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Work to start on landfill solution by March 2023
Wednesday 25 May 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local, National
Work on a solution to Rarotonga’s landfill which according to one Opposition MP spills rubbish is set to begin in March 2023.
Pa Enua connectivity set to improve with $1m spend
Wednesday 25 May 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in National, Outer Islands
A $950,000 plan to better connect Government services in the Pa Enua has been hailed as one of the key features of the Budget by the Cook Islands’ Competition and Regulatory Authority chair Bernard Hill.
Economic heart ‘starting to beat stronger and faster’
Tuesday 24 May 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Economy, National
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has used his Budget speech to champion the country’s Covid-19 response.
Student leaders ready to deliver
Tuesday 24 May 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education, National
Year 8 students Phillip Teaea and Ashley George were announced Apii Nikao’s head boy and head girl, respectively, at the school’s delayed prefect investiture ceremony last week.
Local resident wins $1000 for whopping 70kg yellowfin
Tuesday 24 May 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
Rarotonga fisherman Nga Katuke took home $1000 for his whopping 70-kilogram yellowfin tuna.
Crash suspected to be alcohol related
Tuesday 24 May 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Local, National
Police suspect a crash which involved a car hitting a power pole on the main road at Kiikii was alcohol-related.
2022/23 Budget initiatives ‘a joke’: Opposition MP
Tuesday 24 May 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy, National
Member of the Opposition party Selina Napa says the 2022/2023 budget initiatives addressing the cost of living are ‘a joke’ because of the size of the increases.
PM mulls referendum on cannabis laws
Tuesday 24 May 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Economy, National
Prime Minister Mark Brown has not ruled out a referendum on the country’s cannabis laws at this year’s election, which has encouraged some drug law advocates.
Budget of faith
Tuesday 24 May 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy, National
The third national budget to come out of the Covid-19 pandemic named ‘Keeping the faith’ has a total appropriation of just over $320 million and includes money set aside towards easing the cost of living and additional health staff.
ICI spearheading mapping work of land and marine areas
Monday 23 May 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National
Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) has commissioned a contract with American company Woolpert to undertake LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) mapping work of the land and marine areas up to 35 metres depth across the Cook Islands.
Tourist numbers double in April
Monday 23 May 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Economy, National
The number of tourists arriving here more than doubled in April compared to March and people in the tourism industry say they’ve noticed the difference.
Cooks will find ‘ready partners’ in PM Albanese
Monday 23 May 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in National, Politics
Cook Islands will find ready partners in newly elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Foreign Minister Penny Wong and their fellow ministers, says the Australian High Commissioner to the Cook Islands Dr Christopher Watkins.
Govt received additional $132m from New Zealand
Monday 23 May 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Economy, National
Prime Minister Mark Brown says he is not sure whether the Government will receive any additional Covid-19 relief from the New Zealand Government.
Subsidised LA-Raro flight will not return
Monday 23 May 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in National, Tourism
Air New Zealand will not be able to provide Los Angeles (LA) flights and Tahiti will become the Cook Islands’ new pathway to the northern hemisphere markets.
Man hospitalised after horror crash
Monday 23 May 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local, National
A Rarotonga man in his 60s was rushed to the hospital yesterday after the rental car he was driving smashed into a wooden power pole in Tupapa.
A sense of pride
Saturday 21 May 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture, National
The best senior individual cultural dancers had over 1000 strong audience members roaring with pride at the Ministry of Culture’s Te Mire Ura dance competition on Thursday night.
Budget 2022/23: ‘Easing cost of living key focus’
Saturday 21 May 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy, National
The upcoming Cook Islands Budget to be revealed on Monday has something in store for old age pensioners, says Prime Minister Mark Brown.
‘I feel optimistic about the future of the economy here’
Saturday 21 May 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Economy, National
New Zealander Bernadette Shaw has helped lead a Cook Islands bank through a period of ‘unique challenges’.
Court system still dealing with ‘a large backlog of cases’: Jonassen
Saturday 21 May 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
The Cook Islands court system is still dealing with a large backlog of cases dating back to 2020 due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
2022/23 Budget is ‘bit tighter’: PM Brown
Saturday 21 May 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy, National
In lead up to the tabling of the country’s 2022/2023 Budget on Monday, the Prime Minister gives a sneak peek into what it will look like and stakeholders weigh in with what they want to see.
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