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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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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
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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
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13 August 2024
ICI explains road works delay in front of old Sheraton site
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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.
Campaign to save law camp
An Otago student has started a campaign to save a controversial camp for second-year law students.
Planned to go back in time
An anti-census campaigner in New Zealand was hoping to avoid yesterday’s compulsory national count by hiding in a TARDIS, it’s reported.
No option to be a pakeha in latest census
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand’s introduction of an online census has caused consternation throughout with country, with the absence of an ethnic group choice, accessibility issues for the disabled and elderly, and fears that the nation’s most marginalised people won’t be counted.
Senior National MP hands in his notice
NEW ZEALAND – Steven Joyce summed up his time in politics with, “I like to get on and get things done” – and with his resignation decision, that is what he has done.
Missing dog 'Meg' found five weeks after car crash
NEW ZEALAND – Meg, a black labrador-huntaway cross, disappeared after a crash in which the car she was travelling in rolled on January 31 in Purakaunui, near Dunedin.
Village may become uninhabitable
Samoa – Children in the village of Moata‘a spend their time playing with turtles and swimming among the mangroves – but there are fears their playground may not be around for much longer.
11 killed in earthquake aftershock
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Authorities in Papua New Guinea’s Highlands say 11 people died during a strong earthquake aftershock on Monday morning.
Concerns over easy Chinese money rejected
SAMOA – Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has brushed off concerns about Chinese aid following a meeting with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, saying grants and loans from the Asian superpower are “all out in the open”.
Samoa turns on charm for Jacinda
SAMOA – It may have looked like a tropical island holiday, but it was anything but, reports Henry Cooke for Fairfax media.
Tangi for last Maori officer
More than 200 people gathered at Manuka Point in the Chatham Islands on Sunday to lay to rest the last remaining officer of the 28th Maori Battalion.
Iwi opens health centre
Dunedin’s first iwi-led community health centre is being praised as a pioneering example of Whanau Ora in action.
Law camp party cancelled
Otago University has cancelled its law camp after complaints of past excessive drinking, nudity and jelly wrestling.
Iwi members to be offered free private health insurance
NEW ZEALAND – Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua Orakei is taking the health of its people into its own hands by providing free universal private health insurance for its members. The iwi, which has a commercial portfolio of more than $1 billion, wants to lift Maori health statistics by improving the wellbeing of its people. Joining the scheme is free for registered members of the iwi who live in New Zealand – and all of their insurance premiums and any payable excess will be paid for by the iwi.
Australia needs New Zealand's compass
Australian values are neither clear nor consistent. If Australia want to make a difference in the world, its government should follow New Zealand’s lead, writes Pacific and Australian foreign policy analyst Thom Woodroofe in the Guardian.
Nude cyclists rde for freedom
Nude cyclists bared all in Golden Bay this weekend to promote freedom and body awareness.
Prisoner deportations defended
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended his government’s policy of deporting New Zealanders who have served more than a cumulative year in prison.
New Zealand News Dispatches Depature cards on the way out
Paper-based departure cards for people leaving the country could be removed by Christmas, Statistics New Zealand says.
New virus strain set to be used on rabbits
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand is planning to release a rabbit virus across the country, in an attempt to cull the ballooning wild population.
Dual name suggested for Gisborne's bay
NEW ZEALAND – A Gisborne councillor says a decision to have both Maori and English names for the city’s bay doesn’t go far enough and the name Poverty Bay should be dropped entirely.
Report by Jamie Tahana in Papua New Guinea for RNZI
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – For nearly a week, Isaac Pulupe and seven of his family members have been living under a bit of canvas stretched between the remnants of his house, with little food, dirty water and no electricity.