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No debt in China deal
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Thomas Wynne: Haka with the taniwha or dance with the dragon?
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Thomas Wynne: Where were our leaders while children suffered?
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$541.7m tourism earnings
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Cook Islands passport proposal
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Police need numbers and bigger budget
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Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
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Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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Cook Islands has its first mosque
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CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
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RAC to address mosque legality
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I don’t expect much change: PM Brown on US Elections
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CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Tenants face water bill burden
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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Opinion
Letter: The last domino has fallen
Dear Editor, It’s been widely reported in many news outlets that after President Trump ripped into Ukraine President Zelensky, European leaders came to their senses, realising that America couldn’t be counted on to stand with them to counter Russian hostility.
Kata: Farmers
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.
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.
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