Crime
Aussies help out with police training
Thursday July 05, 2018Cook Islands maritime police and customs officers are participating in a training programme organised by the Royal Australian Navy this week on Rarotonga.
Motorbikes targeted in thieving spree
Thursday July 05, 2018After falling from a total of nine in March to seven in April and four in May, it looks like motorbike thefts are on the rise again.
Meetings to look into global child labour regulations
Monday July 02, 2018The Cook Islands will hold meetings on Aitutaki and Rarotonga this week on the possibility of ratifying International Labour Organisation’s Convention C-182 on the worst forms of child labour, and Convention C-144 on tripartite consultations.
Ex-Raro detective back in the news
Monday July 02, 2018Disgraced detective and former Rarotonga resident Mark Franklin is in the news again, this time making an appearance in a “true crime” podcast on the New Zealand Stuff website.
Tex Mart Betela shop demolished after fire
Monday July 02, 2018As of about 6.30pm on Thursday night, all that remained of the Tex Mart Betela building was a patch of blackened earth and a pile of rubble.
Crashes and an arrest mar the weekend
Tuesday June 26, 2018Driving behaviour on Rarotonga at the weekend was marred by three road incidents and one arrest for drunkenness and obscene language directed at hospital staff and the police.
Blaze at Betela – Tex Mart burns
Monday June 25, 2018The Tex Mart store in Betela was destroyed by fire on Friday night, making it the second Arorangi building to fall victim to flames in just an eight-day period.
Arrest over parliament smash
Saturday June 23, 2018A 21-year-old local man was lucky to emerge unharmed after crashing his vehicle into parliament building at Nikao yesterday morning.
Complaint laid over alleged assault
Wednesday June 20, 2018An investigation into the alleged assault of a 25-year-old woman holidaying on Rarotonga continues, as further details of the incident come to light.
