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CJ slams private prosecution in jet charter challenge
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
Citizens Against Corruption’s private prosecution against Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and former Prime Minister Henry Puna has been slammed by Chief Justice Sir Hugh Williams QC.
‘Reflect upon your drinking’, judge tells defendant
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
A man who badly injured a fellow motorcyclist on Christmas Eve, 2021, has avoided a prison sentence.
Ethical research: New safeguards to protect us
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National
The Cook Islands has established a new Research Ethics Committee to ensure the highest possible ethical standards are met, protecting those participating in research in the nation.
Aitutaki Liftoff aims to become South Pacific’s biggest fitness festival
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features
The Aitutaki Liftoff – the island’s biggest fitness festival – kicked off its all-inclusive event that promotes health and wellness for everyone, last weekend.
Young athletes compete
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Athletics, Sports
Around 120 young people took to the stadium for the BCI National Youth Athletics Championships.
Cook Islands U19 football squad heads for Tahiti today
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
The Cook Islands football squad are eager to attend the OFC U19 Championship and will set off for Tahiti today. The competition starts on Wednesday September 7.
Early morning training for tennis champs
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Sports, Tennis
Four junior Cook Islands tennis players – ranked in the top four of the East Pacific – will depart next week to compete in the Pacific Oceania Junior Championships in Lautoka, Fiji.
Matavera faces Nikao on home turf today
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Today the football mayhem starts as Matavera FC will be welcoming Nikao Sokattak FC to their home grounds for their first face off, while Puaikura FC host Avatiu FC to a severe lot of fixtures.
House Blue’s winners and grinners
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
The saying winners are grinners was evident at St Joseph’s primary school yesterday with the House Blue overall sports champions students full of smiles proudly holding their coveted trophy.
Cooks first: Starlink keen to start satellite service here
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Technology
SpaceX, the California-based company launched by the world’s richest man Elon Musk, is understood to be looking to start the Pacific commercial rollout of its Starlink satellite internet service here.
A young Atiuan warrior’s 1972 migration to Rarotonga
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Features
In October 1972 Tere Akava from Atiu said his final goodbyes to his grandparents as he left for Rarotonga, carrying only a small suitcase and a dream of becoming a motor mechanic.
Beyond the physical value of sport
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in National
Governments need to understand the value of sport because that will bring investment, resources, and the will to grow the sector says the secretary-general of the Cook Islands National Olympic Committee, Owen Lewis.
Schools can nurture being waste wise
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion
Schools not only play a significant role in education but also have a vital role in establishing sustainable cultures that are practiced within the wider community.
LETTERS: Motorbike accident
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Kia Orana, A young Fijian man had a bike accident near the end of the airport runway at 3am. It is believed that stray dogs were involved. This is a call out to the Fijian community to rally around him while he’s convalescing at home. Waka comes from a small island that was decimated by […]
‘If we win, it’s going to be huge!’
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Cricket, Sports
The Cook Islands national cricket squad departed for Auckland yesterday to join the other half of their team before going to the East Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifying Tournament in Vanuatu.
Pa Enua in youth athletics champs today
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Athletics, Sports
The BCI National Youth Athletics Championships is on today. - 19091019/ Picture: ATHLETICS COOK ISLANDS
CHURCH TALK: How you can be the salt of the earth
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
Last week I queued up with many others in our community to participate in a nation-wide health survey carried out by Te Marae Ora.
Cook Islands author gets $5000 research grant
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National
Kuki Airani novelist Maria Samuela has been awarded a $5000 Research Grant out of four participants in New Zealand for her novel about young Cook Islands women migrating to New Zealand between the 1930s to 1950s.
LETTERS: Lost tourists and duty of care
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Kia orana editor, There was a recent front-page story about tourists who became disoriented and lost their way while doing the cross-island trek. In response, the Police media spokesman seemed to think that prosecution of lost tourists to recover the costs of potential rescue efforts might be a way to deter such occurrences. In fact, […]
$25k Onu gift helps our young ‘dolphins’ swim
Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
Swimming enthusiasts will soon be decked out in professional looking dry fit apparel thanks to the kind sponsorship of Onu Sportwear.
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