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Cook Islands passport proposal
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Top cop position advertised
7 December 2024
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
8 October 2024
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
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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
2 September 2024
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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Pacific
Visitors ready for football challenge
As the Cook Islands Football Association gears up to host the 2025 OFC Men’s Champions League Qualifying Stage, one of the visiting teams is determined to win, as they feel at home in Rarotonga.
Australia and Cook Islands to sign MoU, strengthen maritime security partnership
Cook Islands and Australia are in the process of finalising an enhanced Pacific Maritime Security Program (PMSP) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will strengthen Australia’s support for Te Kukupa II operations and bolster regional security efforts.
Wounded Bears hunting Sea Eagles
A wounded Bear is a dangerous one – and no doubt something the Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles are aware of as they head to Raemaru Park to take on the Arorangi Bears in round two of the league competition. In the first week of the 2012 season the Sea Eagles tied 24-all against the Panthers in […]
Swim series continues
The open water series for local swimmers strokes back into action on Monday as part of the build up to the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. Cook Islands Aquatics Federation president Romani Katoa says the event was meant to start last weekend however due to the heavy rain and rough seas experienced, the start of […]
Aitutaki volleys for Easter 4X4
Preparations have begun for the biggest sporting event on Aitutaki’s calendar and people from Rarotonga are being egged on to join the fun this year. Volleyball nets have sprung up across the island this week, ready for the start of competition games between the villages. It’s all being done – apart from having a bit […]
Bulldogs and Panthers open up round 2
The Titikaveka Bulldogs and Tupapa Panthers will open up round two of the 2012 rugby league season today with two games scheduled for this afternoon at the Titikaveka field. At 4pm the Bulldogs under 16 team will rumble with their Panthers counterpart before the reserve grade take to the field. Remaining grade games between these […]
Aitutaki Sharks 'shattered'
Aitutaki Sharks coach Junior Tamati says his team was “shattered” to learn this week that they were being pushed out of the 2012 rugby league season and he expected the island as a whole would feel much the same way. Tamati said the island’s sole rugby league team had brought a whole new attitude to […]
Good results at Sail Auckland Regatta
Cook Islands sailors Helema Williams, Taua Elisa, Aquila Tatira and Teau McKenzie have posted impressive results after the Sail Auckland Regatta in New Zealand. The sailors now look forward to the next leg of the Olympic qualifier series to be held in Germany at the end of April. Racing in shifty conditions over the regatta […]
Masters play up
The rugby league masters season got off to a good start with about 40 players turning up for their first game at the Swamp last Friday. The middleman Simi ‘Harrigan’ Teiotu took control of the game right from the start with a couple of players requiring time out to cool off while one player in […]
Do or die double header tonight
After dropping their first game of the Turtles Domestic League III against Te-Au-O-Tonga in emphatic style last Friday – the Ngatangiia-Matavera cricket team will need to win at least one of their matches tonight to stay in contention for a finals spot. Wins in both of their games will put them right back at the […]
First national women's team forming
Exciting times are ahead for women cricketers in the Cook Islands with the first ever national women’s cricket team to be selected to represent the country at the East Asia-Pacific tournament in Vanuatu in May. The first national women’s cricket squad is expected to include players from right across the Cook Islands with interest already […]
Badminton forms new association
The first badminton meeting to set up a committee for the code will be held this Friday at 12 noon at the CISNOC office in Taputapuatea. Two nights of badminton games staged at the Princess Anne Hall at Tereora College drew in up to 60 players each night who not only showed great skills on […]
Smith called to Crusaders squad
Cook Islander Francis Smith has headed back to New Zealand to rejoin the Crusaders’ developmental squad in Canterbury. Smith will again play with the Crusaders Knights – the team affiliated with the Super Rugby side – backing up his efforts last year on the pitch while trying to move up to the senior squad. The […]
Young sailors bounce back in Auckland
Cook Islands sailors are bouncing back from disappointing performances at the New Zealand Laser Nationals in Wellington earlier in the year with some fantastic racing at the Sail Auckland regatta. National sailors Taua Elisa, Helema Williams and Aquila Tatira raced in the laser nationals in Wellington however substandard boats and gear saw the sailors retire […]
PNG hosting rights under threat
A lack of urgency by lead organisations of the Papua New Guinea Pacific Games Association (PGA), the PNG Sports Federation and Olympic Committee and the PNG Sports Foundation, could see PNG missing out on hosting the Pacific Games in 2015. PNG now faces the ignominy of having its hosting rights stripped from it two-and-a-half years […]
1 short of a ton
Exciting and closely fought volleyball matches featured in round two of the Turtles Business House volleyball tournament last week. Newcomers to the tournament, Southpac, played a terrific game against team Playing Up going point for point with their more experienced opponents. Despite their best efforts – Southpac couldn’t contain Playing Up who went on to […]
Wins over USA and Japan 'massive'
For a country lacking in resources and high performance programmes – the Cook Islands sevens team’s win against cash rich USA and Japan is seen as a massive achievement. The Cooks ended up as runner ups in the shield finals of the tournament missing out on the trophy to Scotland who snuck in with a […]
Badminton on again tonight
Due to the successful re-introduction of badminton on Friday night, another night of fun badminton has been organised for tonight at the Princess Anne Hall at Tereora College starting at 6pm. More than 60 people turned out to the Princess Anne Hall over the course of Friday night to give badminton a go. Judging by […]
Cooks struggle to find form
The Cook Islands sevens team struggled to find form at the Hertz Sevens in Wellington, losing two of their three matches on day one at tournament. After their 27-12 loss to England in their first match – the Cooks were slaughtered by South Africa 43-0 in their second match on day one. Their third and […]
Masters show the way
Cook Islands Rugby League will start the season with the League Masters today, kicking off this afternoon 4.30pm at the Avatiu Swamp. While international rules classify masters players as 35 and over, the Cook Islands league masters rules limit masters players to 40 years and over. The reason is that many players under 40 are […]
Cook Islands squad loses first game
Despite fielding talented young debutants at the Hertz Sevens in Wellington – the inexperienced Cook Islands sevens squad was stormed by England 27-12 in the Cooks first pool play match at the World Series tournament. Within the first minute of the match, England asserted their dominance to dot down for the first try of the […]
'Come and try' badminton tonight
Tonight the Princess Anne Hall at Tereora College will stage the Cook Islands’ first badminton event in over 10 years with a ‘come and try’ evening from 5pm. The general public is invited to give the sport a go and find out how much fun can be had with badminton. Brothers Hugh and Robert Graham […]
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