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Repatriation flight: Double trouble on the tarmac
Saturday 16 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Cook Islands welcomes home 104 returning residents – and two very new ones!
Pukapuka workers get their jobs back
Friday 15 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Outer Islands
The Pukapuka 6 have been reinstated in their jobs.
No business voice on economic think tank
Friday 15 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
The private sector is disappointed at being left out of government’s Virtual Think Tank developing a Covid-19 economic response plan.
Anger from forgotten Cook Islanders in NZ
Friday 15 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Cook Islanders left off the repatriation list are distraught at being left stranded in New Zealand.
Cautious hopes for return of NZ, Aussie tourists
Friday 15 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy
Momentum is growing to include Cook Islands in a New Zealand-Australia travel bubble – but leaders are choosing their words carefully.
Petrol price to plummet
Friday 15 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Good news for consumers: there will be a sharp decline in fuel and gas prices from Monday.
'Meitaki atupaka to our government for bringing us home'
Friday 15 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Another 100 Cook Islanders will be up early in Auckland today, to board a long-awaited flight home.
Teacher on life support
Friday 15 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health
Health authorities are investigating the country’s first listeria infection in more than 10 years.
Cash support to 10 puna to keep communities safe
Thursday 14 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Village water stations will be upgraded, buildings improved and puna teams decked out in security gear.
Listen to your Aunties and look after one another
Thursday 14 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
There’s uproarious laughter when Kia Orana Ambassadors Aunty Nane Papa and Aunty Lydia Nga sit down with Katrina Tanirau to talk about themselves, Cook Islands Tourism’s new Mana Tiaki campaign, and getting stuff for free.
Govt creates building jobs as stimulus
Thursday 14 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Big projects to refurbish government buildings are being brought forward, to create jobs for builders and labourers.
Motorists urged to take care on fast new roads
Thursday 14 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Road safety champions are hailing the public restraint and police enforcement that ensured last month had the fewest reported road accidents on record.
Police respond to lockdown violence
Wednesday 13 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
The United Nations says violence against women and girls has intensified since the outbreak of Covid-19.
Fijians to get passports in Wellington
Wednesday 13 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Fijian workers will be allowed to renew their passport at the Fijian Embassy in New Zealand – just not yet.
Support for science, tech and maths
Wednesday 13 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
The United States Embassy in New Zealand has announced its funding on small grants programme for science, technology, engineering and math support in Cook Islands.
Retirement fund on Covid-19 roller-coaster
Wednesday 13 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Finance Minister rules out borrowing money from super fund to pay for Covid-19 economic recovery package.
Our dirty harbours
Wednesday 13 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Environment
Volunteers have collected nearly a quarter-tonne of garbage from Avarua harbour.
Tomatoes and three little piggies stolen for market
Tuesday 12 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
Rarotonga’s Wigmore’s Farm were looking forward to a fresh supply of tomatoes for their local market – but when their workers went to pick them, they were all gone.
'Keeping the world safe'
Tuesday 12 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health
There will be no special celebration for Cook Islands nurses today, to mark International Nurses day. They are all working hard-out on Covid-19 prevention – and on standby in case it arrives.
Cook Islander named as an alleged drug kingpin
Tuesday 12 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Crime
Newlywed charged with trafficking cannabis between New Zealand and Cook Islands.
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