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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
6 December 2024
Cook Islands has its first mosque
14 November 2024
CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
16 November 2024
RAC to address mosque legality
19 November 2024
I don’t expect much change: PM Brown on US Elections
6 November 2024
Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
23 October 2024
CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
21 October 2024
Man found guilty of rape, burglary
24 September 2024
Tenants face water bill burden
8 October 2024
Concerns over Minister’s role in inmate work releases: PAC
5 October 2024
Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
25 September 2024
Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
21 September 2024
Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
7 September 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
2 September 2024
Inflation eases but concerns remain
31 August 2024
Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
23 August 2024
Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
17 January 2023
PM Brown eager to hand over Forum chair role to Tonga
13 August 2024
ICI explains road works delay in front of old Sheraton site
10 August 2024
Housing crisis hits tourism industry
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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Challenging ‘rape culture’
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Opinion
Virtues in Paradise: The best present you can give
Christmas is nearly here, and there is so much to do – preparing for visiting family, finding gifts for the children, serving the church, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.
Coconut trees, too much of a good thing
Coconut trees are often called the ‘Tree of Life’ in the Cook Islands and other Pacific islands because every part of the tree is useful. But too many coconut trees can be a problem.
Norman George: Young will turn politics on head
There comes a time when the political rhetoric and scripts no longer excite; they have become worn out repeats.
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: 'Men, we have too often died in silence'
OPINION: Thomas Wynne went to hospital with a sore back; he came out with a heart problem. He calls on men to start talking about their health.
Editorial: Smart parents protect us from measles
Cook Islanders spend a lot of time and money flying to New Zealand for healthcare.
Opinion: All we're saying is, give peas a chance
I think seared tuna is a God-given miracle. I love a pork stir-fry. And there’s still something comforting about an old-fashioned roast chicken on a cold night.
Editorial: NZ iwi investors a good fit for Cooks
OPINION: Workers were hard at it yesterday, cleaning the rubble and clearing the scrub from a parcel of land overlooking Aitutaki Lagoon.
Norman George: Cabinet posts traded like smuggled ivory
OPINION: After Sir Thomas Davis’ reign, he was succeeded by Sir Pupuke Robati. When the Democratic Party lost the general election in 1989, the Cook Islands Party won with Sir Geoffrey Henry as Prime Minister. He led for 10 years.
Editorial: How the grapes of wrath are sown
OPINION: Over the past months, I’ve heard a few stories of people patiently working their way through the courts to win their corner of paradise.
Editorial: Cooks need new friends in climate fight
The Cook Islands is set to become a developed nation. And in so doing, this collection of 15 islands spread over two million square kilometres of ocean will become the first in the region to gain this status.
Editorial: The young will come home to help
My trainer at the gym reckons my health should be my priority. And so he should. But I reckon I have other priorities, like my family.
Editorial: Raro's dog days are over
Whatever happened to the happy-go-lucky Raro dog?
Editorial: Community must seek drug abuse solutions
In our hospital, young men critically injured when they drink too much booze, once too often, and crash their bikes. In our prison, meth-addicted criminals in a spiral of drug abuse and mental illness. In our homes, addicts taking the food from their children’s mouths.
Norman George: The shakedown of self-governance
At the beginning of self-government the New Zealand High Commissioner was the acting Head of State. He assented to all Acts of the Legislature Assembly when passed. He was privy to all Cabinet papers and chaired all the Executive Council meetings.
Opinion: Success means quality of life Scorecard for Cook Islands
We cannot fool ourselves into thinking full prisons, full hospitals, and empty homes because the parents are both working two jobs is somehow sustainable.
Editorial: The tourism operators who care too much
It was a beautiful winter’s day on Sunday, when I visited Kaireva Beach House to talk with Susanna and Robert Wigmore.
Norman George: Roller-coaster ride to Cooks' modern self-reliant economy
In 1978 when Sir Thomas Davis’ Democratic Party took over government, there were some odd government structures that remained under New Zealand government control. The hairy hands of colonialism had to be amputated.
TIS: Feeding fish can harm them
Fish viewing is a popular component of tourism in many locations around the world. It increases interaction and interest between people and marine life, can increase visitor numbers to local areas and can be an enjoyable experience for.
Editorial: The canary in the Pacific mine
The idea of placing a canary in a mine to detect carbon monoxide was first proposed by oxygen specialist John Scott Haldane, about 1913.
Editorial: Welcoming our visitors at 2am
I flew back in on a Jetstar flight from Auckland, early yesterday morning. There was a light drizzle, and I had my raincoat ready as I made my way down the steps and across the tarmac to the arrivals terminal.
TNorman George: The early pains of self-governance
The easiest thing in the world is to accept what we have now without reference to how we got here. It is so easy and cozy to ignore the rough beginnings. I will make commentary about the three phases of self-government right up to now.
Editorial: The richness of our culture
The deputy prime minister Mark Brown aptly said, “each year Te Maeva Nui is impressive,” at the closing ceremony of the nations most celebrated event.
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