Politics
Event underlines importance of youth in election
Wednesday 16 May 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Youths from the southern group islands as well as northern group islands representatives residing in Rarotonga have gathered for the Cook Islands Youth Parliament which started yesterday at Sinai Hall.
CIP says it will develop affordable childcare
Tuesday 15 May 2018 | Published in Politics
If it is returned to government in the June 14 election, the Cook Islands Party will look into “the unexplored frontier” of paid work being a right for women who currently do countless hours of unpaid work looking after children, those with special needs, and the elderly.
PM Puna travelling to Japan
Monday 14 May 2018 | Published in Politics
Prime minister Henry Puna will attend the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM) being held next week in Fukushima, Japan.
Kiwis can vote in local elections
Monday 14 May 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
New Zealand citizens who have resided in the Cook Islands for 12 continuous months at any given time of their lives are eligible to vote in the 2018 General Elections.
China presence irks Opposition
Saturday 12 May 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
The Opposition is concerned at what has been described as China’s “irregular and improper presence” in the Cook Islands during the election period.
Postal and advance voting begins
Friday 11 May 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
The Cook Islands electoral office has started conducting postal and advance voting ahead of the June 14 polls.
Bid to persuade our youth to vote
Thursday 10 May 2018 | Published in Politics
The “ELECT” Cook Islands Youth Parliament will be held this month, from May 15-17.
Aid landscape set to widen
Thursday 10 May 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Finance minister Mark Brown says Pacific countries will continue to develop relations with emerging partners such as China, despite significant increases in foreign aid to the region from New Zealand and Australia.
CI builds on Southeast Asian ties
Wednesday 9 May 2018 | Published in Politics
Cook Islands High Commissioner, Her Excellency Teremoana Yala, says she was delighted to attend the inaugural gathering of representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) community and the Pacific Islands Heads of Mission group (PIHOM) in Wellington, New Zealand, last week.
Iro running for a fourth time
Wednesday 9 May 2018 | Published in Politics
If there is one thing you can say about Teava Iro, it is that he does not quit.
Prospering well under CIP: Brown
Tuesday 8 May 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
The Cook Islands Party (CIP) candidate for Takuvaine-Tutakimoa, Mark Brown says the Cook Islands have never been as prosperous as it is today in the country’s history.
PM focuses on fisheries
Tuesday 8 May 2018 | Published in Politics
The week-long 106th Officials Forum Fisheries Committee Meeting was opened by Prime Minister Henry Puna at the Edgewater Resort in Arorangi yesterday.
Investment a burning issue
Monday 7 May 2018 | Published in Politics
The Cook Islands government needs to address the balance between keeping this country the way some residents want it, and solving issues around foreign investment, says independent for Tupapa, Teresa Manarangi-Trott.
Eyeing Mangaia's development
Monday 7 May 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
The new Cook Islands Party (CIP) candidate for Tamarua, Mia Teaurima, is keen on delivering infrastructural developments that his constituency on the island of Mangaia has been missing over the years.
Election just got interesting
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Politics
Dear Editor, The list of political candidates for the general elections are quite a mix this time around.
OCI celebrates fourth birthday
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Politics
The One Cook Islands movement (OCI) celebrated its fourth birthday on Wednesday night.
'Have faith in CIP' Nicholas urges
Friday 4 May 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Internal Affairs minister Albert Nicholas asked the people of the Cook Islands to work with the Cook Islands Party (CIP) to continue “making things happen”.
CIP keen to 'make it happen'
Friday 4 May 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
A celebrative mood kicked off the governing Cook Islands Party (CIP) campaign launch for the 2018 General Elections, at the National Auditorium area on Wednesday night.
New school a labour of love says PM
Friday 4 May 2018 | Published in Politics
One year after work first began, the new Apii Nikao is opening today, representing what prime minster and education minister Henry Puna called “a labour of love between the People’s Republic of China and the Cook Islands”.
Female numbers pleasing, says Demo Party head
Thursday 3 May 2018 | Published in Politics
Rakahanga candidate Tina Browne says she is pleased with the amount of female representation among the Democratic Party nominees for the 2018 General Election, as it is an issue she has long been passionate about.
