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No debt in China deal
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Thomas Wynne: Where were our leaders while children suffered?
25 January 2025
$541.7m tourism earnings
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Cook Islands passport proposal
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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
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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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Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
23 October 2024
CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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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.
Murdered teen laid to rest on Palm Sunday
FIJI – She was to have taken part in the weekend’s Palm Sunday service which is celebrated in many Christian churches around Fiji.
PNG proposing an end to independent MPs
Papua New Guinea – The Integrity of Political Parties and Candidate Commission in Papua New Guina will be proposing a new voting system where people will vote for parties rather than individual candidates in a bid to strengthen the political system.
Cost of cyclone damage continues to rise
FIJI – Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston’s impact on Fiji’s agriculture and housing now totals over US$193.6 million.
Bleaching threat level increased
AUSTRALIA – Australia’s Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt says the coral bleaching threat level on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park will be increased to its highest level.
Resettlement for Papuan refugees
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea is resettling hundreds of asylum seekers from neighbouring West Papua as part of its deal with Australia to host the Manus Island detention centre.
Micronesia in grip of severe drought
MICRONESIA – Weather forecasters say a severe drought that has hit Micronesia is expected to worsen over the next few weeks.
Fiji's anti-torture move 'hollow'
FIJI – A human rights lawyer says Fiji’s ratification of an international anti-torture treaty is a hollow and meaningless gesture.
Former deputy PM left out of Samoa's cabinet
SAMOA – Samoa‘s former deputy prime minister, Fonotoe Nuafesili Pierre Lauofo, has been excluded from the new cabinet.
Horrific shark attack
FIJI – A horrendous shark attack in Cakaudrove has shocked villagers of a coastal community.
Brutal murder of teenage girl prompts vigil
FIJI – In solidarity, they stood at the same spot a 14-year-old girl was brutally murdered last earlier this week, holding a vigil with a desperate message – “stop the violence against children”.
Money raised in support of abducted woman
VANUATU – Tour operators in Vanuatu have rallied in support of a woman abducted and assaulted over the weekend for criticising the behaviour of some public transport providers in Port Vila.
Facebook beating shocks Vanuatu
The alleged abduction and physical assault of a Vanuatu woman for posting critical comments on Facebook has rocked the Pacific island nation. The Vanuatu Daily Post reported on the incident earlier this week.
Sad end to voyage of high ideals
EASTER ISLAND – The Kon-Tiki2 Expedition has decided to end the expedition after 114 days and 4500 nautical miles in the south-east Pacific, the crew announced in a last website update before abandoning their balsawood vessels.
Expedition abandoned at sea
EASTER ISLAND – Fourteen adventurers have been rescued off the coast of Chile after weather forced them to abandon the recreation of a historic maritime journey.
Observers welcome 'any time'
NAURU – Nauru’s president says election observers are welcome at “any time” – although it is not clear if this amounts to an official invitation.
Author describes 'ocean of the future'
PACIFIC – An award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author says the world needs to listen more to what the Pacific ocean and its peoples have to say about looking after our planet.
Arrests for Vanuatu attack
VANUATU – Police in Vanuatu have arrested seven men over the abduction and beating of a woman who criticised the behaviour of local transport providers on Facebook.
Revival of Pacific female artforms
Female artists from around the Pacific region are reviving lost cultural art forms and reinventing creative traditions that have existed for generations, reports Indira Moala for Radio New Zealand International.
La Niña knocking at the door as El Niño says goodbye
HAWAI‘I – A new report from the National Weather Service predicts the strong El Niño that brought a record number of hurricanes, huge winter surf and a dry winter to Hawai‘i should begin to end late this spring or early this (northern hemisphere) summer.
Chance to rebuild stronger infrastructure
fiji – In Fiji engineers and assessors are counting the cost of the damage to roads and infrastructure caused by Cyclone Winston.
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