New Zealand
Local MPs discuss challenges with NZ Speaker Parliamentary delegation
Friday 19 April 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, New Zealand, Parliament, Regional
Cook Islands parliamentarians engaged in open discussions with Aotearoa New Zealand’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Gerry Brownlee and his delegation at Parliament House yesterday morning.
Leader was an ‘extraordinary man’, widow says at funeral
Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The late Green Party MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins has been remembered by his widow as an "extraordinary man" at a service in South Auckland.
NZ Minister sets ‘long-term’ house price target of 3 to 5 times household incomes
Wednesday 28 February 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The new housing minister has set a target of having homes costing just three to five times household incomes - well below what they are now in most of New Zealand.
$16.5 million grant boosts Cook Islands’ climate resilience efforts
Thursday 8 February 2024 | Written by Candice Luke | Published in Economy, National, New Zealand, Regional
A grant of $16.5 million is on its way to help the Cook Islands respond to climate change, announced New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters who visited Rarotonga yesterday.
New Zealand Ministers touch down in Rarotonga for 24-hour visit
Wednesday 7 February 2024 | Written by Candice Luke | Published in Economy, National, New Zealand, Regional
New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters arrived in the Cook Islands last night after a day in Tonga.
New Zealand Ministers reaffirm Cook Islands connection
Tuesday 6 February 2024 | Written by Candice Luke | Published in Economy, Local, National, New Zealand, Regional
New Zealands Foreign Minister Winston Peters, and Health Minister and Minister for Pacific Peoples Dr Shane Reti are reaffirming the importance of New Zealand’s connections to the Pacific.
New Zealand minimum wage set to increase to $23.15 from April 1
Friday 2 February 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The minimum wage will increase by 2 percent, from $22.70 to $23.15, from 1 April.
PM calls for defence and security arrangement with Australia and NZ
Friday 2 February 2024 | Written by Candice Luke | Published in Australia, Economy, Local, National, New Zealand, Regional
Prime Minister Mark Brown has proposed a trilateral defence and security co-operation arrangement between the Cook Islands, New Zealand, and Australia.
Māori will not sit idly by, PM Luxon warned against ‘meddling with te Tiriti’
Thursday 25 January 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The New Zealand prime minister has been warned that Māori will not sit by without a fight if the government attempts to meddle with te Tiriti.
Family feud explodes at mother’s funeral in Aitutaki
Tuesday 9 January 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Local, National, New Zealand, Outer Islands, Politics, Regional
A former New Zealand National Party government minister has been interviewed by Cook Islands Police after a family feud turned violent as the coffin of his late mother was being carried into her Aitutaki home last week.
Higher shipping costs : Fears Red Sea attacks will soon hit Kiwis in the pocket
Monday 8 January 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Regional
New Zealand consumers could soon pay the price for shipping networks being disrupted by attacks in the Red Sea.
Increasing toxic agal blooms could be linked to extreme weather events
Friday 29 December 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The increasing frequency of toxic algal blooms could be related to extreme weather, says the NZ Ministry for Primary Industries. Shellfish toxin alerts have been issued for parts of Waiheke Island, Kawhia, the West Coast of Northland, East Cape, and Marlborough Sounds.
El Niño threat looms large over NZ tourism sector this summer
Wednesday 27 December 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The tourism industry has been creating plans on how to prepare for the impacts of El Niño during a busy summer.
NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Peters to resume ‘Pacific reset’ plan again
Tuesday 19 December 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Regional
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the government wants to resume and renew the Pacific reset strategy "with greater intensity".
NZ economy shrinks 0.3 per cent in three months ended September
Thursday 14 December 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Regional
The economy shrank in the third quarter as households spent less, exports fell, and manufacturing activity decreased.
Cook Islands MP-elect Nicholas has her eye on Pacific peoples portfolio
Tuesday 24 October 2023 | Written by Al Williams | Published in National, New Zealand, Politics, Regional
The only Pacific MP-elect in New Zealand’s National Party has her eye on the Pacific peoples portfolio.
‘Concerns’ on amount of gun violence in Auckland central
Monday 23 October 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The day a construction site worker gunned down two people in Auckland’s city centre police also responded to a dozen other callouts across the region that resulted in firearms charges.
New Zealand’s banana ‘shortage based on seasonal demand’
Saturday 21 October 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
New Zealanders are bananas for bananas, but the country relies on imports from Mexico, Ecuador and the Philippines for its supply. Some fruit growers hope to change that by sowing the seeds for a homegrown industry.
Hipkins to remain an MP for full three years in ‘whatever role necessary’
Tuesday 17 October 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
Chris Hipkins says he will remain an MP for the full three-year term, but whether and how long he remains Labour's leader remains uncertain.
New Zealand Governor General receives warm Cook Islands welcome
Thursday 8 June 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy, National, New Zealand, Regional
New Zealand Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro and her delegation were warmly welcomed to the Pa Ariki Palace with a traditional turou by Puati Mataiapo George Ngapare and Paitai Rangatira Steven Kavana.
