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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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8 October 2024
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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
3 August 2024
Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
2 September 2024
Inflation eases but concerns remain
31 August 2024
Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
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Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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PM Brown eager to hand over Forum chair role to Tonga
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ICI explains road works delay in front of old Sheraton site
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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Challenging ‘rape 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.
Fiji's sanitation behind some African countries
The quality of water in Fiji is under scrutiny following surveys by international experts that show sanitation levels lagging behind countries on the African continent.
Tonga's democracy still some way to go
Locals in Tonga are hopeful that this year’s elections will further strengthen the establishment of democracy.
Fiji confronts doctor shortage issues
The Fiji Medical Association says there is a doctor shortage in the country due to skilled, senior physicians leaving for better opportunities overseas.
Critical doctor shortage in rural PNG
A group representing doctors in Papua New Guinea says there is a critical shortage of doctors in rural areas and the situation is becoming dire.
Samoa: PM denies wanting head of state role
Samoa’s Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, has firmly rejected claims he is setting himself up to be appointed the Head of State.
Free data causes headache for Telecom
A huge surge in demand from customers caused major problems for Telecom Cook Islands’ network during the free mobile data promotion last weekend.
PNG: Festival organisers chastised
Papua New Guinea’s sports and events minister says the nation’s Cultural Commission is a national embarrassment and needs a total revamp.
PNG: Police quell student fighting
Police have broken up clashes between university students in Papua New Guinea over the corruption allegations against Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill.
PNG: Unesco call to protect cultures
The United Nations’s science and culture body Unesco is calling on Pacific nations to sign the 2005 Convention on Cultural Diversity to help stop the trafficking of cultural artefacts.
PNG: O'Neill withdraws appeals
It’s confusing – but let’s try to keep up with the political play in Papua New Guinea after a series of court rulings regarding the arrest warrant for the nation’s prime minister to answer questions relating to corruption allegations.
Kiribati: Plan to curb population growth
Kiribati is set to launch a programme giving its people better access to contraception.
Are fish really eating all the plastic?
Scientists are concerned that hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic waste floating in the ocean is being eaten by fish.
Fiji: Leaders' assets suspect
Opposition political parties in Fiji are sceptical about the asset declarations of the regime’s Fiji First Party leaders.
Tonga proposes territory swap with Fiji
Tonga is proposing to trade the disputed Minerva Reef with Fiji, in exchange for the Lau island group.
PNG: Nations' future 'hangs in the balance'
Papua New Guinea’s future as a functioning democracy hangs in the balance, according to suspended Papua New Guinea assistant police commissioner Thomas Eluh.
Tonga: Victim impact reports hush court
Sentencing of the two policemen convicted of the manslaughter in the death of New Zealand Police Officer Kali Fungavaka in 2012 has been adjourned until next Wednesday at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court.
Whale watchers most likely to hit whales
Whales are more likely to be hit by whale-watching boats than any other identified vessel type, data from the International Whaling Commission shows.
NZ: New internet cable to cross the Pacific
The New Zealand government has agreed to a deal worth NZ$65 million that could end the single-cable monopoly that connects the country to the rest of the world through the internet.
PNG: Salvation Army worker suspect
The Salvation Army says it is aware of reports emerging this week that a former employee has again been labelled a suspect in the death of an asylum seeker at the processing centre on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island.
Fiji warned of 'tired old faces'
The leader of the Fiji regime Frank Bainimarama has again cautioned people about voting for what he calls the “tired old faces” of Fiji politics.
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