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Cook Islands passport proposal
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Top cop position advertised
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Police need numbers and bigger budget
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Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
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Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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Cook Islands has its first mosque
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CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
16 November 2024
RAC to address mosque legality
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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
8 October 2024
Concerns over Minister’s role in inmate work releases: PAC
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
3 August 2024
Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
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Inflation eases but concerns remain
31 August 2024
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’
17 January 2023
PM Brown eager to hand over Forum chair role to Tonga
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Challenging ‘rape culture’
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Balancing tourism and culture
Cook Islands Tourism’s transparent, inclusive and practical planning public consultation which explored the challenges and opportunities tourism brings in all areas of wellbeing, drew a good number of community members.
NZ’s ‘diplomatic tiff’ with Kiribati could push it closer to China: Expert
The New Zealand government’s decision to review its development aid in Kiribati has “all the hallmarks of a diplomatic tiff” and could “push away” the Micronesian island nation closer to China, a regional political commentator says.
Vanuatu's Australian-supplied patrol boat awaiting repairs
Vanuatu's patrol boat RVS Takuare remains docked at the SinoVan wharf in Port Vila where it has been since the second week of June because of an engine defect.
Convicted Vanuatu health minister receives pardon
Vanuatu's president Obed Moses Tallis has pardoned the health minister Bruno Leingkone - a year after he was convicted for breaching aviation security.
Tonga resumes import tariffs as pandemic subsidies end
Tariffs on all imports into Tonga are being resumed today marking the end of a two-year tax holiday.
Power fully restored in Niue after six day power outage
Niue has full electricity for the first time since a widespread power outage cut began six days ago.
New film a 'love letter' to urban Pasifika community
An all-female film crew is about to launch Still Here, a documentary series intended as a love letter to the central Auckland Pasifika community.
Man hospitalised with Covid-19 after arriving in Niue on quarantine-free flight
Niue's Director of Health has confirmed a man with pre-existing health conditions has been hospitalised with Covid-19 after arriving on a quarantine-free flight from New Zealand.
Pacific News in Brief
Call for Samoas to talk on travel, American Samoa easing covid restrictions, and rat infestation at govt department
Fiji, Palau and Samoa call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining at UN conference
Palau, Fiji, and Samoa have announced their opposition to deep-sea mining, calling for a moratorium on the emerging industry amidst growing fears it will destroy the seafloor and damage biodiversity.
State of emergency declared on Tinian due to toxic fire
A major disaster and state of significant emergency has been declared for the island of Tinian in the Northern Marianas because of an out of control fire with toxic fumes.
Residents get vital access back as Vanuatu airport to reopen
Flights to Lajmoli Airport in the Vanuatu island of Espiritu Santo will resume after 14 years.
Pacific News Briefs
The number of Covid-19 cases in Nauru continues to rise.
Niue reopens its borders to New Zealand tourists
Niue is the latest Pacific Island to open to New Zealand tourists after more than two years of being shut due to the pandemic.
'Ninja style' bail checks before police shooting of Shargin Stephens
Police emails seen by RNZ reveal officers planned to hide "ninja style" close to Shargin Stephens' house late at night to try and catch him breaching bail.
Majority of New Zealanders concerned about harmful online content - report
New Zealanders lack confidence in social media companies to keep them safe and are highly concerned about youth being exposed to harmful or inappropriate content.
Pacific News Briefs
The number of Covid-19 cases in Nauru has surpassed two thousand.
PNG economist says election of women crucial to PNG future
A Papua New Guinea economist says the election of women in parliament will be crucial to advancing gender equality in the country.
PNG tops 2022 Mini-Games medal tally
Papua New Guinea earned the most gold medals in the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games.
UN Ocean Conference 2022: Ocean pollution like all forms of pollution must be prevented
Opinion - Our Ocean is the planet's largest ecosystem, regulating the climate, and providing livelihoods for billions. But its health is in danger, writes Anthony Talouli, Director of Waste Management Pollution Control of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Tuvalu's Kofe pulls out of UN event after China blocks Taiwanese delegates
Tuvalu's foreign minister and Nobel peace prize nominee Simon Kofe has withdrawn from a UN Ocean Conference in Portugal in protest against China's decision to block Taiwanese participants in the island nation's delegation.*
Vanuatu court sentences four Bangladeshis for trafficking and slavery
The sentencing of four Bangladeshi nationals implicated in human trafficking in Vanuatu was handed down this week, after four years of a legal battle.
