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Building national readiness: Exercise Itiki’anga
Cook Island News
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July 14, 2025
Exercise Itiki’anga brought together emergency services, government agencies, NGOs and community leaders to test our disaster readiness, and strengthen it. OPM/ 25071322. Exercise Itiki’anga, a national emergency preparedness simulation that...
Negin Rasoulipour wants to rewrite history
Tehran Times
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July 14, 2025
TEHRAN - For Negin Rasoulipour Khameneh, the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2025 is more than just another tournament. It is a chance to rewrite history. Now in her third appearance for Iran at the Women's Asia Cup, having played in 2021 and 2023,...
Iran’s women’s basketball need one step further
Tehran Times
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July 11, 2025
TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s basketball team will kick off the FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2025 Division B on Sunday with a match against the Cook Islands. The team have gained valuable lessons from two years ago, when they failed to qualify for Division A....
PNG demolish Cooks, book OFC semis spot
The National
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PAPUA New Guinea made a bold statement yesterday, putting the OFC Women’s Nations Cup on notice when demolishing the Cook Islands 8-0 in their final Group A match in Lautoka, Fiji. The defending champions (PNG) and Samoa, who locked in on the...
Rarotonga stocks up as visitors flock for Te Maeva Nui celebrations
Cook Island News
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July 10, 2025
Cargo vessel MV Olomana docking at the Avatiu Harbour yesterday morning, delivering goods, including fuel, destined for local businesses on the island. 25070917/25070918/ 25070919 With hundreds arriving from the outer islands and abroad for the...
Voyaging foundation navigates challenges
Cook Island News
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July 10, 2025
Te Puna Marama Voyaging Foundation is facing delays in one of its key cultural education projects - the establishment of a star compass in Aitutaki. TE PUNA MARAMA/25070901 Te Puna Marama Voyaging Foundation, a Cook Islands nonprofit dedicated to...
Pacific islands push back against growing climate threats
Climate Home News
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July 10, 2025
The Cook Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia are separated by around 6,000 kilometres of Pacific Ocean. Despite the vast stretch of water between them, the two small island nations share a common challenge: how to protect their people...
Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returns home following patrol in Oceania
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 10, 2025
U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to medium endurance cutter USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) moor the cutter and reunite with loved ones on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 9, 2025. The crew returned from a 73-day patrol during...
Pacific news in brief for 10 July
RNZ
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July 9, 2025
Photo: Photo Illustration / Nik Dirga Cook Islands - plastic Cook Islands has banned plastic shopping bags, with retailers facing a fine of up to NZ$20,000 for supplying them. This provision, alongside others, was passed in Parliament last week as...
Letter: Ditching the Kiwi for the Dragon?
Cook Island News
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July 9, 2025
Dear Editor, There’s been a lot of noise lately. Social media threads, barbershop debates, and coconut wireless conversations about whether the Cook Islands should continue accepting aid from New Zealand. Some call it “dependence.” Others call it...
‘Get your hands dirty’: Heather advocates for practical agriculture over imports
Cook Island News
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July 7, 2025
Cook Islands United Party leader Teariki Heather, with fellow United Party MPs Robert Heather and Tim Varu in Parliament on June 21, 2025. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU/25062102 It is important that people balance their focus on technology with hands-on...
PNG set for last Group A match
The National
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A WIN today for Papua New Guinea (PNG) against the Cook Islands in their OFC Women’s Nations Cup will see them playing Vanuatu for one of the two grand final spots. Today’s match (1pm PNG time) in Lautoka, Fiji, is Papua New Guinea’s third in...
Tribute to traditional leaders on Ui Ariki Day
Cook Island News
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July 9, 2025
Kaumaiti Nui Tou Travel Ariki and King’s Representative Sir Tom Marsters at Ui Ariki Day. MELINA ETCHES/25070642 Every year on the first Friday of July, the Cook Islands people come together to honour its traditional leaders in a national...
New record at 100K cycle race
Cook Island News
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July 9, 2025
The course ran from the Social Centre to Muri and back and was completed 3 times. CITAI/25070809 The nation’s strongest and quickest cyclists took to the roads on Saturday to participate in one of the Cook Islands Triathlon Association’s flagship...
Kapogianni Joins Iran’s Women’s Basketball Team
Tasnim News Agency
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July 9, 2025
She will return to Iran after the end of the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup Division B. Iran is drawn into Pool B alongside Mongolia, Cook Islands, and Thailand. Pool A features Chinese Taipei, Tahiti, Kazakhstan, and India. Team Melli will start the...
National workforce plan aims to boost retention and opportunities
Cook Island News
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July 8, 2025
The development of a National Workforce Development Plan has started, shaping the future of the Cook Islands workforce. From left: Front - Kaye Cox, education specialist and team lead, Myra Patai, OPSC CEO; Middle from left: Jens Debus, HR...
Letter: Humble pie
Cook Island News
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July 8, 2025
The next few weeks are crucial and critical and it’s time for calm heads and enough of the political chest-beating. The Cook Islands Prime Minister needs to humble himself, and New Zealand must take a more conciliatory tone. The current standoff,...
Thunderstorm rattles Rarotonga, sparks concerns
Cook Island News
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July 8, 2025
Loud claps of thunder echoed across parts of the Cook Islands over the weekend, startling residents and raising concerns about possible flight disruptions. The intense thunderstorm activity, particularly affecting the Southern Group including...
Pitt: ‘Best weekend of the year’
Cook Island News
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July 8, 2025
Police file photo / 25062910. Cook Islands Police reported few incidents in what they call the best weekend of the year. The long weekend went progressively well, with minor incidents reported to the Cook Islands Police. Police media and strategic...
Sugary drinks, alcohol taxes eyed to boost health funding
Cook Island News
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July 8, 2025
A draft gazette listing categories of unhealthy products and drinks in the Cook Islands that will face increased taxation has been finalised, according to Bob Williams, Secretary for Te Marae Ora (TMO) Ministry of Health. 25070801 The proposal to...