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10 February 2025
No debt in China deal
8 February 2025
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.
Rare bird sighted, new species discovered
SAMOA – Placing the once thought extinct tooth-billed pigeon on the national pedestal as Samoa’s national bird, may have worked.
Surfing legend catches last wave
AUSTRALIA – Australian surfing champion Bernard Farrelly, best known as ‘Midget’ for his slight size, has died aged 71.
Landowners block access to gas plant
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The operators of the huge ExxonMobil LNG plant in Papua New Guinea say work is continuing normally despite a protest by landowners.
PNG moves away from trade deal
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea does not need an independent bilateral arrangement with Australia and New Zealand to achieve its trade goals.
Tonga cracks down on booze abuse
250 arrested so far in ‘Operation Safe Streets’
Vanuatu losing $1m a week over airport saga
VANUATU – The chair of Airports Vanuatu says the ongoing runway saga at the country’s main international airport is costing the country a million dollars a week.
Tonga's flag bearer steals the show
Oiled-up Olympian puts world media in meltdown
Hurricanes win Super Rugby final
NEW ZEALAND – The Hurricanes have ended a 20-year nightmare after Beauden Barrett engineered a 20-3 victory over the Lions for their maiden Super Rugby title.
Church apologises for abuse of alter boys
GUAM – Guam’s Catholic Church has apologised to victims of a former priest who told local media on Thursday that it was “possible” that he abused altar boys there in the 1950s.
Australia accused of 'systematic abuse'
NAURU – Australia’s government has rejected a report which found that it is ignoring appalling human rights abuses against people held in detention on Nauru.
Pacific athletes aiming for medals in Rio
OLYMPICS – Pacific islands athletes are tipped to win the region’s first Olympic gold medal over the next fortnight.
Australia refuses to acknowledge ruling
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Australia’s government has denied a request by Papua New Guinea’s Chief Justice to front up about resettling people held on Manus Island.
Pakistan to repatriate body from Manus
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Refugees on Manus Island are demanding the body of a Pakistani man who drowned this week be sent home to his family.
Tongan driver on a learner's license
Mother says sorry for son’s role in road tragedy
Potential rugby sponsors took priority
NEW ZEALAND – The Prime Minister of Tonga’s decision to cancel his plan to travel from Auckland to Katikati after Tuesday’s horrific crash which killed five Tongan men showed lack of leadership, his critics are saying.
Australia 'passing buck' on refugees
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court is likely to consider whether Australia has any legal responsibility for the refugees and asylum seekers it placed on Manus Island.
Aussie surfers preparing for Tokyo
AUSTRALIA – Surfing’s introduction at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics can mean two gold medals for Australia, according to seven-time world champion Layne Beachley.
Community in shock after five killed
Tonga’s prime minister cancels visit to Katikati
Erupting Hawaiian volcano puts on a smile for the cameras
HAWAI‘I – A “smiley face” apparing in the crater of an erupting Hawaiian volcano has been captured on film by a helicopter tour company, as thousands came to view the lava slowly oozing into the sea.
Bainimarama joins Fiji team for Rio flag raising
FIJI/OLYMPICS – Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is on his way to Rio De Janeiro and will be present during the Team Fiji’s flag-raising ceremony at the Olympic Games village.
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