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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.
Eco toilets arrive in Aitutaki
Tuesday 19 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in National, Outer Islands
The new eco toilets in Aitutaki will provide better facility for visitors especially to the motu’s for lagoon excursions.
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.
Visas to be available online for NZ travel for foreign nationals
Tuesday 19 January 2021 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in Local, National
Foreign nationals currently in the Cook Islands will soon be able to apply for a visa that will permit travel to New Zealand without having to undergo 14 days of quarantine in a managed isolation facility.
Opposition party seeks clarification on seabed minerals licensing issues
Tuesday 19 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Economy, National
The Opposition has raised concerns regarding the membership of the proposed seabed minerals licensing panel stating that it would be a clear conflict of interest to appoint anyone who is involved in or associated with any commercial deep-sea mining activities.
100 headed for New Zealand on first quarantine-free flight
Tuesday 19 January 2021 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local, National
Air New Zealand is expecting a sharp increase in the number of bookings between Auckland and Rarotonga following the announcement of quarantine-free travel into New Zealand. By Katrina Lintonbon.
Plea for fisherman to watch out for turtles
Tuesday 19 January 2021 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local, National
Cook Islands Turtle Conservation Society (Te Ara O Te Onu) is calling on local fishermen to check their net at least every four hours when they are out fishing.
Daily flights to Raro from March 28
Tuesday 19 January 2021 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local, National
Air New Zealand will be operating daily return flights to Rarotonga from March 28 in anticipation of the two-way travel bubble between Cook Islands and New Zealand.
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.
Quarantine free travel into NZ welcomed
Monday 18 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
"The news that entry into NZ from Raro no longer requires quarantine has come just at the right time."
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.
Road accident numbers decline
Monday 18 January 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local, National
Motor vehicle crashes in 2020 reflects a massive 45 per cent drop from the high of 279, reported in 2018.
PM expects influx of travellers
Monday 18 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local, National
Quarantine free travel into New Zealand will encourage more Cook Islanders to return home, says Prime Minister Mark Brown.
Opposition calls on Government to Boost Covid-19 tracing ability
Monday 18 January 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Health, National
The Opposition Democratic Party has welcomed quarantine free travel into New Zealand but is calling on government not to rush into two-way travel bubble.
Rare bluefin tuna caught by Pukapuka fishermen
Monday 18 January 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in National, Outer Islands
The two fishermen could not believe their luck when they landed rare bluefin tuna near the northern group island over the weekend.
Concern over ‘added flexibility’ to travel bubble with NZ
Monday 18 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local, National
Democratic Party leader Tina Browne is calling for diligence regarding the one-way quarantine free travel bubble with New Zealand.
Defence lawyers request for judge alone trials
Monday 18 January 2021 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime, National
Chief Justice Sir Hugh Williams QC presided over High Court matters via video link on Friday and began to clear a case backlog.
‘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.
A ‘Whopper’ of an opportunity
Saturday 16 January 2021 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in Features, Weekend
In the midst of a pandemic, local tour guides and creatives found themselves working together to help create an ad campaign for one of Oceania’s most recognisable brands.
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.
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