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No debt in China deal
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Thomas Wynne: Haka with the taniwha or dance with the dragon?
8 February 2025
‘Paedophile’ gets 13 years in prison
22 January 2025
Thomas Wynne: Where were our leaders while children suffered?
25 January 2025
$541.7m tourism earnings
25 January 2025
Cook Islands passport proposal
6 January 2025
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
Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
7 September 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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Pacific
Tabuya ‘an ideal Minister for Information’, Fiji’s PM says
Fiji's Prime Minister is set to restore a backbencher to cabinet after she appeared in a private video dancing naked.
Diesel fuel aboard sunken Manawanui still unaccounted for
New Zealand Defence Force figures show more than half a million litres of diesel fuel aboard the Manawanui when it sank has not been taken off it.
Refugees may be sent to North America
AUSTRALIA – Australian media reports say refugees held on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea and Nauru will be offered permanent resettlement in Canada and the US as part of an Australian government plan.
Environmental concerns allayed
SAMOA – The chief executive officer of Samoa’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is adamant the government’s multi-million-tala Vaiusu wharf plan development will not harm the environment and cause and ecological disaster for Samoa.
Petition against police chief
SAMOA – A no-confidence petition against the suspended Samoa Police Commissioner accuses Fuiavailili Egon Keil of breaching the law .
No progress in brutal beating inquiry
FIJI – A human rights lawyer in Fiji says a year after Lautoka businessman Rajneel Singh was attacked, allegedly by police, no progress has been made in getting him justice.
Boat people face lifetime ban from entering Australia
AUSTRALIA – The Australian government plans to introduce legislation to ban asylum seekers who arrive by boat from ever being allowed into Australia.
Nauru prosecutors under fire from judiciary
NAURU – A Nauruan magistrate has criticised the country’s prosecutors over their handling of a case brought against a refugee on the island who threatened to set fire to himself and his family.
Refugee girl aged six abused on Nauru
NAURU – Nauruan police have charged a person with indecent assault of a six-year-old asylum seeker who was held in Australia’s care, in what appears to be the first case relating to alleged abuse of an asylum seeker that has made it to Nauru’s courts.
Health concerns see vegetable sales suspended
AMERICAN SAMOA – The American Samoa Department of Agriculture has suspended until further notice the use of many locally grown vegetables in the School Lunch Programme due to health concerns.
Fiji bid to join UN council fails
Attempt to become member of human rights body unsupported
Police officers shot by fugitive
NEW CALEDONIA – Six police officers in New Caledonia have been injured after being shot at by unidentified gunmen in clashes near St Louis, south of Noumea, which were triggered by Saturday’s fatal shooting of a prison escapee.
The Rock tour South Africa
NIUE – The Niue rugby league team fly out today for a two-week tour of South Africa as they continue their development on the international stage.
Norfolk Islanders find an unlikely champion
NORFOLK ISLAND – Australian Senator Pauline Hanson is calling for Australia to change tack on Norfolk Island.
PNG women recognised for business success
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A number of Papua New Guinea women have been honoured for their work achievements and leadership skills, in a country where gender inequality is rife.
Artists remembered at ukelele festival
NORTHERN MARIANAS – The second Marianas Ukulele Festival held last Saturday featured performers from Japan, Korea, Ireland, Hawai‘i as well as local residents.
Political parties ignoring election guidelines
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea political parties have been warned not to undertake “roadshows” throughout the country before the election campaign period official begins.
No confidence moves in Tonga
TONGA – Tonga’s parliament has reportedly been rehearsing how to present a vote of no confidence sparking talk of political instability.
Many Australian's 'ashamed'
AUSTRALIA – Many Australians are deeply ashamed of how their government treats asylum seekers, a social agency says.
Marshall's Majuro severely polluted
Ninety percent of water sites tested unsafe
New Zealand should take refugees
NEW ZEALAND – Amnesty International is calling on New Zealand to take a lead in exerting international pressure on Australia over its detention centre on Nauru.
Australia rejects torture claims
AUSTRALIA – The Australian government has rejected the Amnesty International report arguing Australia’s offshore detention regime is a form of torture.
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