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Cook Islands passport proposal
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9 December 2024
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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
Challenging ‘rape culture’
8 July 2024
Pacific
PM Brown confident in Pacific Islands Forum leadership despite political change in Tonga
The sudden resignation of Tonga’s former prime minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni had left a temporary gap in the leadership of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), but Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown remains confident that the situation will soon stabilise.
Government ready to assist Vanuatu community fundraising
Cook Islands Government has expressed its willingness to assist Rarotonga’s Vanuatu community in their fundraising efforts following the recent devastating earthquake in Port Vila.
KEY TB STATISTICS IN PNG:
- 529 cases per 100,000 population = one of the highest prevalence rates in the world.
A slow-motion catastrophe
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Kids at age 10 are usually a ball of energy, running around.
Tuberculosis killing PNG children
Health NGO warns of devastating cost of inaction
New airline begins service between the Samoas
SAMOA – A new airline, Talofa Airways, has been launched in Samoa and will start flying next week.
Valuable portraits stolen from trust board
NEW ZEALAND – Rare paintings are missing, feared stolen, from a Maori trust board in Waikato.
King gives backing to Maori Party
NEW ZEALAND – The Maori King should stay “above the ruck” of political affairs and remain neutral, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says.
Women not just disaster 'victims'
PACIFIC – UN Women says Pacific women are often painted as victims first and decision makers second in the aftermath of disasters.
Australia must front up to obligations
Court rules on closure of PNG detention centre
Kiwi girls lead New Zealand's Rio medal haul
OLYMPICS – The future is female for New Zealand sport with more women medallists than men at the Rio Olympics, writes Tony Smith for Fairfax Media.
Lydia Ko wins silver and gets to meet Richie
OLYMPICS – With an Olympic silver medal dangling around her neck, Lydia Ko’s other big wish came true.
Eliza is New Zealand's soaring star
OLYMPICS – New Zealand’s latest Olympic darling and surprise pole vault medallist Eliza McCartney has had a taste of the big time and, frankly, she likes it.
Protesters back off LNG blockade
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s LNG Project is set to resume normal operations after protesting landowners in Hela province reached agreement with the government.
Ryan says its time to move on
FIJI – Fiji cannot afford to pay its Olympic gold medal winning rugby sevens coach, Ben Ryan, to stay on.
Welcome home for sevens heroes
Fijians line the streets to greet Rio gold medallists
Visits to schools part of defence force effort
TONGA – A New Zealand Defence Force lieutenant says school visits should be a regular part of humanitarian efforts by military forces in the Pacific.
PNG excited to host world cup matches
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Rugby League World Cup organisers are confident Papua New Guinea will be an excellent host during next year’s tournament.
Global platform for Pacific stories
PACIFIC – An online initiative, the Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), has launched the Pacific Storytellers Cooperative, an internet-based platform for sharing contemporary stories from all Pacific islands with a global audience.
Islanders begin relocation
BOUGAINVILLE – At only 1.5 metres above sea level at their highest point, the Carteret Islands are some of the first to succumb to the rising ocean tides.
Pacific coconut under threat
Disease and climate change put iconic palm at risk
Home births aim to empower Pasifika women
NEW ZEALAND – A new short film about New Zealand families and their homebirth experiences aims to empower more Pacific women to give birth at home.
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