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Exciting year ahead for schools
The past couple of weeks have been abuzz with families eagerly preparing for the new school year with enthusiastic learners and teachers heading back to school on Rarotonga and the Pa Enua on Monday.
Protecting and managing wildlife of Suwarrow
The isolated atoll of Suwarrow and a life of peaceful solitude awaits two adventurous souls who are expected to travel to the remote atoll today.
Nom de plumes letters policy reinstated
Cook Islands News is re-opening its editorial columns to letters to the editor by writers using nom de plumes as opposed to their real names.
National
Parliament dress code and attitudes to gender need to move forward with times
Rubbish dumping not on, says MP
CookSafe contact tracing specifically for Cook Islanders, says Chamber
Ready to rep the Cook Islands
Cook Islander dancing into her dream
An intense and dedicated love of dancing and years of hard work and discipline has paid off for Havana Beal Vogel.
Sports
Darts Competition declared overwhelming success
The darts Competition which started in late December 2020, took place on Saturday and has been deemed a resounding success.
Sport and leisure focus of Pursuit in Paradise
If you’re looking to add a fitness challenge to your Pa Enua travel plans – then the 2021 Aitutaki Marathon set for Saturday March 27 is for you.
Beach Games enter final stages
The final event in the Cook Islands Beach Games 2021 started yesterday at Nikao beach courts.
Opinion
OPINION: It’s not what you know, it’s who you know
Is government’s financial assistance and funding going to the right people? Ruta Tangiiau Mave writes.
LETTER: Aboriginals don't mark January 26
"The arrival of large numbers of people from Britain started a catastrophic change for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations that had lived on the land for over 60,000 years; the oldest living culture on planet Earth. "
Celebrating bond between Australia and Cook Islands
This Australia Day, as Australian High Commissioner to Cook Islands Dr Chris Watkins gathers with ‘Cozzies’ for a sausage at Vaiana’s, and to sing the national anthem’s new words, he will be celebrating the mateship between Australia and the Cook Islands.
Features
‘When Chantal is quiet, she’s learning’
The permanent smile on her face shows that Chantal Napa is a go-getter. In partnership with American Haydn Adams, she turned a bad situation initiated by Covid-19, into a golden opportunity.
Globetrotter says ‘ka kite’ to Cooks and its infamous canines
After an extended stay in the Cook Islands, tourist-turned-volunteer Karolina Szelag is saying goodbye today to a country that gave her so much more than she ever expected.
First wedding of the year
Rarotonga businessman Stephen Lyon and his long-time partner Lovelyn Gatchalian exchanged their vows in front of family and close friends this week. The wedding held at Ra Mura in Betela, Arorangi, was a special one – it was the first wedding of the year.
Pacific
Palau's new president vows to stand strong with US and Taiwan
Nuclear weapons ban treaty comes into force
Forum role to be filled in February
Forum chair welcomes US re-entry to Paris Agreement
The chair of the Pacific Islands Forum has welcomed the re-entry of the United States to the Paris climate agreement.
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Cook Islander dancing into her dream
26 January 2021
Protecting and managing wildlife of Suwarrow
26 January 2021
Nom de plumes letters policy reinstated
26 January 2021
Celebrating bond between Australia and Cook Islands
26 January 2021
