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10 February 2025
No debt in China deal
8 February 2025
Thomas Wynne: Haka with the taniwha or dance with the dragon?
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22 January 2025
Thomas Wynne: Where were our leaders while children suffered?
25 January 2025
$541.7m tourism earnings
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Cook Islands passport proposal
6 January 2025
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
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Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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Pacific
PM Brown clarifies Cook Islands’ stance on New Zealand relationship
The Government has criticised recent reporting by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) regarding the relationship between the Cook Islands and New Zealand, calling it ‘inaccurate and inflammatory’.
Tough times for kava farmers as 32 per cent US tariff hits
The 32 percent tariff that will be imposed by the United States on all Fiji imports will have negative impacts on American consumers and farmers, one of the country's biggest kava farmers to export said on Friday.
Satellites to keep tabs on tuna stock
The pristine waters of the Western and central Pacific Ocean are dotted with thousands of small islands, ranging from low-lying atolls to jungle-covered volcanoes. This diverse region is rich in marine resources and biodiversity—wealth that feeds local communities and drives their economies.
In brief: Forced to eat unripened crops
People affected by last month’s Cyclone Lusi in Vanuatu have been forced to eat unripened crops while they wait for goverment assistance.
Pitcairners deny mutiny make-up
A Pitcairn descendant of Fletcher Christian has laughed off reports of a symbolic reconciliation with the Bligh family 225 years after the legendary mutiny on the Bounty.
Fiji: 'Dead man' seeking answers
An inquiry is underway in Fiji to determine how a man who was declared dead in the nation’s main hospital was pronounced alive an hour later.
PNG: Refugee status known soon
Papua New Guinea has taken the first step towards granting refugee status and resettling refugees currently detained on Manus Island.
PNG: Human trafficking confronted
New anti-human trafficking laws are expected to come into force in Papua New Guinea next month.
In brief: Nauru too busy to deal with amnesty
Amnesty International has revealed that Nauru has denied it access to the island’s Australian-run immigration detention centre, which houses more than 1,000 asylum seekers.
Locals unhappy with detention camp
The principal landowners on whose land Australia’s Papua New Guinea detention centre has been built are frustrated by the way things have turned out.
NZ wants journalists off the blacklist
The foreign minister of New Zealand says he has spoken to Fiji about lifting bans on two New Zealand journalists.
PNG: Dog attack victim speaks out
A Papua New Guinea man shown in a leaked video being attacked by police dogs in Port Moresby has come forward, demanding justice for the trauma he says he has suffered.
PNG: Gas project ready to produce
Exxon Mobil has announced its A$19 billion liquid natural gas project in Papua New Guinea has begun production ahead of schedule.
Fiji thumbs nose at Pacific Forum
Fiji says it won’t renew its membership to the Pacific Islands Forum unless Australia and New Zealand are expelled as members.
Samoa: 'Shame punishment enough'
Defence counsels for two Samoan government cabinet ministers found guilty of obstructing police spoke of their clients’ shame from the “whole affair”.
Low-lying islands adaptable
Researchers say there is evidence that low-lying Pacific Islands nations can grow, making them more adaptable to the threat of rising sea levels caused by climate change.
In brief: Water resources under pressure
There are concerns in American Samoa that the main island’s current water resources will struggle to cope with growing demand.
Nauru: Refugees to get five-year visas
Asylum seekers on Nauru who are found to be refugees have been told they will be resettled on the island for five years where they will be given work rights and the opportunity to establish their own businesses.
Shane Jones the man for the Pacific
The former head of Oxfam New Zealand , Barry Coates, says New Zealand should tread carefully with a newly-created high level diplomatic role for the region.
In brief: Sexual violence worsening in Vanuatu
An increase in sexual offences in Vanuatu is being blamed on greater access to the internet and pornography brought in by overseas workers.
Pacific: El Nino cycle sneaking back in
The El Nino cycle is expected to return to western Pacific as early as July this year, meteorologists say.
Samoa: Stink threatens conference
With the UN’s Small Islands Developing States conference a few months away, a stench in the middle of Apia is causing concern.
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