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Regulator defends Starlink users
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KAPs conquer Mixed Touch competition with dominant final win
The 2024 Mixed Touch Season Competition wrapped up on Monday with thrilling semi-final and final matches that showcased the talent and competitiveness of the participating teams at the National Stadium in Nikao.
Vaka Marumaru Atua sets direct course for Hawaii
Vaka Marumaru Atua will skip Tahiti and sail directly to Hawaii with a youth crew to attend the 2024 Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture in Honolulu in June.
Parliament of Western Australia tours Te Kukupa II
The Parliament of Western Australia delegation visiting Rarotonga were delighted to take a tour on Te Kukupa II yesterday morning before leaving the island in the afternoon.
Economy positive, strong signs of recovery: PM Brown
Prime Minister Mark Brown says the country’s latest financial year report to June 2023 shows the country’s economy is very positive and showing signs of strong recovery.
Tyre issue forces Air NZ Cooks flight to divert
A busy Air New Zealand service to the Cook Islands was forced to turn back for Auckland two hours into its journey.
Cooks women MPs at Power Forum
Cook Islands women parliamentarians are in New Zealand attending a Pacific Women in Power Forum that began this week.
Govt says $1.3m invested in Lady Samoa charter
The Lady Samoa IV vessel chartered by the Cook Islands government prior to Christmas cost $1.3million.
Cashier pockets more than $1000 from till
A mother-of-six who stole more than $1000 while working as a cashier at a Rarotonga supermarket has received a suspended sentence.
Apii Te Uki Ou inducts student leaders
Apii Te Uki Ou celebrated and commended their new school leaders for this year who represent the future leaders of the country, in a special school assembly yesterday morning.
Cooks community ‘angry and bitter’ over rise in public fighting
Public fighting is on the rise in the Cook Islands, a Justice of the Peace says.
Opposition leader questions immigration process
Opposition Leader Tina Browne has raised questions on what the government was doing to protect the main employers of foreign workers.
Couple reconcile after husband attacks wife, wife’s car
Intoxicated and “full of anger”, a 33-year-old man struck his wife in the head and stomach before inflicting nearly $6000 worth of damage on her car in Rarotonga.
Assault accused denied bail
A man who is facing 13 charges for assaulting a female was denied bail by the Justice of the Peace John Whitta at the Criminal Court in Avarua.
Child bruised, bloodied in assault
A Rarotonga woman who repeatedly slapped a 9-year-old girl about the head as punishment for stealing has been sentenced for assaulting a child.
‘Pearl of the Pacific’ - Cook Islands tourism needs promotional boost
Having returned from an Australian Entire Travel Group Roadshow, Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council president Liana Scott says competition is fierce in the marketplace, and promotions need to start now.
Shining brighter in Penrhyn
Penrhyn is shining extra bright thanks to the kind donation of solar lights.
‘I will never return’: New Zealand tourist furious with police response following a brazen robbery
A visitor on his fourth trip to the Cook Islands says his love for Rarotonga has been ruined after a robbery at the accommodation he and his family were holidaying at in Titikaveka, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Candice Luke reports.
Western Australia gifts symbolic tables to Cook Islands Parliament
The two “Table of the House” tables gifted by the Parliament of Western Australia (WA) were officially handed over to Cook Islands Parliament yesterday morning.
JP to deliver reserved decision in reckless and drink-driving case
A decision is soon expected on whether a man accused of reckless and drink driving on Rarotonga more than two years ago, is guilty or not.
Government allocates additional funding for roads, healthcare, and renewable energy
Infrastructure Cook Islands receives a $400,000 boost to complete road works around Rarotonga, while pharmaceutical needs see an increase of $280,000 in the latest Supplementary Budget.
Parliament approves amendments to Seabed Minerals Act
A Bill seeking to improve the overall seabed minerals regime was passed in Parliament yesterday.
Heroin suspected in packages found at Rarotonga retailer
Narcotics discovered in the warehouse of a Rarotonga retailer are believed to be heroin. Cook Islands Police media officer Trevor Pitt said preliminary testing done by police, indicated the substance was heroin.
