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Matavera, Turangi crowned champions
Tuesday 15 December 2020 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Cricket, Sports
A number of firsts dominated the 2020 Rarotonga Cricket Club competition finals on Saturday.
Australia partners with the region to tackle climate change
Tuesday 15 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The year 2020 has tested all of our resolve to tackle global challenges but we can’t afford to allow Covid-19 to disrupt global climate action, writes Dr Chris Watkins, Australian High Commissioner to Cook Islands.
LETTERS: Land issues in Muri
Tuesday 15 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Readers discuss land issues on the motu Koromiri in Muri.
Pukapuka hospital upgrade on target
Tuesday 15 December 2020 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in National, Outer Islands
With a new hospital in the final stages of completion, Pukapuka’s leaders now hope they can lure a qualified doctor to improve the quality of healthcare available on the island.
Flights are getting snapped up in advance of a potential bubble with NZ
Tuesday 15 December 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Economy, National
A quarantine-free travel corridor between New Zealand and Cook Islands will open in March next year and Kiwis are rushing to book their holidays.
Committing to a better future
Tuesday 15 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in National, Outer Islands
Australian High Commissioner to Cook Islands Dr Chris Watkins became the first diplomatic from his country to visit the northern group island of Manihiki.
Matavera to lose treasured toa trees
Tuesday 15 December 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
A disappointed community member says Infrastructure Cook Islands didn’t give any other options, apart from destroying the ironwood trees to make way for road development.
Dux dedicates award to mum
Tuesday 15 December 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education, National
Araura College Dux Dalcynare Kirite has dedicated her award to her mum.
Cook Islands’ tie-dye skills come in handy for former expat worker
Tuesday 15 December 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local, National
Earlier this year, former expat worker Sanaila Nahuto took his annual leave to visit his home country, Fiji.
Offender in aggravated robbery sentenced to two years in prison
Tuesday 15 December 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime, National
The second offender in an aggravated robbery that took place at Tex Mart in Arorangi last year has been sentenced to two years in prison.
Football’s new champions
Monday 14 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Nikao Sokattak and Puaikura are the new premier men’s and women’s football champions after claiming the Knockout Cup over the weekend.
OPINION: Push for chlorine ‘smells dodgy’
Monday 14 December 2020 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
This motion of chlorination has been ‘dropped in our lap’ without warning and we’re told to accept it, writes Ruta Tangiau Mave.
Abrihana McBirney is Apii Mauke’s top student
Monday 14 December 2020 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local, National
Apii Mauke’s prize giving presentation held a week ago had a great turnout from families supporting the occasion.
Jet requests stopover after striking adverse weather
Monday 14 December 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National
On Saturday afternoon the tower at Rarotonga International Airport received a call from pilots on a Boeing 757 cargo plane en-route from Honolulu to Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Four lose driver’s licence for driving under the influence
Monday 14 December 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime, National
Four driving related offences involving driving under the influence of alcohol were brought before Justice of the Peace Carmen Temata on Thursday.
Lucky escape for motorists
Monday 14 December 2020 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local, National
Three people escaped serious injuries after multiple crashes in Betela over the weekend.
New airline set for takeoff
Monday 14 December 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy, National
Cook Islands businessman Mike Pero has renamed his new airline Pasifika Air but says serving Rarotonga remains his primary focus.
‘Our elderly deserve to be honoured and respected’
Sunday 13 December 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features, Weekend
The decision to leave her job and look after her grandparents was easy for Verokura Andrew and she quickly realised that to care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honours.
The rich history of Mitiaro’s infamous water caves
Sunday 13 December 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Features, Go Local
Mitiaro tour guide Julian Aupuni Junior treasures the island’s legendary history that has been passed down from generation to generation.
The day ‘the Don’ and ‘Phar Lap’ visited Rarotonga
Saturday 12 December 2020 | Written by Rod Dixon | Published in Features, Memory Lane
Zane Grey “the father of the American cowboy novel’ was one of the many celebrities who visited Rarotonga on the Union Steamship Company’s trans-Pacific liner service. Others included the English novelist D.H. Lawrence, the composer Percy Grainger, several All Blacks squads, the Australian cricket legend Don Bradman, the actor Peter Lawford, the 1932 New Zealand Olympic Team, and the great New Zealand-born Australian racehorse Phar Lap.
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