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Prison provides 'comforts of home' for repeat offender
Thursday 30 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
A recidivist burglar has admitted he only committed multiple crimes so he could return to prison and have a place to sleep and receive three meals a day.
Growers want a rep in water authority board
Wednesday 29 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Local growers want a representative appointed to the new water authority board.
Opposition rejects new water bill
Wednesday 29 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Politics
Democratic Party says they will not support the passage of the new water authority Bill through Parliament if it remains in its current form.
Islands go to the polls
Wednesday 29 July 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Politics
Polling stations in the Pa Enua open from 9am this morning to 6pm, for the voting of 56 councillors and nine mayors in the Island government elections today.
Resorts want concrete date
Wednesday 29 July 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Economy
Travellers to Rarotonga have been cancelling their accommodation pre-bookings in September and October amid growing uncertainty around when a concrete date will be set for opening the borders.
Mad rush for helmets
Wednesday 29 July 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
William Taripo was one of the first customers to receive his preordered motorcycle helmet from local store Raromart.
Undersea internet cable is all ready – bar the talking
Tuesday 28 July 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Technology
All internet retailers are to pay the same for data on the new cable.
Moana Sands Group withdraws from partnership program
Tuesday 28 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy
Moana Sands Group says its withdrawal from a marketing and operations partnership with the Pacific Resort Hotel Group has been amicable, but a necessary result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Moana Sands goes it alone
Tuesday 28 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy
Moana Sands Group says its withdrawal from a marketing and operations partnership with the Pacific Resort Hotel Group has been amicable, but a necessary result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tracing tourists and the people who come in contact with them
Tuesday 28 July 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Economy
There is a sharp new focus on rolling out the contact-tracing app CookSafe. Katrina Tanirau reports ahead of today’s major tourism breakfast meeting.
New Air NZ hold on flight bookings
Tuesday 28 July 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Economy
Air New Zealand has pushed out its bookings freeze on international flights to August 9, but Deputy Prime Minister Mark Brown remains optimistic Cook Islands tourism will soon be open for business.
Tajiya Sahay's Miss World beauty crown blooms longer
Tuesday 28 July 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Tajiya Sahay is not only Cook Islands’s most celebrated beauty queen – but she will now be the longest-serving.
Fears for our expat workers
Tuesday 28 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy
With the wage subsidy ending and no repatriation flights, overseas nationals don’t know what their future holds.
Going to Te Makete, regardless of where you are in the world
Monday 27 July 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Technology
Te Makete is a new social media platform that showcases clients of the Business Trade and Investment Board and helps indigenous Cook Islanders promote their products and services. It gives consumers worldwide the opportunity to link up with local suppliers, like Mom’s Kitchen and Akari Pi Coconut Oil.
Charges may be dropped against friend of police officer
Monday 27 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
The case against a gun-wielding intruder has been adjourned as police review the case for withdrawing charges against him.
Angry, but not insane
Monday 27 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Remanded offender Terupe Terupe’s medical assessment shows he is fit to plead to a charge of threatening to kill and wilful damage.
'I am not an extremist'
Monday 27 July 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
A small group of protesters marched down the main street of Avarua this weekend, objecting to the impact of the To Tatou Vai water project on land rights.
Motorbike crash shows the importance of helmets for all
Monday 27 July 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
With the arrival of 800 helmets expected in-store this afternoon, police say they will accept no excuses from those caught without helmets this weekend.
Details of Pacific's first air-bridge delayed again
Sunday 26 July 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Politics
The Cook Islands and New Zealand governments have again delayed announcing details of an air-bridge between the two countries.
Children embrace culture
Saturday 25 July 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
The popular Atui Anga ki ye Tango kids holiday programme drew 130 kids, keen to learn about their culture
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