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Visa approval letters criticised

A foreign workers group is challenging why foreign workers who already hold valid work permits stamped in their passports, need to carry an additional visa letter for travel purposes.


Tupapa clinches Premier Men’s Comp

A season of thrilling football came to an exciting conclusion with Tupapa-Maraerenga Football Club emerging as the Premier Men’s Champions and Avatiu FC claiming the coveted U18 Men’s Championship title in the 2024 Round Rarotonga Cup.

Local

$1.4m bridge works in progress

Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) has been appropriated $1.4million for bridge and structure improvement in the 2024/25 financial year and work on most of the bridges hasbeen completed.

Education

Teacher turnover a challenge

Tereora College is reportedly seeing an increase in teacher departures, with suggestions that as many as nine teachers are set to leave the school this year.

National

Economy

Cook Islands host visits from Chile and Cuba

Chile and Cuba share longstanding ties with the Pacific region, and an accreditation ceremony for both countries was held last week reflecting the Cook Islands’ commitment to enhancing its diplomatic and cooperative relations with both nations.


Environment

Cook Islands deepens commitment to global nuclear safety by joining IAEA

Cook Islands has officially joined the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), underscoring its commitment to global nuclear safety and amplifying the Pacific voice on nuclear issues.

Sports

Football

Tupapa clinches Premier Men’s Comp

A season of thrilling football came to an exciting conclusion with Tupapa-Maraerenga Football Club emerging as the Premier Men’s Champions and Avatiu FC claiming the coveted U18 Men’s Championship title in the 2024 Round Rarotonga Cup.


Rugby Union

Tupapa Panthers are Raro 7s champs

Tupapa Panthers showcased their dominance once again, reclaiming the 2024 Rarotonga Sevens title in a thrilling final against Veilomani.

Football

Tupapa-Maraerenga premier men wins Raro Cup

Tupapa-Maraerenga Premier Mens are the Champions of the 2024 Rarotonga Round Cup as they lead the Premier division with 32 points.

Rugby Union

Raro 7s- MESSAGE: CIRU President : Simiona Teiotu

Kia Orana and welcome to all our Rugby 7s families and players.

Opinion

Editorials

Ruta Mave: A mixture of mad, sad and glad

Red White and Blue Americans have voted and there was a mixture of mad sad and glad reactions within and outside of the ‘land of the free’ - unless you are an immigrant, coloured or pregnant or so it appears from the outside looking in.

Editorials

Te Ipukarea Society: Rat assassin

This Conservation Project was a collaborative effort alongside Cook Islands Voyaging Society, Island Conservation, BirdLife International, the Atiu Island Government, Takutea Trust, Takili Talagi-Tairi and Te Ipukarea Society. Funding support came from SPREPs predator Free Pacific Programme and NZ MFAT whose generous support helped bring the long planned Takutea project to fruition.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Stop noisy speedsters on main road

The decision to slow Avarua traffic to 30kph will be seen as welcome by most, maybe not so much by VIP's (Very Impatient People).

Kata

Kata: Google


Editorials

Thomas Wynne: Is it his story or your story?

In a world increasingly thrown into conflict, be it military, social, or cultural, how have we stopped listening to each other and instead become obsessed with being either right or wrong, for or against, standing with or standing against, condemning or supporting a cause? writes Thomas Wynne.


Opinion

Smoke Signals: MARKET SHARE

“Location, location, location is a mantra commonly used overseas for determining the value of real estate,” writes a smoke signaller.

Features

Features

Faith and fasting secrets

This news he had cancer came as a shock to Patrick Arioka, but it also sparked a fierce determination within him. Melina Etches talked to him for this story.


Features

New Turtles Bubble Tea

The new airconditioned premises features eye-catching art work, comfortable trendy décor, cool music creating a modern trendy vibe.


Church Talk

Church talk: Finishing Well in Your Christian Walk

In a world that often prioritizes fame, success, and pleasure, the journey of faith can sometimes feel a little overwhelming. Seventh-day Adventist Church Eric Toleafoa writes.

Features

Defying the Odds: 2 women excel in male domain

For years, women have been side-lined in sports administration, especially in rugby—a domain long dominated by men. However, local trailblazers like Francis Toa and Harriet Tuara are breaking barriers, proving that women can excel in leadership roles and transform the rugby landscape. Their stories serve as powerful examples of resilience, passion, and dedication in the face of challenges. Sports reporter Solomone Taukei profiles the pair.

Entertainment

Ribbons of hope early detection ball

Get ready to have a ball! The Cook Islands Breast Cancer Foundation is bringing glitz and glamour to Rarotonga, while raising vital funds and awareness about breast cancer.

Art

Cooks represented in Creative Pacific Foundation event in Salt Lake City

Cook Islands was well represented at the recently held Creative Pacific Foundation’s second annual marketplace and Fashion Show held in Sandy, Utah, - a suburb of the Salt Lake City valley, United States.

Pacific

Economy

First Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) Council Meeting in Cook Islands

Council members of the Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) from 16 Pacific States gathered in the Cook Islands for the first time for the fourth PASO Council Meeting on November 4-6.

Health

Western Pacific to miss UN goal to cut early deaths from lifestyle diseases: WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Western Pacific countries including the Cook Islands will likely miss out on the United Nations’ goal to reduce premature deaths from lifestyle-related diseases such as cancer and diabetes, as a result of alcohol and tobacco intake.

Kiribati

Kiribati increasingly in thegrip of ‘authoritarianism’

Kiribati is becoming a one-party state while the delivery of basic services is near collapse, according to the opposition leader in the last parliament, Tessie Lambourne.

Economy

Investment forum oversees assets of $100b

The two-day Pacific Islands Investment Forum (PIIF) opened on Tuesday serving as a platform for stakeholders across the Pacific Islands to gather, share insights, and work together on investment opportunities that can drive sustainable growth in the region. Together, the PIIF industry group of 20 Superannuation, Provident, Trust, and Sovereign Funds in 12 countries across […]


Economy

Airport offers support to Samoa amid CHOGM rush

The Airport Authority Cook Islands (AACI) is open and ready to assist Samoa, which is hosting the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia this week.


Sailing

New Caledonia's President Mapou says French territory is at a "turning point"

New Caledonia's President Louis Mapou says the French territory is at a "turning point" after the three-day fact-finding mission, headed by three Pacific leaders wrapped up in Nouméa. RNZ Pacific Presenter/Bulletin Editor Lydia Lewis reports.

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