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23 September 2024
Parliament’s 12 sitting days sufficient for business: Clerk
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21 September 2024
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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
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7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
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Helmet safety concerns raised amid enforcement challenges
2 September 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
STI cases on the rise
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Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
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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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ICI explains road works delay in front of old Sheraton site
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Diaspora dismayed over lack of Te Maeva Nui livestream
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Everyone is a winner, says 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.
109-year-old birthday girl says every day is a blessing
SAMOA – Samoan matriarch Mitavale Levaopolo Sione, born April 18, 1907, celebrated her 109th birthday this week, making her possibly the oldest person in Samoa.
93 per cent of Barrier Reef hit by coral bleaching
AUSTRALIA – Almost 93 per cent of reefs on the Great Barrier Reef have been hit by coral bleaching, according to a comprehensive survey revealing the full extent of the devastation caused by abnormally warm ocean temperatures sweeping the globe.
West Papua the neglected story of our time
FIJI – Giving voice to the voiceless and championing the rights of all people is essentially about “telling the truth”.
Vanuatu rejects MSG appointment
VANUATU – Vanuatu’s Council of Ministers has reiterated that it won’t accept the appointment of the Fijian Amena Yauvoli as new director-general of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
Sentences dismay asylum seekers
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Two men found guilty of murdering asylum seeker Reza Barati will spend just over three more years in prison, Papua New Guinea police say.
Petrol in diesel tank suspected
SAMOA – A report from an inquiry into the diesel fuel tank explosion at Apia’s Matautu Wharf three weeks ago has suggested a mixture of petroleum and diesel may have caused the tank explosion sparked by welding works.
Guerrero arrested
NORTHERN MARIANAS – The former department of public safety commissioner in the Northern Marianas, James Deleon Guerrero, has been arrested.
Lifeline thrown to Tonga rugby
TONGA – The Tonga government has agreed to cover debts owed by the Tonga Rugby Union as part of a tripartite agreement reached following talks with World Rugby.
Civil servants told not to take part in tribal battles
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Police in Papua New Guinea’s southern highlands province of Hela have warned public servants to refrain from inciting tribal fights.
'Ebola with wings' 10km from Australia
A deadly new strain of drug resistant tuberculosis is incubating on the small PNG island of Daru, 10 kilometres off Cape York, Australia’s most northern point. Infectious disease experts say the disease is ‘Ebola with wings’, and want Australia to lead a regional response. ABC reporter Jo Chandler travelled to Daru for this special report.
Two kings cause chaos on Wallis
WALLIS AND FUTUNA – France is expected to announce who of the two kings installed in Wallis at the weekend is the legitimate one.
Situation close to anarchy
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s opposition leader Don Polye has called for Police Commissioner Gary Baki to stop victimising his officers and let the investigation into Prime Minister Peter O’Neill take it’s course.
Fraud case divides PNG police
PORT MORESBY – Rival elements of Papua New Guinea’s police force are in open confrontation in Port Moresby.
Guam concerned by missile threat
Guam – One of the issues that comes from being a US territory in the Western Pacific is that you could become a target of Washington’s many enemies.
Students taught in Samoan language do better
American Samoa – Recent results have shown that American Samoan school students achieve more when taught in their own language.
Journalists focus on human rights
FIJI – A group of Pacific island journalists are meeting in Nadi this week to strengthen and build their capacity to understand what human rights is about and how they can use human rights lenses when reporting news in the region.
Loan to improve Fiji's infrastructure
FIJI – Fiji stands to receive $US50 million to improve infrastructure in the country as part of its re-engagement with international donor partners.
New Zealand fisheries tour 'useful'
NEW ZEALAND – A series of workshops in New Zealand last week for Pacific fisheries ministers and officials to look at how to improve the management of their fisheries has been called “very useful”.
Airport repairs 'not enough'
VANUATU – Vanuatu’s government says emergency repair works at the country’s international airport should be finished by the weekend – but Air New Zealand say the temporary repairs aren’t enough.
Depression saturates Fiji again
FIJI – Heavy rain in Fiji over the weekend has caused flooding and road closures on the island of Vanua Levu, as the country was hit by yet another tropical depression.
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