growers are planning to supply New Zealand market with their produce in less than 12 months and it’s just the beginning, says one of the export organisers.
Church launches 200-year Gospel project
Monday 12 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
Over 3000 people are expected to attend the 200-year commemoration of the arrival of the Gospel to Arorangi which will be celebrated next year on July 26 and 27.
‘Clean Up the Cook Islands’ campaign
Monday 12 September 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Environment, National
Cook Islands residents are being urged to join the annual Clean Up The Cooks event on Friday, September 16.
Cook Islands’ exclusion from US meet ‘curious’
Monday 12 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Politics
The Cook Islands might not have been invited to the Pacific leaders’ summit later this month in Washington so more progress could be made on a deal, says one geopolitical analyst.
Metcalfe appointed director for economic planning
Monday 12 September 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Economy, National
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) has appointed senior macroeconomist Tristan Metcalfe as the new director for economic planning.
PM Brown to attend Queen’s state funeral in London
Monday 12 September 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in National
Prime Minister Mark Brown will be attending the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London.
Petition struck out
Monday 12 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in National, Politics
The Cook Islands High Court has struck out the petition filed by the Democratic Party, challenging the result of the Amuri-Ureia seat.
Literacy Week a hit in the north
Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education, National
This week schools in the Cook Islands celebrated literacy as the foundation of all learning with a range of activities in support of International Literacy Day.
Creating hope through action
Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Health, National
Cook Islands will join the rest of the world to mark World Suicide Prevention Day today.
Vaccine requirement dropped
Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Health, National
The vaccine requirement for travellers to the Cook Islands has now been dropped.
‘QR’ effectively becomes ‘KR’
Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in National, Politics
Queen’s Representative Sir Tom Marsters will now be referred to as the King’s Representative following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Man escapes prison sentence for breaching community service order
Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Crime, National
A Justice of the Peace has expressed his frustration at a man who breached his community service order for the second time in the space of a week.
Pacific nations make their own decisions, says SBMA
Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Environment, National
Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) says it respects the right of Pacific nations to make decisions regarding the sustainable development of resources in response to French Polynesia’s vote to temporary ban seabed mining projects.
Titikaveka seat to be recounted
Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in National, Politics
Hearings on three electoral petitions accusing the recently re-elected MPs of bribery and treating will take place in the Pa Enua, while a recount and a petition challenge will take place for the Titikaveka seat.
Creating and promoting First Aid awareness
Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health, National
Kind-hearted members of the community chipped in what they could which added up to over $600 cash for the Cook Islands Red Cross Society promoting and creating awareness for yesterday’s World First Aid Day.
Te Tiare Association build capacity in ‘Effective LGBTQI Rights Advocacy’
Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local, National
In a bid to improve its advocacy work, a representative from Te Tiare Association (TTA) took part in the regional ‘Effective LGBTQI Rights Advocacy’ virtual training held over a week ago.
China donates wet weather, safety gears
Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National
Cook Islands and China marked 25 years of formal diplomatic relations with another shipment of equipment and machinery donated by the Asian superpower.
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