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19 November 2024
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23 October 2024
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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
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23 September 2024
Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
21 September 2024
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7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
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Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
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Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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Challenging ‘rape culture’
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Pacific
Cook Islands National Council of Women welcomes NZ High Commissioner
The Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) welcomed New Zealand’s new high commissioner to the Cook Islands, Catherine Graham, at their office in Takuvaine yesterday.
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.
Mongooses stowed away in shipping containers
TONGA – Quarantine authorities in Tonga will consider fumigating containers arriving from Fiji after the discovery of five mongooses inside one.
Call for accountability over poisoned fish
MARSHALL ISLANDS – A Marshall Islands Senator says there needs to be accountability for the contamination of fish around Kwajalein Atoll that could threaten the major food source of thousands of people.
Fraud squad head arrested
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Police in Papua New Guinea have arrested the anti-corruption officer who has been leading efforts to arrest the country’s prime minister.
No sign of students resuming classes
But PNG government determined to save semester
Avocado thefts on the rise
NEW ZEALAND – Surging local and international demand for avocados is fuelling a crime wave in New Zealand.
Half a billion worth of meth seized
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand police initially said their 90 Mile Beach bust had seized 448kg of the drug, but later on Tuesday said they had found another 50kg in nearby sand dunes.
Mechanic brings down drug ring
NEW ZEALAND – The man who brought down a half-billion dollar methamphetamine operation has spoken out about his involvement with the men accused of smuggling almost 500kg of drugs on to 90 Mile Beach.
Police detain over 1000 Papuan protesters
WEST PAPUA – More than 1000 West Papuans participating in a demonstration calling for independence in Indonesia’s Papua region were briefly detained on Wednesday.
Students continue boycott of classes
Judge refuses to order police from campus grounds
Survivors make it to Auckland
NEW ZEALAND – The surviving trio of the stricken yacht Platino are safely back in New Zealand and heaping praise on their rescuers.
Samoa sevens determined to book tickets to Rio
SAMOA – Top seeds Samoa have arrived in Monaco for this weekend’s Olympic sevens repechage event, which will determine who claims the final men’s qualifying place in Rio.
Opposition calls on Key to harden up on Fiji
FIJI – The Opposition in Fiji has called on New Zealand to harden up on the Fiji government because it says it’s operating under a democratic facade.
University violence proliferates in PNG
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Tensions have boiled over among students at universities in Papua New Guinea amid differences over whether to continue boycotting classes.
Tonga says it has no money for flood relief
TONGA – Tonga’s prime minister says there is not much the government can do to help victims of recent flooding because it has no money.
Vanuatu state broadcaster off the air
VANUATU – Vanuatu’s national broadcaster went off-air on Monday because of an unpaid utility bill, it’s reported.
Major diplomatic win for Fiji
Envoy elected president of UN General Assembly
PACER Plus process condemned
PACIFIC – A new report says Pacific Island countries should walk away from the proposed PACER Plus free trade agreement, suggesting it puts Australia and New Zealand’s interests ahead of the Pacific.
Fiji's ban on journalists condemned
FIJI – New Zealand writers advocacy group PEN NZ has condemned the continuing ban by the Fiji government of Television New Zealand Pacific Affairs correspondent Barbara Dreaver.
Tech know-how vital for Pacific youth
NEW ZEALAND – Providing pathways to better opportunities for Pacific youth, through the use of technology, was a key message at the Pacific Wave 2016 Prosperous Futures Through Technology conference in Auckland.
Maori begin to accept cremation
NEW ZEALAND – As the world changes so too do Maori protocols when mourning the loss of a loved one.
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