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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’
8 July 2024
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.
Time for reflection... and to look ahead
KIA ORANA to all our people in the Cook Islands and beyond, and a very warm kia orana to our visitors and returning friends and families. Welcome home.
Pies, plastic and our true identity
WHEN I was a kid, my Dad used to work at Precision Plastics.
Change offers opportunity for a fresh start
I HAVE never seen more coming and going than here in the Cook Islands; not just the visitors and tourists who come for a taste of paradise and a break from cold winters, but locals too.
Solving the gridlock in parliament
Hello! Your manata (nuisance) friend is back! I am going to shift the subject of my column for the next three weeks to good old politics.
Attitude of gratitude the way to live every day
We are visiting the US this week, celebrating Thanksgiving Day with family.
More to a name than meets the eye
What’s in a name?
Cook Islanders should take care with next of kin nomination
I want to bring to the attention of the people of Cook Islands matters in regard to nomination of next of kin on their National Cook Islands Superannuation Fund.
How does a spiritual champion live life?
WHAT IF you had a dream of being a great athlete – the strongest, fastest rugby or soccer player - a true champion of the game?
Care for our kids lost along way
TRITE AS it may seem, we often quote the phrase it takes a village to raise a child.
More need to achieve complete honesty
IF THERE’S a lesson to be learned from the costly, high profile Teina Bishop court cases it is this; the government has to pay more attention when the public makes rumblings of discontent because people’s concerns aren’t unfounded.
The Burglary Murder: Trial and verdict
THE ACCUSED was charged with murder and, alternatively, manslaughter. In other words, if the killing was intentional then it is murder, but if it was the result of an unlawful act, then it is manslaughter. Both charges carry life imprisonment as a penalty.
CDP a joint-initiative project
THE OTHER day I caught the tail end of a conversation between Prime Minister Henry Puna and Kave Korero radio talkback host Tony Hakaoro and heard Tony questioning the prime minister on Government support for the Merchant of Paradise (MoP) Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) for the Cook Islands.
Creating positive change in a manageable way
RECENTLY, I decided to make a tiny promise to myself about fitness - a promise so small I knew I could easily keep it – to do 10 tummy tightener exercises before I get out of bed in the morning. They’re like lazy sit-ups. I just lie there and clench my stomach muscles.
Te Ipukarea Society staff learn from the country's best
Dr TEINA Rongo works for the Climate Change Division at the Office of the Prime Minister.
US visitors a snapshot of Trump's victory
WALKING down the main road in Amuri I bumped into two American tourists having an ice cream.
Bizarre election like Mad Hatter's party
Richard Moore is an award-winning journalist and photographer, now residing on Rarotonga, a senior journalist on at CI News.
We are investing in youth, our future
KIA ORANA tatou katotoa, i te aro’a maata o to tatou Atua.
Generous legacy a gift that keeps on giving
Aitutaki-based counsellor and CI News columnist Thomas Wynne looks at a school on Hawaii that is showing the way forward in education, thanks to a bequest made long in the past.
Righteousness the path to happiness
WHEN PEOPLE are asked what really matters in life, they often say “To be happy”.
Search for seabird making progress thanks to recorder
THE SEARCH for evidence of petrels and shearwaters on Rarotonga continues.
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