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25 September 2024
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24 September 2024
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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
3000 companies at risk due to Act oversight: Browne
23 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
Helmet safety concerns raised amid enforcement challenges
2 September 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
STI cases on the rise
2 September 2024
Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
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Inflation eases but concerns remain
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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’
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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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Tapaitau appeal dismissed
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Challenging ‘rape culture’
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Pacific
Tahiti sailors win 2024 Regatta in Raro
Sailors from Tahiti edged over Rarotonga, proving to be very competitive taking out first place in both the Lasers and the Optimist classes, winning the 2024 sailing challenge overall trophy.
Former PM Puna first Cook Islander elected to East-West Center Board
Former Cook Islands prime minister and secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, has been confirmed as the first Cook Islander appointed to the East-West Center Board of Governors based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
More sharks than fish in reef pass
FRENCH POLYNESIA – Marine researchers have found that shark numbers outnumber prey in a French Polynesian shark sanctuary.
Aussie wins resort in a raffle
MICRONESIA – An anonymous Australian man has won his own remote Pacific island resort in a raffle after shelling out just US$49 for the winning ticket to claim the paradise property.
Detention secrecy law challenged
AUSTRALIA – The Border Force Act prohibiting workers in Australia’s detention centres from sharing confidential information is to be challenged in the High Court by a group of doctors who say it is having a “chilling effect on their profession”.
Reagan attacker released
USA – John Hinckley Jr, who wounded US President Ronald Reagan and three other people in a 1981 assassination attempt, is to be freed after 35 years to live with his mother, a federal judge has ruled.
Pope says world at war
POLAND – Pope Francis has warned that a recent wave of jihadist attacks in Europe is proof that “the world is at war”.
Youth spoke of church attack
FRANCE – The teenage Islamic State follower who cut the throat of a Catholic priest celebrating mass in northern France was released from prison despite being determined to join jihadis in Syria.
Trump encourages Russian hackers
Moscow incited to intercept Clinton’s emails
Tonga wants to be taken seriously at Winter Olympics
TONGA – The Royal Tonga Ski Federation has high hopes for Winter Olympic success after last month’s admission to the International Ski Federation in Switzerland.
Obesity gene helped colonise Pacific
PACIFIC – By studying the genomes of more than 5000 Samoans, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have uncovered a single gene that boosts a person’s obesity risk by upwards of 40 per cent.
Refugee makes plea to Australia
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A Rohingyan refugee held on Manus Island for more than two-and-a-half years has pleaded for Australia to “end this political game” and find resettlement for refugees in a safe country.
Disputed reef under scrutiny again
MINERVA REEF – The status of the disputed Minerva Reef is likely to come under scrutiny after a landmark ruling on China’s activities in the South China Sea.
Asylum seeker 'secretly deported'
AUSTRALIA – A Sudanese man who fled war and persecution and was injured in riots in Manus Island in PNG has been secretly deported from Melbourne to Christmas Island.
Refugees want out of PNG
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea immigration officials have been given until Monday next week to respond to five refugee statements filed in the Supreme Court.
Veteran PNG swimmer to give it one more go in Rio
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The veteran Papua New Guinea swimmer Ryan Pini said he’s feeling fresh and was excited to compete in his fourth and final Olympic Games next month.
RAMSI marks final anniversary in Solomons
SOLOMON ISLANDS – The final anniversary of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands has been celebrated in conjunction with the start of a yam festival.
Company liable for crimes against humanity
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The company that has taken over the management of Australia’s offshore immigration detention regime has been warned by international law experts that its employees could be liable for crimes against humanity.
New Zealand rat and possum free by 2050
NEW ZEALAND – The New Zealand government has announced a “world-first” project to make the nation predator free by 2050.
Trial of 16 Fijians accused of sedition heard next year
FIJI – Sixteen people accused of sedition in Fiji have had their trial dates moved back to February next year.
Bus crash claims life of loved son
SAMOA – An accident in Samoa last Friday where a speeding bus flipped and landed on its crushed roof has claimed one life. The dead man was one of more than 50 bus passengers admitted to the hospital. Va’a Opetai, of Siumu, died on Sunday night from injuries he received during the crash. His mother, Gau’ula Opetai, said before her son passed away, he was able to speak to her and voiced one last wish. He wanted her to send his regards to all the other victims of the crash and their families.
Payments to MPs for votes denied
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The office of Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has denied that MPs who committed to Peter O’Neill in the vote of no-confidence last week received massive cash payouts.
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