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Creating hope through action

Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Health, National

Cook Islands will join the rest of the world to mark World Suicide Prevention Day today.

Vaccine requirement dropped

Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Health, National

The vaccine requirement for travellers to the Cook Islands has now been dropped.

‘QR’ effectively becomes ‘KR’

Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in National, Politics

Queen’s Representative Sir Tom Marsters will now be referred to as the King’s Representative following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Man escapes prison sentence for breaching community service order

Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Crime, National

A Justice of the Peace has expressed his frustration at a man who breached his community service order for the second time in the space of a week.

Pacific nations make their own decisions, says SBMA

Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Environment, National

Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) says it respects the right of Pacific nations to make decisions regarding the sustainable development of resources in response to French Polynesia’s vote to temporary ban seabed mining projects.

Titikaveka seat to be recounted

Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in National, Politics

Hearings on three electoral petitions accusing the recently re-elected MPs of bribery and treating will take place in the Pa Enua, while a recount and a petition challenge will take place for the Titikaveka seat.

Creating and promoting First Aid awareness

Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health, National

Kind-hearted members of the community chipped in what they could which added up to over $600 cash for the Cook Islands Red Cross Society promoting and creating awareness for yesterday’s World First Aid Day.

Kata: Queen

Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Cook Islands lose cricket opener vs Samoa

Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Cricket, Sports

Cook Islands cricket lost their opening East Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifying Tournament match in Vanuatu last night.

Maunga Roa victorious in Apii Arorangi athletics meet

Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Athletics, Sports

Maunga Roa (blue team) won the Apii Arorangi athletics competition at the National Stadium in Nikao yesterday.

Serving with integrity

Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features

Honesty and ethics are synonymous with integrity. The first of the eight public service values is ‘honesty’ which is described as ‘acting honestly, being truthful and abiding by the laws’, writes Tamatoa Jonassen of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Te Tiare Association build capacity in ‘Effective LGBTQI Rights Advocacy’

Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local, National

In a bid to improve its advocacy work, a representative from Te Tiare Association (TTA) took part in the regional ‘Effective LGBTQI Rights Advocacy’ virtual training held over a week ago.

LETTERS: ‘Exploitation of tourism workers’

Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, I recently read an article in your newspaper about the exploitation of Cook Island workers in New Zealand. I sympathise greatly with them and know that this is something happening a lot in New Zealand especially with seasonal workers at places like Katikati which is a centre for the kiwi fruit and avocado industry. I think it […]

China donates wet weather, safety gears

Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National

Cook Islands and China marked 25 years of formal diplomatic relations with another shipment of equipment and machinery donated by the Asian superpower.

Police warn speeding and reckless drivers

Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Crime, National

Cook Islands Police are warning drivers that they will be stopped and could have their keys taken off them if found speeding in reduced speed areas.

Wear red to support First Aid Day

Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National

Cook Islands will today mark the World First Aid Day, which is an international day recognising the importance of knowing first aid.

Hand, foot and mouth disease detected in Raro

Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Health, National

Hand, foot and mouth disease has been detected at primary medical care centres in Rarotonga over the last two weeks.

Children make the most of book giveaway

Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Education, National

Around 8500 books were handed out for free in just over 30 minutes outside of Bank of Cook Islands (BCI) headquarters in Avarua yesterday.

Always in our hearts

Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National

Cook Islands has joined the rest of the world to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II who died early yesterday at the age of 96.

Queen Elizabeth II dies, Buckingham Palace announces

Thursday 8 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Regional

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.