National
Finding new ways to do things
Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Faced with no jobs, no income and tough times it would be easy to give up, but people in the Cook Islands aren’t quitters.
MPs take pay cut
Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
Opposition MPs Selina Napa and Agnes Armstrong are the latest politicians taking pay cuts to help their constituencies during the coronavirus crisis.
Business survey spells economic disaster
Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Economy
Cook Islands business owners are facing the reality that they may not survive the financial fallout caused by the Covid-19 crisis.
Young man charged
Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
A young man was granted bail after he was charged with entering with intent and common assault.
Robbery charge
Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Teenager Davi Tupou’s hopes that police would agree to a diversion on his court matter proved futile at the High Court last week.
Armed robbery suspects arrested
Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Calls have been made to businesses, especially those selling cigarettes and alcohol, to review their security.
No Anzac day off for weekday workers
Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Cook Islanders will not get a public holiday on Monday in lieu of Anzac Day, unlike their family members in New Zealand.
Psychiatric report
Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Terupe Terupe has been in custody for over a month for a charge of wilful damage and threatening to kill.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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