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19 November 2024
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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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 Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
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
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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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
23 August 2024
Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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Challenging ‘rape culture’
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Pacific
Cook Islands National Council of Women welcomes NZ High Commissioner
The Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) welcomed New Zealand’s new high commissioner to the Cook Islands, Catherine Graham, at their office in Takuvaine yesterday.
PM Brown confident in Pacific Islands Forum leadership despite political change in Tonga
The sudden resignation of Tonga’s former prime minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni had left a temporary gap in the leadership of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), but Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown remains confident that the situation will soon stabilise.
PNG: 'Extinct' bat rediscovered
A big-eared bat has been rediscovered in Papua New Guinea after dropping out of sight for more than a century.
French Polynesia: Judge urged to jail Flosse
The prosecution in the trial of the French Polynesian president Gaston Flosse has called for him to be given a two-year jail sentence and a US$110,000 fine for abuse of public funds.
Fiji: Free and fair elections doubted
Opposition parties in Fiji say intimidation and a lack of media coverage mean the coming elections will not be free and fair.
Fiji: Politician complains about online abuse
“You deserve to be taken to a village, killed, cooked and buried there.”
PNG: Kids given chance to express themselves
Papua New Guinea is famed for its tribal art – but a group of students and former street kids have been getting a chance to express themselves with modern street art.
Big boost for Samoa's tourism
The Prime Minister of New Zealand ended his three-day visit to Samoa with a pledge to boost the country’s tourism industry.
Solomons: Outbreak claims 18 children
The death toll in the Solomon Islands is slowly rising with at least 18 children known to have died after suffering from extreme diarrhoea.
Is Tonga's aircraft really unsafe?
Tonga will continue to fly its Chinese-made MA60 aircraft as a New Zealand inspector’s report says the plane was correctly validated.
AIDS epidemic in PNG
A United Nations’ agency has labelled Papua New Guinea’s growing HIV and AIDS public health emergency an epidemic.
Tourists a concern on New Zealand roads
The New Zealand Transport Agency is leading research into measures to increase road safety in relation to tourists.
In Brief: Diarrhoea in Solomons leaves 16 dead
The Ministry of Health in Solomon Islands has declared a nationwide diarrhoea outbreak, which has resulted in the deaths of 16 young children in the past two weeks.
NZ's PM hunts Pacific vote on island tour
New Zealand’s pending election campaign spilled over into Samoa this week, where the Prime Minister used his Pacific islands tour to attack Labour’s immigration policy.
Fiji: 'All about retaining power'
Observers are saying the rules surrounding the Fiji elections suggest the regime is determined to retain power.
Fiji: 'Elections will proceed smoothly'
Fiji’s Supervisor of Elections is confident September’s much-awaited general election will proceed smoothly despite plans for all voting to take place on just one day.
Has Fiji First 'tripped itself up'?
Could Fiji regime leader Frank Bainimarama be tripped up by his own complicated decrees? Has he flouted rules and jeopardised his own likelihood of election to legitimate power?
Fiji: Many predict regime will win
In just under four months, Fijians will head to the polls in the country’s first democratic election since the 2006 military coup.
French Polynesia: Newspaper's days were over
The closing down of one French Polynesia’s two daily newspapers after more than 50 years of publishing has raised questions about the future of printed news media.
Islands running out of fish
Two-thirds of the Pacific islands’ communities could run out of fish to feed their populations within 15 years.
Solomons: No proof of voter card fraud
Transparency Solomon Islands has heard allegations that the new biometric registration system designed to reduce election fraud is being abused by candidates.
Chuuk state passes shark fishing ban
All four of the Federated States of Micronesia have enacted shark protections, now that the state of Chuuk has passed legislation that bans shark fishing in its waters.
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