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Cook Islands has its first mosque
14 November 2024
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16 November 2024
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19 November 2024
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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
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5 October 2024
Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
25 September 2024
Parliament’s 12 sitting days sufficient for business: Clerk
24 September 2024
Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
Parliament’s 12 sitting days sufficient for business: Clerk
24 September 2024
Tapaitau and Charlie-Puna released to ‘family jobs’
21 September 2024
Police apprehend four juveniles in connection with motorcycle thefts
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
Diaspora dismayed over lack of Te Maeva Nui livestream
8 August 2024
Everyone is a winner, says Culture
7 August 2024
Local women outshine global peers in business leadership
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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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Pacific
Roadshow not consultation
Non-government organisations are frustrated with the Cook Islands government seabed mineral consultations that are being held in New Zealand, calling for a 10-year moratorium to allow for independent research and capacity building within the Cook Islands.
USP Student body represents 14,000 students
The University of the South Pacific Students’ Association (USPSA) from 14 campuses spanning 12 member countries convened in Rarotonga yesterday representing the voice of 14,000 students.
Warning of Biblical retribution
Editor shames Tonga’s leaders after damning poverty report
Tietjens to Samoa
SAMOA – Sir Gordon Tietjens has been officially unveiled as the new head coach of the Samoa Sevens team.
Tourist describes stonefish ordeal
Australian survives agonising stonefish sting in Fiji
Pacific going down the plug hole off Oregon coast
USA – It appears as if the Pacific Ocean is being drained away down a giant bottomless hole on the Oregon coast.
Psychiatrist speaks out on 'atrocity' on Nauru
NAURU – A forensic psychiatrist who studied refugees detained by Australia on Nauru says it’s her duty to speak out about the children engaging in self-harm and attempting suicide.
Women empowered to lead in disasters
VANUATU – An Australian aid group says its work preparing Vanuatu communities before Cyclone Pam paid off and there needs to be more investment in refresher courses and support for such schemes.
Biomass plant will feed the grid
FIJI – A South Korean biomass company developing a plant in Fiji says it’s 75 per cent complete.
Refugee assaulted on Manus
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The Human Rights Law Centre in Australia says the assault of a Somali refugee on Manus Island shows the asylum seekers detained there by Australia can never be resettled locally on the island.
Tonga's Pacific Games 'will happen'
Games Council allays doubts over preparations
Support for victim of coffee shop racism
AUSTRALIA – An outpouring of social media support has buoyed a Cairns cafe worker’s spirits after a customer refused to be served by her because of the colour of her skin.
Indigenous rangers alert to coral bleaching
AUSTRALIA – In April this year Indigenous rangers from the Crocodile Islands received an alarming photograph of a coral reef off the coast of Arnhem Land.
Sevens coach sad to leave Samoa
SAMOA – Damian McGrath admits it will be an odd feeling coaching against Samoa on the upcoming World Sevens Series.
New Zealand invaded by jellyfish
NEW ZEALAND – Thousands of kilometres of New Zealand coastline have been invaded by giant jellyfish, a phenomenon that has been linked to warmer sea temperatures.
Company closure shocks Samoa
Employer of 740 workers forced to cease operation
Police seek to improve interview protocols
FIJI – Pilot projects to improve access to justice for police suspects will start in Fiji in November as the Pacific nation looks to bring about change in its police culture.
Pristine Pacific? Or great big rubbish dump
PACIFIC – Not all trash ends up at the dump. An estimated eight million metric tons of plastic enters the oceans worldwide in a typical year.
Pacific Games preparations struggling
TONGA – Tonga’s preparations to host the 2019 Pacific Games are late and in trouble,the Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva told the Tongan Parliament late last week.
'Greek tourists' stranded in Tonga
TONGA – Seven Georgians who arrived in Tonga as tourists on September 22 with allegedly stolen Greek passports, were arrested on Friday and charged with dealing with forged documents.
Despite exercise, Samoans get fatter
SAMOA – On a muggy day at Samoa’s Maninoa Beach, tired competitors in an ocean canoeing regatta take a break to let the kids expend some energy.
ABC Correspondent in PNG
I’m the only foreign journalist based in Papua New Guinea and I admire the sacrifices local journalists make for their jobs.
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