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Rarotonga-Tahiti route soars

Thursday 6 October 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in National, Travel

Air Rarotonga is pleased with the uptake of flights to Tahiti with seating capacity expected to reach 75 per cent in the next quarter.

Trader Jacks staff donate their tips to fire victim

Thursday 6 October 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local, National

Trader Jacks is the latest business to rally around a family who lost everything in a house fire last month.

Demerits points system finally up and running

Thursday 6 October 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in National

More than 300 motorists are registered on the Cook Islands demerit points system following a ‘painstaking’ review by police.

PM Brown takes stand in Pa Enua tax policy petition case

Thursday 6 October 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National

Prime Minister Mark Brown appeared in the High Court in Avarua on Wednesday defending the Cook Islands Party’s policy of tax exemptions for those earning under $60,000 in the Pa Enua against accusations of bribery.

Mangaia maintains overall medal tally lead

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Sports

Mangaia has maintained their top position in the Cook Islands Games opens medal tally after day three competition yesterday (Wednesday).

Pacific news in brief

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional

October 5, 2022

Mosquito-borne diseases remain a significant threat to Pacific says expert

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional

Mosquito-borne diseases remain a significant threat to the health and socio-economic well-being of the region according to the Pacific Community's senior epidemiologist Dr Salanieta Saketa.

The Marshall Islands mini-state plot and the price of sovereignty in the Pacific

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Marshall Islands, Regional

Last month’s news of a Chinese couple’s audacious plot to set up a ministate in the Republic of the Marshall Islands by allegedly bribing members of Parliament and officials was deeply disturbing.

Kata: Secret Service

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

‘It was a bit of a baptism of fire coming here’: Departing Crown Prosecutor

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Features

It’s been an adventure. All of it. But as Crown Prosecutor Annabel Maxwell-Scott sits down over coffee, she wonders whether it’s time for a new one.

Big mountain bike challenge set to go

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Cycling, Sports

Mountain bikers look set for some rough and tumble as a Rarotonga track, overgrown during the Covid-19 period, has been cleared and prepared for racing.

Aiming for the bullseye: Cook Islands Games darts competition heats up

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports, Sports

Ten island teams are represented in the Cook Islands Games Darts competition - Emo'anga Mõmore 'Iti which started on Monday at the Tupapa Maraerenga Centre.

Cook Islands Games swim meet wraps up

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Sports, Swimming

The boiler swim and last swimming event for Cook Islands Games was held in large swells and strong winds on Tuesday.

LETTER: Everybody counts, or nobody counts

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, We are now into the seventh year of the disappearance of Lissette Gonzalez Brito, a 44-year Venezuelan woman who lost her life at sea in August of 2016.

New police inspector recognised with ceremony

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Local, National

A long-standing Cook Islands police officer has been promoted.

Cook Islands won’t ditch the monarchy, says PM Brown

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National

Cook Islands leaving the British monarch is not on the government's agenda ‘at all’, says Prime Minister Mark Brown after returning home from the Queen’s funeral.

New MPs learn the ropes

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in National, Politics

Four new Members of Parliament got a crash-course in procedures on Tuesday.

Elderlies celebrating life

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National

The Are Pa Metua centre for the elderly celebrated the International Day of Older People yesterday, which is observed on October 1 each year, started in 1991 by the United Nations General Assembly.

Cook Islands Child Welfare Association celebrates 89 years

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health, National

Paunu Day is when a child’s growth, development and general wellbeing is monitored in village clinics to track their health and development.

Superpowers must commit to climate change funding

Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Environment, National

The world’s largest countries profit from polluting and should finance climate adaption for Pacific Island nations, says a Cook Islands environment lobby group.