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Napa has support for PM job
Tuesday 19 June 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
An online campaign has started on social media website Facebook in support of a bid to appoint the country’s first female prime minister.
Officer under investigation after alleged assault
Tuesday 19 June 2018 | Published in Crime
A Cook Island Police Service spokesman has confirmed that a police officer has been interviewed as part of an investigation in to an alleged assault that occurred at Rehab Nightclub in Avarua on June 7.
Judging begins for Vaka Pride and Te Vaka O Ru
Tuesday 19 June 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Culture
The Vaka Pride committee started their quarterly judging for round nine competition yesterday.
'We're taken for granted' say police
Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Crime
The Cook Islands Police Service says the service they provide to the community is “often taken for granted and perhaps not fully appreciated”, after it was revealed officers responded to 247 incidents last month, an average of eight a day.
Burglary victims learning lessons too late
Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Crime
Visitor accommodation continues to be the largest target for burglars, the latest statistics released by the Cook Islands Police Service show.
College pupils learn disaster management
Monday 18 June 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Year 11 students from Nukutere College took part in an all-day training course on disaster management last Friday
Plea for help in identifying photo taken back in 1950s
Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Culture
Only some of the people in this photograph, thought to have been taken in Arorangi in the early 1950s, have been identified.
Star dome visits island this week
Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Culture
The Cook Islands Voyaging Society (CIVS) is hoping that a special visit this week will inspire the next generation of traditional voyagers.
Confident Demos adopt 'wait and see' attitude
Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Politics
The Democratic Party met last Friday morning for a prayer and debriefing following the preliminary results of Thursday’s election.
Whale washes up in lagoon
Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Environment
The body of a five metre-long Cuvier’s beaked whale which washed ashore in the lagoon off Vaimaanga late yesterday morning attracted a small crowd of curious onlookers as it was cut up for later examination.
OCI could choose next PM
Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Politics
One Cook Islands (OCI) leader Teina Bishop says he is feeling “better than ever” following last Thursday’s general election.
Youth council welcomes Te-Hani's election win
Monday 18 June 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Cook Islands National Youth Council (CINYC) has welcomed Te-Hani Brown’s historic election win in Thursday’s general election.
Tapaitau ready to be island voice
Monday 18 June 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Independent candidate Robert Tapaitau says the people of Penrhyn will now have a voice through him.
Takitumu gears up for cultural contest
Monday 18 June 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Term 2 at Takitumu Primary is focused on preparing for the annual Highland Paradise cultural competition to be held in the last week of school.
Fire wrecks iconic store in Arorangi
Monday 18 June 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The iconic Friendly Mart Store in Arorangi was destroyed by fire on Thursday night.
Suwarrow bird surveys completed
Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Outer Islands
This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with conservation and environment issues of interest to the Cook Islands. This week technical director Kelvin Passfield reports on a TIS team’s trip to Suwarrow to conduct a rat baiting project on the island and nearby motu.
Captain Tama on course for another term
Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Politics
Democratic Party candidate Tamaiva “Captain Tama” Tuavera has retained the Ngatangiia seat he won off the Cook Islands Party in 2014, pulling in 254 votes to his opponent Tukaka Ama’s 211.
Questions over who will lead nation
Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Politics
The 2018 General Election is not over yet, with negotiations between independents and both major parties beginning yesterday.
By the numbers: How constituencies voted
Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Politics
The 2018 general election has come and gone and preliminary results have given the Democratic Party (Demos) 11 seats in parliament. The Cook Islands Party gained 10 seats. One Cook Islands (OCI) won one seat and two independents also gained seats in parliament. CINews analyses the results from each constituency, and looks at results that may change after special and postal votes have been accounted for.
Low number of voters sets a new record
Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Politics
While there are still a number of special and postal votes that have yet to be counted, this year’s general election looks set to make history with the lowest voter turnout the Cook Islands has yet seen, going right back to the very first election in 1965.
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