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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
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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
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.
Pacific countries alert to safety risks in Rio
PACIFIC – Pacific countries are receiving regular security updates from Brazil three weeks out from the start of the Rio Olympics.
Fiji sprinter opts out of Olympics
FIJI – Fiji sprinter Banuve Tabakaucoro made a tough and courageous decision to pull out of the Rio Olympics, according the country’s Chef de Mission Cathy Wong.
Vote delayed, strikes called
Thousands stranded as PNG pilots call in ‘sick’
Nauru slams foreign media
NAURU – Nauru’s Justice Minister has launched a strident attack on Australian and New Zealand media outlets over coverage of asylum seekers housed on the island, saying recent elections should make them feel “humiliated”.
Police under pressure as unrest grows
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A senior police commander in Papua New Guinea says there have already been law and order issues resulting from the pressure coming on the government.
Attorney general, judge charged
PAPAU NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s attorney general and Minister of Justice Ano Pala has been arrested and charged with abuse of office and misappropriating more than three million kina in public funds.
Crackdown on 'civil disobedience'
O’Neill calls out forces to stop ‘spread of unrest’
Tight security ahead of vote
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – PNG Prime Minister Peter O’Neill arrived in Port Moresby from Brisbane, Australia, under tight security ahead of a vote of no confidence in parliament.
Activist group speaks of focus on nation building
SOLOMON ISLANDS – The Solomon Islands government says the United Liberation Movement of West Papua wants to move away from advocacy towards nation-building.
Asian owners forcing locals out of business
SAMOA – Samoan shop owner, Nu’uausala Sionaia, is worried about the future.
He walked the Kokoda Track on crutches
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A former member of the Australian Defence Force has returned home after completing Papua New Guinea’s gruelling Kokoda Track on crutches.
Stoners say drug supply has dried up
SAMOA – Last year, the police in Samoa – through Commissioner Fuiavailili Egon Keil and his Tactical Operations Squad – declared a war on drugs.
Nauru fugitive reunited with family
Former MP says he will speak out about Nauru issues
Waqa: 'Ringleaders were defeated'
NAURU – Nauru President Baron Waqa has issued a statement to the nation after his government’s successful re-election.
Kun's escape from Nauru justified
NAURU – New Zealand has justified its decision to grant citizenship to former Nauruan opposition MP Roland Kun, who was under a criminal investigation and prevented from leaving Nauru.
Fiji police probe photos of beatings
Disturbing images may be from 2009 drug raids
Asylum seekers in armed hold up
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Two asylum seekers have been threatened at gunpoint at accommodation housing asylum seekers and refugees in Port Moresby.
Jarryd Hayne fails to make Fiji's Olympics squad
FIJI – Former rugby league star and NFL player Jarryd Hayne won’t be going to the Rio Olympics after being cut from Fiji’s rugby sevens squad.
News service denied chance to cover election
NAURU – Australian news portal SBS World News claims it was not granted a journalist visa to cover Nauru’s general election last weekend, despite a direct approach to President Baron Waqa in April.
Domestic violence worsens post cyclone
FIJI – Fiji has one of the highest levels of domestic violence in the world, and Cyclone Winston has reportedly worsened the already less than satisfactory situation.
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