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$541.7m tourism earnings
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‘Paedophile’ gets 13 years in prison
22 January 2025
Thomas Wynne: Where were our leaders while children suffered?
25 January 2025
Cook Islands passport proposal
6 January 2025
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
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
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
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
13 August 2024
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.
Rain inundates golf championships
Cook Islands junior golfers have had mixed performances at the 36 holes Auckland Age Grade Golf Champs over the weekend. Young Willie Howard, the only competitor to come close to the leading players, scored a 77 in the first 18 holes and 80 in the 2nd. The two time winner of the Auckland Champs and […]
High standard of competition in NZ
Four young Cook Islands athletes gave it their all at last weekends New Zealand Secondary Schools Champs held in Wellington in fine conditions. The competition over the two days at Newtown Park was of a very high standard. Patricia Taea did extremely well to make the very competitive 100m senior girls final finishing 7th in […]
Sokattak and Tupapa head to cup final
Nikao Sokattak and the Tupapa premier mens soccer teams have won their semi final matches at the weekend with the score line of four goals to nil and five goals to one respectively. The two top clubs will now meet each other in the knock out soccer cup final this coming Saturday. In the Tupapa […]
Lilly takes under 18 Waikato title
Seventeen-year-old Cook Islands tennis star Lillian Maui trumped scores of contenders from New Zealand and the Pacific to win the under 18 champions title at the Waikato Junior Tennis Championships in Hamilton last week. The Tereora College student won the highest age group singles title at the popular tournament in a continuation of the good […]
Strong showing by junior tennis squad
An 18-member Cook Islands junior tennis squad made a big impression at the week-long Waikato Junior Tennis Championships in New Zealand. The five-day competition ended yesterday after intense rivalry between nearly 300 elite juniors from all around New Zealand and from Samoa, French Polynesia and Australia. Under 18 player Lillian Maui scored the best result […]
Semi-finals at Matavera and Victoria Park
In the Rarotonga football knock-out competition the premier mens teams of Takuvaine, Titikaveka, Tupapa and Nikao Sokattak will take part in the semi-final football games today at the two venues, Matavera School grounds and at Victoria Park. Nikao Sokattak will go head to head with Titikaveka who ended Arorangis hopes of proceeding to the semi-finals. […]
Weather conditions a mixed bag
Day four of the laser radial regatta at the World Sailing Championships in Perths brought a mixed bag of weather conditions testing the skills of sole female sailor Helema Williams. Williams is part of a three member Team Cook Islands sailing squad including Taua Elisa and Junior Charlie at the championships. The team reports on […]
CISNOC report due next week
CISNOC treasurer Dan OBrien hopes to have the organisations financial report finalised by the end of next week. He is meeting with a government minister on Monday, after which OBrien says he should be able to complete the report which he promised members last month. OBrien initially planned to give the Cook Islands Sports and […]
Players prepare for February tournament
Preparations for the Cook Islands rugby sevens squad to attend the annual Wellington Sevens tournament in February will begin this weekend. Locally-based rugby sevens players Turori Matutu and Eddie Nicholas have already departed Rarotonga for Auckland where there will be two Cook Islands rugby sevens teams in the Black Sevens tournament. Matutu and Nicholas aim […]
Harbour royalty do their dash
The king and Queen of the seas have been crowned in Rarotonga this week, their positions decided during a swimming race from the Avatiu harbour to Avarua harbour on Monday afternoon. Tereora College teacher Vanessa Palmer led the pack into the finish line at Avarua during the King and Queen of the harbour swim with […]
Sailor tackles rough conditions in Australia
Sole Team Cook Islands sailor Helema Williams is looking forward to a break from competition after some challenging days on the water at the World Sailing Championships in Fremantle, Australia. Williams is the first of the three member sailing team to start racing at the championships and after thunderstorms caused the postponement of sailing on […]
Water races continue at Muri
The Cook Islands Aquatics Federation will run the open water national swimming championships this Saturday at Muri. The three-kilometre swim course will be across the beautiful Muri lagoon and will start at 11 oclock on Saturday morning. The early start time is due to the fact that high tide will be at 9.40 that morning. […]
Mangaia women make historic season debut
The island of Mangaia will welcome the first ever Mangaia womens cricket season, starting from tomorrow. This historic beginning has been in the pipeline for some time, but gathered a lot of momentum with the recent Manea Games hosted by the island, which included mens and womens cricket for the first time. Mangaia womens cricket […]
Fiebig ups the ante for CI umps
The development of local cricket umpires has taken a significant step forward with the recent announcement that Avatiu cricketer Brendon Fiebig will be the first Cook Islands-based umpire to officiate in a New Zealand secondary schools tournament this December. Cook Islands Cricket (CIC) chief executive Alister Stevic said the opportunity is a result of Cook […]
Junior golfers head to New Zealand
The Rarotonga and Aitutaki Golf Club is looking forward to sending another batch of upcoming junior golfers to top age grade tournaments in Auckland this weekend. Junior Cook Islands golfers will play at the 2011 Auckland Age Grade Golf Championship and the Whitford Age Grade Golf Tournament to be played at the Grange Golf Club […]
Swimmers getting ready for summer
With just two more swim lessons to go parents are encouraged to get their little ones along to the Social Centre for the ANZ Tamariki Sports programme swim lessons which are sure to give kids the water confidence they need for summer. ANZ Tamariki Sports programme coordinator Ake Hosea-Winterflood will run her last two swimming […]
Travels at the top of his game
Titikaveka College sportsman of the year Travel Tuaputa with his trophy and a second one he picked up on behalf of his sports house house 2. Tuaputa was the clear recipient for the award after representing the College in rugby sevens, the Vaka Iti paddling competition and cricket. He is the current intermediate athletics champion […]
Teachers take on Auckland counterparts
The BCI Stadium will be the scene of some during my day rugby action with the visiting Auckland Grammar teachers group ready to take on local teachers and their brothers and sisters in the Mongoose golden oldies rugby club. The first game is scheduled tonight with the Auckland Grammar team to take on a combination […]
Aitutaki women ready to go boom
The 2011/2012 Aitutaki womens cricket season is set to go boom on the December 9. After a long 10-year hiatus, the success of winning gold at the Manea games recently in Mangaia has fuelled the women to take to the pitches once again. Aitutaki womens cricketing stalwart Twin Ruarangi has been instrumental in preparing the […]
Turangi Whimps take round robin honours
A wet afternoon wasnt enough to deter the Edgewater Super 8 cricket games going ahead with the last round games proving to be the closest yet. In the battle for round robin honours, Turangi Whimps were up against a fast improving Titikaveka team eager to do well on their home pitch. Batting first, Titikaveka managed […]
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