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Celebrating bond between Australia and Cook Islands

Tuesday 26 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion

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.

Editorials

Cook Islander dancing into her dream

Tuesday 26 January 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National

An intense and dedicated love of dancing and years of hard work and discipline has paid off for Havana Beal Vogel.

Local

Sport and leisure focus of Pursuit in Paradise

Monday 25 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Other Sports, Sports

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.

Other Sports

OPINION: It’s not what you know, it’s who you know

Monday 25 January 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion

Is government’s financial assistance and funding going to the right people? Ruta Tangiiau Mave writes.

Editorials

CookSafe contact tracing specifically for Cook Islanders, says Chamber

Monday 25 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National

With the addition of Bluetooth functionality to the CookSafe contact tracing system on the horizon, the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce would like to remind all Cook Islanders how important it is to keep using their CookSafe cards.

Local

Beach Games enter final stages

Friday 22 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports

The final event in the Cook Islands Beach Games 2021 started yesterday at Nikao beach courts.

Other Sports

Begin by putting God first

Friday 22 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features

Do not be satisfied in being the same person you have always been but put God first and learn to walk with Him every day, writes Pastor Eric Toleafoa of Seventh-Day Adventist Church.

Church Talk

La Nina could prolong Penrhyn drought and heatwave

Friday 22 January 2021 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in National, Outer Islands

Much of the country continues to grapple with the high temperatures from the summer, with the ongoing La Nina weather event believed to be responsible for drier weather in the north.

National


Aiming for the bullseye

Thursday 21 January 2021 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Other Sports, Sports

Darts players who have made it through to the final rounds of the Edgewater Resort and Spa Darts Open Championship will be putting their best moves forward at this Saturday’s Championships.

Other Sports

Vet clinic to welcome new staff

Thursday 21 January 2021 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local, National

Te Are Manu, the Cook Islands’ only vet clinic will welcome two staff this year, adding a boost to their staff numbers.

Local

Forum role to be filled in February

Wednesday 20 January 2021 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

The new head of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is expected to be appointed when regional leaders meet next month.

Pacific Islands


Resorts ready to welcome guests

Wednesday 20 January 2021 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local, National

With high hopes weighing on a two-way travel bubble between Cook Islands and New Zealand by March 31, local accommodation providers are ready to welcome visitors to the island paradise of Rarotonga.

Local

Water trucks, excavators for Pa Enua

Wednesday 20 January 2021 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in National, Outer Islands

Three excavators and two water trucks were loaded on MV Taunga Nui yesterday for the Nga Pu Toru (Atiu, Mitiaro and Mauke).

National

Blacked out! Tupapa teams claim beach football titles

Tuesday 19 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports

The 2021 Cook Islands Beach Games football competition held last week saw an intense three-day battle in the men’s and women’s divisions.

Other Sports

Market initiative off to a ‘Jumpstart’

Tuesday 19 January 2021 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local, National

Punanga Nui Market’s first ‘Jumpstart January’ event held on Saturday has been hailed a major success.

Local

OPINION: ‘Women are like butterflies … they can fly through a hurricane’

Monday 18 January 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion

We’re in tough times, but we’re in the best of places. The irony is, now’s not the time to be ‘positive’, because you must test ‘negative’ to travel and survive, writes Ruta Mave.

Editorials


Firearm theft concerns police

Monday 18 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Crime, National

Police are seriously concerned by the theft of a firearm from an apparent unsecured location.

Crime


‘Fun and fast’ Beach Games

Saturday 16 January 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports, Sports

The Cook Islands Beach games continue to draw more crowds each day to the lively atmosphere at the Nikao courts.

Other Sports


Thriving in a man’s world

Saturday 16 January 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features, Weekend

Frances Taoro returned to her birthplace Mauke in October 2003 for a short visit but an experience there led her to change her mind. She stayed back and started a business operating from a small room on the verandah of their family home. Today, her one stop shop Kato’s General Store continues to thrive.

Features


‘Our reliance on New Zealand’

Saturday 16 January 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion

It is a watershed moment for both New Zealand and the Cook Islands that one-way quarantine free travel will begin, writes Thomas Wynne.

Editorials


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