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‘I feel so unsafe’...

A traumatised victim of a theft incident, who believes they are being targeted by a group of young thieves, is left feeling further traumatised by the lack of response and security provided by the police.


Mammogram screening set to start from November: TMO

The new mammogram machine for Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health is scheduled to arrive this month with services expected to commence next month.


Cashing in on the Games: Local businesses benefit from island buzz

While hundreds gather at the Cook Islands Games for sportsmanship, some families and businesses are using the opportunity to supplement their income and give back to those in need.

National

Resilience and teamwork pave way to gold for Cook Islands

The Cook Islands’ all-girls robotics team overcame challenges to win a gold medal at the 2024 FIRST Global Challenge, showcasing their resilience, teamwork and dedication to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

National

Cook Islands faces ‘reduced but not zero risk’ of tropical cyclones

The chances of a tropical cyclone hitting the Cook Islands are unlikely but the local weather office is urging people to prepare as the country enters the cyclone season, which starts next month through to April 2025.

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Bus driver sentenced to twelve months’ probation supervision

A 46-year-old Fiji national driver who crashed a tourist bus in December 2022 has been sentenced to 12 months of probation supervision.


Education

Penrhyn schools’ Literacy Week events raise funds for Māori books

Penrhyn schools took a unique approach to celebrate Literacy Week by hosting an exciting spallation, a vibrant float parade combined with a pageant, earlier this month.

Sports

Regional

Panthers unbeaten at Papeete 7s

Tupapa Panthers finished day one of the Papeete Sevens tournament in Tahiti, French Polynesia, undefeated after three wins yesterday.


Sports

Pukapuka/Nassau and Rarotonga win tennis masters doubles gold

The Cook Islands Games tennis masters men’s and women’s doubles events were completed on Tuesday with some superb play from both divisions.

Athletics

New talents emerge in athletics

Thirteen-year-old Metuamaru Arere won the gold medal in the women’s 100-metre sprint on the first day of athletics at the 2024 Cook Islands Games yesterday.

Handball

International referees share expertise at Cook Islands Games handball comp

The beach handball competition will conclude today with the open men’s and women’s finals. Alongside the country’s top players, the event also features International Handball Federation (IHF) Beach Handball referees Daniela Andreea Enache and Corina Floriana Constantin from Romania, as well as Australian referees Claire Dennerley and Sally Potocki, who is also an Australian Handball […]

Opinion

Editorials

Te Ipukarea Society: Pā’ua populations plummet, urgent action needed

Pā’ua, or Pasua, also known as the giant clam, is a treasured marine species throughout the Cook Islands for its beauty in showcasing an array of underwater colours. It is also being seen as a tasty kai moana treat for the people of the Cook Islands.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Deep sea riches

In response to the letter by “Eyes on Judas,” I noticed a lot of anger in the biblical themes used to express the danger of SBM (Seabed Mining). I would like to offer a different biblical perspective.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Social licence for deep sea mining

Dear Editor, I hear Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) saying they have Social Licence to push ahead with seabed mining. In other words, they’re saying that our society has approved their actions and plans going forward.

Editorials

Thomas Wynne: Time for a moratorium on travel?

At the stroke of a pen, 50 nautical miles outside of every island that makes up the country we now call the Cook Islands was protected. This also allowed for pockets of commercial activity, managed in balance with the environment and aimed at creating revenue for our country and its people.


Letters to the Editor

Letter: Deep sea riches

In response to the letter by “Eyes on Judas,” I noticed a lot of anger in the biblical themes used to express the danger of SBM (Seabed Mining). I would like to offer a different biblical perspective.


Editorials

Linda Kavelin-Popov: Honouring the spirit

I have gone to prison many times – to share The Virtues Project with incarcerated people in New Zealand, Australia, the US, Canada and other countries. I usually say, “Today I’m going to introduce you to someone special who can change your life.”

Features

Church Talk

Church Talk: The difference between justice and charity

What is beyond justice is charity. We cannot have charity without justice. But we could have justice without charity, writes Bishop Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado msp of the Catholic Church.


Features

Racy Raro sports car has new life in New Zealand

A high-powered Mazda RX7 sports car which once languished in a shed near the beach in Rarotonga has found a new life in New Zealand as a drag racer, driven by a former Tereora College pupil.


Art

Hibiscus blooms for Cook Islands artist

A renowned Cook Islands artist is ready to showcase her love for her country through her hibiscus paintings in commemoration of her 100th career exhibition.

Entertainment

Pasifika powerhouses set to take centre stage at annual opera concert

Excitement is building for the Bank of the Cook Islands (BCI) annual Opera in Rarotonga event, featuring Pasifika and Māori singers, this weekend.

Environment

Muri Environment Care Expo highlights ecological restoration progress

The inaugural Muri Environment Care Expo, concluding tonight, showcases the group’s efforts to preserve and protect their lagoon through ecological restoration activities.

Art

Cook Islands artist honours ancestral home with 100th exhibition

Cook Islands artist Sylvia Marsters returns to Rarotonga for her 100th career exhibition project with a new collection of paintings and prints, on Tuesday next week at the Bergman Gallery in Rarotonga.

Pacific

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.

Environment

Water conference opens door to solutions

Cook Islands, hosting the 15th Pacific Water and Wastewater Conference and Expo, has opened the door to various opportunities and solutions, which have proven timely given its current water crisis.

Pacific Islands

Transformational changes needed for Pacific resilience: PM Brown

Cook Islands Prime Minister and former Forum Chair Mark Brown has called for transformational changes to achieve a resilient Pacific, urging Pacific leaders and partners to go beyond incremental solutions and embrace bold reforms to address key regional challenges outlined in the 2050 Strategy.

Entertainment

Fijian staff celebrate Independence Day with Cook Islands colleagues

Thirty Fijian national staff of Club Raro Resort in Rarotonga celebrated the independence of their homeland with their Cook Islands colleagues, showcasing Fijian culture, on Thursday.


National

Pacific nations unite to combat cyber threats at regional meeting

The Pacific Cyber Security Operational Network (PaCSON) is an operational cyber security network that plays a vital role in enhancing cyber security in the Pacific region.


Fiji

Fiji coup leader George Speight seems unlikely to seek political role - academic

A Fiji politics watcher doubts the 2000 coup frontman George Speight will seek to involve himself in Fijian politics, after being released from prison last week.

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