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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
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
ICI explains road works delay in front of old Sheraton site
10 August 2024
Housing crisis hits tourism industry
27 July 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
Challenging ‘rape culture’
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Pacific
Fears for families as Vanuatu reels from deadly earthquake
The devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Vanuatu on Monday, claiming the lives of at least 14 people and injuring more than 200, has sent shockwaves around the world, with Ni-Vanuatuans residing in Rarotonga praying for the safety of their loved ones at home.
Emotional groundbreaking for Fale Niue
The Niue Community and Friends Inc, Society were overwhelmed to finally host their Groundbreaking ceremony for their Fale Niue Kūki ʻĀirani hostel in Tupapa.
Tennis put off
The two day tennis ranking tournament set to begin yesterday was cancelled and has been rescheduled for next week Friday at 3pm and Saturday at 9am. The outcome of the tournament is to decide the rankings of the eight U12 players who will be competing against each other as well as two 14-year-olds as an […]
Do or die time at sevens
Week three pools for the CITC Rarotonga Club Sevens sees the Eels, Dragons, and Cowboys in Pool A while the Panthers, Reds, and Bulls are in Pool B Today’s games will be played at the Ngatangiia Rugby Field starting at 2pm. Pool A will be the ‘Pool of Death’ this week with ‘potentially’ all three […]
Sokattak looking to dominate
Today’s match will see the Under 15 girls division kick off at 4.15pm followed by the Premier Men’s division. Sitting in second place on the EAS Under -15 Girls points table, Arorangi will look to dominate and win their game to add three points to their tally – bringing them closer to leaders, Tupapa. The […]
Meitaki maata India
Delhi put on a party to remember as the 19th Delhi Commonwealth Games came to a close on Thursday evening in India. And the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was party central as all competing teams marched together into the stadium, epitomising what the games are all about – fun and friendship in sport. The main message […]
Juniors sail on in Aitutaki
Sailing continues in Aitutaki and Rarotonga and the junior sailors are to the fore during this school holiday period. The juniors Opti Gold Fleet kids are in Aitutaki at the National Champs and most are doing very well so far – after day two of competition. Wind of up to 17 or 18 knots are […]
Raro leads athletics meet
The Air Rarotonga Athletics Championships saw a limited field of athletes, with some of the events having just one competitor. However, the athletes who did turn out put their heart and soul into their events, many of them showing that they had the skills to win in many different track and field events. Mereina Herman […]
Top 7s points scorers eye more
After two weeks of competition in the CITC Rarotonga Club Sevens the top point scorers are starting to reveal themselves, with the fleet-footed players from the Panthers, Eels and Cowboys featuring in the point scoring stakes. Conrad Piri (Panthers) currently leads the pack with 34 points – consisting of four tries and seven conversions followed […]
7s battle at Ngatangiia
After last week’s matches, the final Week 2 placings in the CITC Rarotonga Club Sevens 1st, Eels, 2nd, Panthers, 3rd, Reds, 4th, Dragons, 5th, Cowboys and 6th, Bulls. So this week the Week 3 pools are as follows: Pool A: Eels, Dragons, Cowboys; Pool B: Panthers, Reds, Bulls. This week’s games will be played on […]
Taia, Glenn miss Kiwis selection
But the good news is they are available for Cook Islands Current 2010 New Zealand Kiwi’s Zeb Taia of New Castle Knights and Alex Glenn of the Brisbane Broncos narrowly missed out on this year’s Four Nations selection for the Kiwis. The two players debut for the Kiwis during the Anzac test earlier this year […]
Arorangi hosts Nikao
Arorangi will host Nikao at the Arorangi field in the second round of the Round Cup competition with the Under 14 Boys kicking off at 4.15pm. In the Under 14 Boys division Nikao will look to dominate in this match after winning convincingly in their first encounter. Arorangi have a tough task on their hands […]
Welcome planned
Team Cook Islands will be welcomed home by about 100 people when members arrive at Rarotonga’s international airport on Friday night. Of the 49-strong team – in Delhi for the Commonwealth Games – 32 are booked on an Air New Zealand flight arriving at 11.30pm, as well as Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee […]
Athletics champs start today
The Air Rarotonga Athletics Championships start today and Ina Marsters, president of the athletics association, wants to see as many athletes as possible from all secondary schools. “The more the merrier,” Marsters said. “This is where we select for the New Zealand secondary school championships that are taking place in Hastings this year, so we […]
CI campaign wraps up
Team Cook Islands’ Delhi Commonwealth Games campaign has wrapped up in India with bowlers Irene Tupuna and Pita Toto rolling up for the final time yesterday. The two were the last Cook Islands athletes to compete at the games. Although they battled hard and missed wins in tight tie breakers – they didn’t win enough […]
Mr T wins contract with Roosters
The Newtown Jets player of the year in 2010, rugged front-rower Tinirau Arona, known as Mr T, has won selection in the Cook Islands national rugby league team to play NSW Country in a representative challenge match at Tamworth on Saturday. Arona has already been rewarded for his excellent 2010 season by winning a full-time […]
Cycle race Thursday
The second Westpac Bank sponsored cycle race will be held tomorrow starting at 5pm from downtown Avarua outside Raviz restaurant. It’s a handicapped cycle race to Arorangi and back. The distance is 16km with the turnaround marked outside the Puaikura Aroa Nui. Fifteen cyclists took part in last week’s race. First across the finish line […]
Then there were two
Singles bowlers Pita Toto and Irene Tupuna are the only two Cook Islands athletes that continue to compete at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. They will play their last round robin games today after what has been a mixed bag of results for the pair. The other Cook Islands athletes will be supporting the duo today […]
Conditions don't deter young sailors
Choppy conditions and a stiff breeze did not deter junior sailors at Muri on Saturday, as they navigated a set course to raise funds for the Cook Islands national sailing championships being held in Aitutaki this week. The group of eight managed a combined tally of 66 laps of the lagoon course, before being lured […]
Women's coaching course
It’s no secret that women’s cricket in the Cook Islands is growing larger and larger. This season 20 teams on Rarotonga alone registered into the Edgewater women’s competitions. Cook Islands Cricket’s general manager Alister Stevic believes that women’s cricket participation numbers has room to grow yet, “women are loving cricket, it is no secret that […]
Nikao wins
On Saturday the Nikao Sokattak soccer side defeated a determined Takuvaine premier men’s team 2-1. Takuvaine scored the first goal of the match, however, Nikao was made to work hard and was rewarded with two goals before half time. Results from last week are as follows: Under 17 Boys: Matavera 5 vs Nikao Sokattak 0; […]
Lifters achieve goals in Delhi
Teenaged weightlifters Sirla Pera (18) and Luisa Peters (17) are arguably the Cook Islands most successful athletes so far at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. They were never in the hunt for medals in their respective lifting competition – but they nailed their goal of smashing their old personal best lifts and setting bigger and better […]
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