Monday 2 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Economy, National
Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council has welcomed sale airfares to the nation during the shoulder season.
Saturday 30 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Virtues in Paradise
I have a friend who makes a profound difference in my life. She’s one of my greatest blessings. I’ve been reflecting on what it is about her that causes me to leave her presence more hopeful, happy, and confident -- ready to tackle life with fresh optimism, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.
Saturday 30 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Cricket, Sports
Tupapa Young Gunz and Tupapa Panthers have taken the lead in the men’s and women’s competition after two rounds of Cook Islands Cricket Association T20 domestic season with third round to be held today.
Saturday 30 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Tupapa’s Victoria Park and Aretere Park, Avatiu are set to host thrilling matches in the Under-15 Boys, Under-15 Girls, Under-18 Men, Women, and Premier Men divisions today.
Saturday 30 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Friday 29 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Friday 29 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Economy, National
The Cook Islands has reaffirmed its commitment to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity by signing the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ).
Friday 29 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Badminton, Sports
The BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2023 marks a landmark for Cook Islands as they make their debut at a BWF event. Their participation is a Shuttle Time success story, for all six members of the team have come up through BWF’s flagship schools programme.
Friday 29 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
‘The Season of Creation’ is a major focus and theme in the Catholic Church, one month before the feast of St Francis of Assisi which the Church celebrates on October 4, writes Bishop Paul Donoghue of the Catholic Church.
Friday 29 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, In this paper on 20-5-23, the Ministry of Health Secretary Bob Williams said, “It is essential that public consultation is undertaken to allow for medicinal cannabis to be imported, prescribed and produced in the Cook Islands”.
Friday 29 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in National, Technology
Avaroa Cable Limited (ACL), Ciena (NYSE: CIEN), BW Digital, and Vodafone Cook Islands (Vodafone) are working together to improve connectivity for students in the Cook Islands’ 30 schools for the next three years (2023-2026).
Friday 29 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National
October is International Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Cook Islands Breast Cancer Foundation (CIBCF) has been out and about for many years in Rarotonga raising awareness of breast cancer and its effects on women and the community.
Thursday 28 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Thursday 28 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I hear Tourism Cook Island is embarking on another round of safety guidelines and regulation for turtle tour operators at Avaavaroa.
Wednesday 27 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Wednesday 27 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Economy, National
Cook Islands Tourism Celebrates World Tourism Day 2023 with the launch of Cook Islands People’s Choice Awards and Opening of Regenerative Tourism Experience.
Wednesday 27 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
If it’s costing only $NZ 150,000 for Pacific Island Forum leaders meeting in Rarotonga in November, then, that’s cheap. Any leaders meeting anywhere tends to hit the million mark these days because they are such bourgeois affairs. Rajend Naidu
Wednesday 27 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
It should be of huge public concern that the “new” private development of the Vaimaanga hotel site will soon include the closure of the main coastal road, forcing a long traffic diversion around the back of the hotel site for all motorists, purely in order to enable future guests and residents of the new hotel, direct access to a non-existent beach, with no sand, and no swimming or snorkelling , and bounded by huge rock revetments, which have been in place for years.
Wednesday 27 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The excuses that Air New Zealand dream up for their high ticket prices from Auckland to Rarotonga, are just that, weak excuses, the only reason that they give that is genuine for their high prices is that they do this for "commercial reasons" to try and offset the loss of $591 million from 2021. I can understand this but don't try and recoup this loss just from their flights to Rarotonga alone.
Tuesday 26 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Netball, Pacific Games 2023, Sports
Marjorie “Mati” Toru and Romehael “Romey” Rauraa have been named as the co-captains for the Cook Islands national netball team set to compete at the Nations Cup in Singapore and the Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands later this year.