National

'Don't wear earphones just sing aloud to yourself'

Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime

On multiple occasions Jaik Berg (pictured) yanked his earphones out when he saw a police patrol car.

Crime

Mysterious bites

Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

Blissfulness turns to sharp pain, as woman gets attacked by mysterious fish.

Local

Delays to bold plans for gluten-free kuru flour

Tuesday 21 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment

Covid-19 lockdowns have stymied plans to mill gluten-free breadfruit flour for local bakers and for export.

Environment

Pride in the family: Marae claims prize

Tuesday 21 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

$1000 Vaka Pride prize will help kopu restore marae.

Local

Customs sends home 55% of its officers

Tuesday 21 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy

Customs Service sends home 55 per cent of its officers despite government commitment to protecting public servants’ jobs.

Economy

Police hunt for young masked robbers

Tuesday 21 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime

Four boys with masks robbed a storekeeper with a bush knife – for nothing more than some cigarettes and the notes in the till. The four walked into the Tex Mart shop in Nikao yesterday afternoon, wielding the knife.

Crime

The new 'normal' at school

Tuesday 21 April 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Education

No sharing of pens and books, no assemblies and rugby on the field, no hugging your mates. That is what the new “normal” looks like for school students in the Cook Islands.

Education

Anzac Day: Lest we forget

Monday 20 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local

For the first time in living memory there will be no official Anzac commemoration service in Rarotonga.

Local

PM dampens hopes of quick return for stranded mamas

Monday 20 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local

The prime minister says bringing home the 300 Cook Islanders stranded in New Zealand is a priority – but not at the risk of letting in the coronavirus.

Local

Bold goal: Eradicate dengue in two weeks

Monday 20 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Health

The country’s health bosses have been set an aggressive challenge to wipe out dengue by the end of the month.

Health

Business sector pleads for austerity

Monday 20 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Economy

The public sector must make the same cuts that are being forced on private companies, says tourism, transport and retail leaders.

Economy

Back to church, back to school

Monday 20 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local

We have learned to keep ourselves safe in our families; now we must learn to stay safe in our churches and villages.

Local

Police in battle to enforce new rules

Monday 20 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Crime

Road safety laws have tightened.

Crime

Back to church, back to school – with distancing

Monday 20 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Education

We have learned to keep ourselves safe in our families; now we must learn to stay safe in our churches and villages, say ministers and school leaders.

Education

Cook Islands waste worsens in Covid-19 slowdown

Saturday 18 April 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Environment

Overseas, the Covid-19 economic slowdown and home lockdowns have enabled the most sudden and dramatic improvement in environmental measures like air and water pollution in modern history. But not in Cook Islands.

Environment

Alanna Smith: The key to making home gardens fun

Saturday 18 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Environment

OPINION: Te Ipukarea Society has been making the most of the agriculture ministry’s support package by planting new life in the office’s keyhole garden, writes member Alanna Smith.

Environment

The game is on! Island-wide treasure hunt gets underway

Saturday 18 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

Students have something more than the re-opening of the school to look forward to in the coming week. Kellan Gempton, 5, Eli Topui, 11, and Mia Gempton, 2, are looking forward to an island-treasure hunt organised by Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee.