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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
24 September 2024
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8 October 2024
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5 October 2024
Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
25 September 2024
Parliament’s 12 sitting days sufficient for business: Clerk
24 September 2024
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23 September 2024
Parliament’s 12 sitting days sufficient for business: Clerk
24 September 2024
Tapaitau and Charlie-Puna released to ‘family jobs’
21 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
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
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2 September 2024
Inflation eases but concerns remain
31 August 2024
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22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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10 August 2024
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Everyone is a winner, says Culture
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Local women outshine global peers in business leadership
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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.
Australia in grip of 'ice' epidemic
SYDNEY – Australia is in the grip of an ice epidemic and hundreds of clandestine drug labs are springing up around the country each year, in suburban homes, motels and even in car boots and trucks.
PACIFIC BRIEFS: GUN FIGHT SUSPECTS APPEAR IN COURT
SAMOA – One of the men involved in a gun fight with police in Samoa before Christmas last year has been charged with possession of narcotics.
Remittances affecting value of education
A Tongan social worker says remittances have contributed to a culture of dependency which is affecting how people value education.
PNG mobilises to fight measles
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s Department of Health has dispatched a team to a remote part of Chimbu province where a measles outbreak has reportedly killed six people.
Time to restore confidence
NUKU ‘ALOFA – The Minister of Police in Tonga says he will work hard to restore confidence in the local force and will not stand for police misbehavior.
King tides wash through islands
MAJURO – There’s been widespread flooding in Marshall Islands after a king tide battered the shores of several islands, including the capital Majuro.
PACIFIC BRIEFS: CALL FOR POLICE TO BE DRUG TESTED
AMERICAN SAMOA – Senators in American Samoa have called for police officers to undergo mandatory drug tests.
Prime minister apologises
SUVA – Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has offered a heartfelt apology to all Fijians for water issues affecting the country.
What will it take to shock us?
Reports coming out of Manus Island right now should be enough to shock us, but they aren’t. What will it take? Australian barrister Julian Burnside and an advocate for human rights and fair treatment of refugees has some ideas.
Protest after police raid
PORT MORESBY – Thousands of villagers have converged on police headquarters in Port Moresby to protest the alleged police shooting of a young man.
PACIFIC BRIEFS: SIX CHILDREN DIE FROM MEASLES IN PNG
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A remote region of Papua New Guinea bordering the provinces of Enga and East Sepik has been hit by a deadly measles outbreak.
Call for action against corruption
HONIARA – Solomon Islands’ chief justice has called on the newly-elected government of prime minister Manasseh Sogavare to tackle corruption and halt the appointment of “cronies” to top jobs.
Jaws fails to deliver the juice
Pe‘ahi – The World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Tour’s (BWT) Pe’ahi Challenge in Maui, Hawai‘i has been postponed, just 24 hours after being greenlighted to get underway on Thursday morning.
Opposition should focus on the people
SUVA – Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama appeared not moved by the Opposition’s rejection to the funding allocation provided by parliament to political parties’ saying they needed to turn their attention away from themselves and concentrate on addressing the needs of the ordinary people.
Air cargo uncertainty for Tonga
NUKU‘ALOFA – Tongan businesses say they are worried about Air New Zealand’s plans to phase out the Boeing 767-300 planes on the Tonga to New Zealand route.
King tides swamp low islands
MAJURO – A king tide has caused widespread flooding in the capital of Majuro and at least four remote outer islands in the Marshall Islands.
Fiji Government in no rush to change Media Industry Development Decree
The president of the Fiji Media Association says the government will be in no rush to agree to calls to change the Media Industry Development Decree.
Tonga's new PM denies nepotism claim
NUKU’ALOFA – The gloves are off in Nuku’alofa. Tongan Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva has denied claims of nepotism made by failed political rival ‘Eliesa Fifita.
Communications at Manus restricted
LORENGAU – A refugee advocate says asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island have been banned from using a phone and talking to their case workers.
Hunger strike detainees jailed
LORENGAU – Asylum seekers at the Manus Island detention centre have vowed to continue their hunger strike despite the temporary jailing of more than 40 men from Delta compound.
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