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Sick people sent to the other motu
Tuesday 24 March 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Outer Islands
As Rarotonga locks in border control, life goes as usual on Pukapuka.
Amnesty for illegal workers in crisis
Tuesday 24 March 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy
Foreigners who have been residing in the Cook Islands and are not on any legal work permit will be part of the registration process to benefit from the unemployment funding.
'Close the borders'
Tuesday 24 March 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Economy
Opposition Leader offers her support to build cross-party support in Covid-19 response.
Stores tighten coronavirus controls
Tuesday 24 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Leading food outlets on Rarotonga have started putting in measures to restrict the spread of the coronavirus.
Cheap veges in Aitutaki
Tuesday 24 March 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Outer Islands
Aunty Nane had just planted more of her hydronic vegetable in her garden on Aitutaki, when the orders from the resorts dried up.
Feeding our islands: Cancelled convention has silver lining for Mangaia
Tuesday 24 March 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Outer Islands
The unexpected arrival of a container-load of chicken, sausages and ice cream is like manna from heaven for Mangaia.
Go home, stay home
Tuesday 24 March 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Health
At 6pm tomorrow, Cook Islands moves to Code Yellow. The nation will be just one step away from a state of emergency, as Parliament gives health authorities sweeping new powers.
Three “persons of interest” in precautionary quarantine and isolation
Monday 23 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Health
Three persons of interest are being actively monitored by Public Health officials: one is in hospital, two are in supervised quarantine. Te Marae Ora is implementing COVID-19 protocols while awaiting test results.
Emotions run high in the check-in queue for NZ19
Monday 23 March 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
Briefly, the New Zealand government has opened a window for non-Kiwis to transit out via Auckland. And yesterday, Air NZ Flight 19 waited more than two hours on the tarmac to get as many last passengers on as possible. Jonathan Milne was there.
Community steps up to help others
Monday 23 March 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
Businesses and government agencies are looking to make a difference in the coronavirus crisis, each in their own small way.
Turama lays off up to 60
Monday 23 March 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Economy
Prime Minister Henry Puna imposes supervised quarantine and sends home Pa Enua school children, as one of Cook Island’s most respected international tourism companies announces it’s shutting down.
The last, momentous tourist weddings in Cook Islands
Monday 23 March 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Economy
They may be the last tourist weddings in the Cook Islands for some time. Jonathan Milne meets three couples for whom love conquers all – even coronavirus and travel bans.
Worried expat workers told: 'We're in this together'
Monday 23 March 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Fijian and Filipino contract workers in the Cook Islands have been reassured by the Immigration Ministry that no one will be deported or removed from the country.
Rarotonga Hospital's emergency department moves to Tupapa
Monday 23 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Health
The hospital needs to be prepared to receive Covid-19 patients – that’s the urgent message from Te Marae Ora today as emergency care shifts from the hospital to Tupapa Clinic and new hospital visiting rules take immediate effect.
Teen gets out of Raro – only to be trapped in Auckland airport
Monday 23 March 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Health
The 19-year-old au pair who was stranded in Rarotonga this weekend is now trapped on her own in Auckland International Airport transit. And Immigration NZ won’t even answer the phone. 'It's like a prison,' she says.
Fijian community to meet Govt officials
Sunday 22 March 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
More Fijian tourism workers in the Cook Islands are expected to lose their jobs as a number of other resorts close indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
School holiday programmes
Saturday 21 March 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education
School holidays are coming early and Pacific Divers is offering their holiday dive programme – with a different.
Kids page: As Cooks close the borders, the whole world comes to Raro
Saturday 21 March 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education
Imanuela Akatemia senior students yesterday got together dressed up in different international wear, representing different countries.
Te Ipukarea Society: Internet and phone company is cutting through the rubbish
Saturday 21 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Technology
OPINION: Vodafone has already announced free phone connections to help the community deal with Covid-19.
Schools are long-closed, children's play dates are on Skype, and restaurants do takeaways only
Saturday 21 March 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
In South Korea last month, Diane McFadzien experienced some of the tightest, most unrelenting quarantine controls in the world. Now she is returning home to her family in Rarotonga with a tough message about the measures we need to protect herself.
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