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Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani celebrations in full swing

Wednesday 3 August 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional

Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani or Cook Islands language week in Aotearoa is in full swing.

Kata: Election

Wednesday 3 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Baudinet set to play in his 19th Davis Cup

Wednesday 3 August 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Sports, Tennis

Cook Islands’ top tennis player Brett Baudinet is set to represent the country in his 19th Davis Cup competition which starts next week.

PET TALK: Registering your dog

Wednesday 3 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Pet Talk

Why does everything important require registration? Te Are Manu Vet Clinic medical director Dr Michael Baer explains.

Coalition talks – CIP ‘confident’, United Party up for the challenge

Wednesday 3 August 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in National, Politics

Coalition talks have begun in earnest, with the governing Cook Islands Party confident they have the edge in the race.

Final vote count next week, says chief electoral officer

Wednesday 3 August 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Politics

The final count with special and postal votes that should shine light on the tied Ngatangiia seat will happen sometime next week. says chief electoral officer Taggy Tangimetua.

Aotearoa to mark first anniversary of dawn raids apology

Tuesday 2 August 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional

The official celebration of the first anniversary of the Dawn Raids Apology is to be held at Ōrākei Marae in Auckland on August 27 2022.

Cooks' newcomers look set to take five seats in election

Tuesday 2 August 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional

The Cook Islands parliament looks set for a shake up after today's general elections.

Kata: General Election

Tuesday 2 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Action packed end to domestic netball season

Tuesday 2 August 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball, Sports

The Rarotonga Netball Club weekly competition concluded on Saturday with action packed final matches at the Avatiu courts.

Taking Cook Islands to the world

Tuesday 2 August 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Commonwealth Games, Sports

Cook Islander Paul Lynch and his wife Shona, who are in Birmingham, United Kingdom to support Team Cook Islands competing at the Commonwealth Games, are in awe at the spectacle created by the Games held every four years.

LETTERS: Promise of major tax relief

Tuesday 2 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

Dear Editor, of course, this would be an advantage to our working families living in te Pa Enua where the cost of living is much, much higher than that of us living here on mainland Rarotonga (Opposition parties call CIP promise ‘desperate attempt’, July 28).

Poll shows voters want less Members of Parliament

Tuesday 2 August 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Politics

An overwhelming majority of people want to reduce the current number of Members of Parliament according to a Cook Islands News poll.

Cook Islands Party set to retain power

Tuesday 2 August 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in National, Politics

There was no majority winner in the 2022 General Election after the preliminary count last night, however, the governing Cook Islands Party holds the upper hand to retain power with support of Independent seats.

PNG's Baru takes Commonwealth Games silver

Monday 1 August 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

Papua New Guinea weightlifter Morea Baru borrowed his team-mate's national uniform to receive his second Commonwealth Games medal as his own one was too baggy.

World Bank's $1 billion grant for Vanuatu aims to reform squatter settlements

Monday 1 August 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Vanuatu

A VT2 billion grant from the World Bank Group is set to reform unplanned urban settlements in Vanuatu and effectively improve the standard of living for many families.

New Caledonia and Vanuatu sign memorandum for marine cable

Monday 1 August 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the governments of Vanuatu and New Caledonia last Friday afternoon effectively paves the way for a second submarine cable instalment from Port Vila to Lifou, in New Caledonia.

Kata: Travel

Monday 1 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

OPINION: 'Land issues'

Monday 1 August 2022 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion

This land is your land this land is my land from the deep blue ocean to the high green mountains, from the taro swamp lands to the outer islands, this land was made for you and me.

Te Pa o Rākaihautū Kapa Haka group put on spectacular show

Monday 1 August 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture, National

The Te Pa o Rākaihautū Kapa Haka group from New Zealand have wowed crowds at the National Auditorium with their tuneful melodious voices, dance and Haka performances in Te Maeva Nui International Night on Saturday.