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Top cop position advertised
7 December 2024
Police need numbers and bigger budget
9 December 2024
Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
10 December 2024
Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
10 December 2024
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
27 July 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
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.
What children need
Children are blessings placed in our arms for protection and love. From birth, they have sensitive emotional radar, and are very aware of what is going on around them.
Investing in youth and our future
From the Prime Minister/No ko i te Parai Minita Nothing gives me more pleasure than seeing our young ones get the opportunity to grow and learn and have that growth and learning supported by your government.
Effort needed to stem outflow of money
With the government’s tax amnesty in the news recently, a CI News reader supplied this feature, which looks at the amnesty in the light of a 2016 economic report.
Honour: vital to how we see the world
As we gathered around the memorial garden, rain pouring down, the tears flowed as family and friends gathered to honour the man, the life that was Ian George.
Hard work and vision grows tourism
I wish to publicly congratulate Tourism Corporation chairman, Ewan Smith and his board, chief executive Halatoa Fua, Karla Eggleton and your team for your continued vision and hard work to manage and grow our tourism industry well above your expectations and goals.
Illness brings a huge 'teachable moment'
A FIRST Nations Tlingit elder once told me, “Life is for learning our lessons. Virtues are the lessons.”
Living by virtues the doorway to happiness
DO YOU love your life? If you do, it’s a sure sign you’re living by your virtues, because they are the portals to happiness, the essence of a well-lived life. Many people ask, what are virtues? There’s nothing new about love, nothing original about justice.
Cook Islands shows the way in renewable energy
DURING its five-year history, the International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA, based in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, has invited us to their annual meetings every year for the past four years.
The healing power of ho'o pono ponoIn
MY new novel, A Scent of Sage, the story includes an ancient Polynesian practice called Ho’o Pono Pono.
A strategy for beating the post-holiday blues
THE PARTY’S over; the gifts are all unwrapped; the rellies are heading back home; those rare days off are already a fading memory, and it’s time to get back to normal.
Culture and history combine in dream project
IF THERE are three things that bring joy to my heart, besides my wife, my family and my children, then they are our mapu, our culture and our history.
Holding a vision for our country's future
IT IS hard to believe we are already five days into 2017, and 2016 is fast becoming a memory.
Put people, environment first: Brown
2017 WILL be a challenging year for everyone in the Cook Islands. Challenging in a sense because it will be a moment in time where we will need to reconcile unfinished business, projects and activities in anticipation of new beginnings as we strive to look at ways of revitalising our country and to encourage everyone to help participate and grow our beautiful nation towards stability, renewed peace and prosperity.
Beauty of Christmas sharing with loved ones
CHRISTMAS Day has come and gone and all over the Cook Islands, families and friends will have gathered to savour Christmas dinner and the opportunity to enjoy each other’s company.
Remember those who need support
KIA ORANA and season’s greetings.
Call to unite on indigenous rights
KIA ORANA e te iti tangata Kuki Airani,
Aroa Kiritimiti e te Mataiti Ou
I rangi ei te rangi e tona tini Atua
Time to celebrate unity of Christ
HISTORICALLY, Christmas has been recognised as a time of remembrance, celebration and rest and it has been something that we all look forward to as we come together at the one time during the year to remember and celebrate the spirit and unity of Christ.
Departure signals PM's ship sinking
The RECENT announcement that Liz Koteka has resigned from the Office of Prime Minister comes as no surprise, although it’s a pity it has taken this long to initiate.
Festive season brings need to take extra care
KIA ORANA, the festive period is a time for us to celebrate with our families, our friends and our work mates.
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