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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
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Top cop position advertised
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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
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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Pacific
Cook Islander describes ‘severe’ impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred in Australia
Cook Islander Archie Atiau says the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which affected South East Queensland and the New South Wales North Coast, Australia, has been severe.
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.
PNG seeks US$250m loan
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister says the country’s central bank is trying to borrow US$250 million from the International Monetary Fund to help solve the country’s foreign exchange problems.
New Zealanders say no to flag change
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealanders have voted in favour of keeping the current national flag in a referendum, after a 17-month exercise that cost taxpayers NZ$26 million.
Kiwi injured in Kon-Tiki rescue
CHILE – New Zealand Maori Lisa Te Heuheu, one of the Kon-Tiki2 crew members, was injured when being evacuated from one of the ill-fated expedition’s balsawood rafts, according to reports from the abandoned expedition’s website.
Tongans hit by bank card scam
TONGA – Hundreds of Tongans have had their bank cards blocked and reissued with new cards after they fell victim to regional scammers.
Wild weather lashes NZ
NEW ZEALAND – Nearly 200 tourists have been evacuated on the West Coast of New Zealand, and trees have brought down powerlines in Auckland, as wild weather lashes the country.
Teen walks free as murder case collapses
VANUATU – The murder case against a New Zealand teenager in Vanuatu has collapsed and he has walked free after several months in prison.
O'Neill's supporters stay staunch
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Leading members of Papua New Guinea’s coalition government are standing firm behind the prime minister Peter O’Neill who is facing a possible vote of no-confidence next week.
Toilet boasts its own website
VANUATU – In what is believed to be a world first – a public toilet in Vanuatu has its own dedicated website
Violence against women protested
VANUATU – Hundreds of people in Vanuatu’s capital have taken part in a march to address violence against women.
Games jobs split three ways
TONGA – The responsibility for planning and preparing Tonga’s hosting of the South Pacific Games in 2019 has been given to three authorities, the Prime Minister’s Office has stated.
Illegal seafood harvesting operation busted
SAMOA – A Samoa law enforcement operation coordinated by Department of Fisheries officials have pulled off one of the largest successful raids of illegally harvested fish products in the history of the country.
Cultural rights in focus
SAMOA – Two government ministries in Samoa are partnering with Pacific regional organisations to enhance the knowledge of intellectual property rights among cultural producers in a workshop being held in Apia this week.
Opposition launches no confidence move
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s Opposition has launched a new attempt to unseat the country’s Government.
Islands brace for more king tides
MARSHALL ISLANDS – Weather forecasters have warned of more inundation in the Marshall Islands this week with a combination of stormy seas and a king tide at work again.
Battered islands fight nuclear giants
MARSHALL ISLANDS – The lawyer representing the Marshall Islands in its international anti-nuclear case says this month’s hearings have shone a light on the lack of formal talks on nuclear disarmament.
Kiwi orchards relying on Pacific workers
Pacific Islanders participating in New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme say the work is of great benefit to them and their communities back in the islands. They are also now considered indispensable to New Zealand’s viticulture and horticulture industries, Johnny Blades reports for Radio New Zealand’s Dateline Pacific.
Call to better manage Pacific forests
PACIFIC – The Pacific Community (SPC) wants better forest management to develop a region more resilient to climate change.
Cyclone disaster continues
FIJI – Fiji’s prime minister Frank Bainimarama is calling for the rich countries of the world to help Fiji rebuild more resiliently after Cyclone Winston.
2015 shattered temperature records
CLIMATE – Last year “shattered” temperature records according to the state of the climate report released by the World Meteorological Organisation this week in Switzerland.
Chickens starve to death
SOLOMON ISLANDS – Chickens are starving to death in their hundreds in Solomon Islands while a ship carrying feed is unable to get into Honiara’s main port due to shipping congestion.
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