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$541.7m tourism earnings
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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
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
War on drugs: Fiji soldiers may be deployed to assist police, says Govt
Fiji’s government has announced that military personnel may soon join police in addressing the country’s drug crisis.
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.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
A French Polynesian woman has won a massive European lottery, two men have pleaded guilty to scamming seasonal workers, and more.
Pasifika legal education project launched
A ground-breaking project, to improve Pasifika legal education in Aotearoa, has just been launched.
Tonga's main island going into lockdown
The Tongan Government has announced that the main island Tongatapu will go into lockdown from midnight after the discovery of the first case of Covid-19 in the Kingdom last week.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
West Papua churches call for peace amid ongoing violence; Ten more community Covid cases in the CNMI; Don't ignore other health programmes: PNG health official; Court ruling upholds legality of Vanuatu government
Christchurch faces uncertain weekend as Covid-19 cases continue
Christchurch residents are on tenterhooks as they head into the weekend with four cases of Covid-19 in the community.
COP26: Pacific calling for more ambitious climate action
As COP26 is just a few days away, Pacific nations are now travelling to Glasgow, Scotland to attend and participate in the Annual Climate Conference that was postponed in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic that has gotten the entire world into a massive lockdown for almost 2 years.
Sea level rise study in Marshall Islands paints a grim picture
A new study shows rising sea levels in the Marshall Islands will endanger 40 percent of buildings in Majuro, with 96 percent of the city likely to flood frequently.
Covid-19: Prepare for potential lockdown, says Tonga's PM
Tonga's Prime Minister is urging people on the main island of Tongatapu to use the weekend to prepare for a potential lockdown next week after the Kingdom's first Covid-19 case was confirmed.
'The Pacific is not a highway for nukes' - regional watchdog
Nuclear proliferation risks in the Pacific could be heightened by a new security pact between the US, Britain and Australia, a regional watchdog says.
Covid-19 briefing: Stays in MIQ to be halved under new system
The government is revealing changes to MIQ today, with stays halving from 14 to seven days, followed by isolation at home for three days.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
American Samoa population drops by 10 percent in a decade; Minute of silence for Covid victims to be held in French Polynesia; Resolution against nuclear weapons adopted at UN; Fiji's Rabuka confident of luring MPs
Shining a light on NZ's aid sector and its relationship with the Pacific
New Zealand's Council for International Development's annual conference focussed on humanitarian aid and its relationship with the Pacific Islands.
West Papuans flee from conflict into remote PNG area
Armed conflict in West Papua has caused an exodus of displaced people into one of the most remote parts of neighbouring Papua New Guinea.
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Fiji's target population mostly vaccinated; Tonga urges parents to get teenagers jabbed; Real action must come in Glasgow, says SPREP head; Manu Samoa star Va'ili pleads guilty
Pro-independence party joins French Polynesia anti-vax march
French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party has joined a march against the new law making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for healthcare staff and those working with the public.
Call for international action to help PNG fight Covid
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is calling for concerted international action to support Papua New Guinea as a surge in Covid-19 cases overwhelms its health system.
Pacific news in brief
Stay on mandatory vaccinations in New Caledonia; French Polynesian schools to teach nuclear legacy; Former Manu Samoa coach to stand for FAST; Vanuatu minister admits drink driving; and Samoa police saying little about long time escapee
Double dip La Nina forecast for Pacific summer
The Pacific is likely to experience a rare double dip La Niña in the coming months.
PNG morgues full as Covid-19 runs rampant
Papua New Guinea media reports paint a grim, ongoing picture of full morgues due to the surge in Covid-19 cases.
China to create fund to help Pacific fight against Covid
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China will set up a fund to help Pacific Island countries defeat the Covid-19 pandemic.
