Economy
Cooks tourism goes social
Friday September 27, 2019More tourists are enjoying Cook Islands more than ever – bar a few first-world problems like Chinese frustration with our telecommunications and Scandinavian ‘flight-shaming’.
We would like to be more at the table with government’
Friday September 27, 2019The Chamber of Commerce has voted at its annual general meeting to restructure its leadership framework, with a view toward increasing its productivity as an organisation.
Spending inquiry: Ministry boss put on leave
Thursday September 26, 2019Diane Charlie-Puna has taken leave as head of Infrastructure Cook Islands under the shadow of an investigation into expenditure on a function at Edgewater Resort.
Seabed metals bound for Belgium
Tuesday September 24, 2019As calls grow for a moratorium on seabed mining, researchers return from ‘successful’ under-sea exploration.
‘Business is my baby’ says young hospo star
Thursday September 12, 2019The day Vaiana Dance opened her new business was her 23rd birthday.
Seabed mining to offer economic hope
Thursday September 12, 2019Government has rejected international calls for a 10-year moratorium on undersea mining.
Are you being squeezed?
Saturday September 07, 2019I often take joy in seeing and buying weird and new imported foods but I never thought about where it comes from and what’s really in it.
Fears flight cuts could hurt Cooks
Saturday September 07, 2019One of the Pacific region’s biggest airlines Virgin Australia has announced a review of all its routes, as it battles to get out of its deep financial hole.
Bluesky slashes data prices
Thursday August 01, 2019The Cooks telco is getting ahead of the undersea cable and competition, massively increasing data allowances now – for those who sign up to a plan.
