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Road toll reaches five
Cook Island News
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July 3, 2025
Van turned in to a driveway which caused a serious accident involving a 71-year-old woman driving her motorbike who collided with the van. COOK ISLANDS POLICE/25062613 Cook Islands has recorded its fifth road fatality after an elderly woman, who...
Apii Nikao honours student artists for World Autism Day competition
Cook Island News
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July 3, 2025
From left, Mana Hunter-John, Maiata Herman, Lylah Piua, Tamangaro Pana and Autism Cook Islands programme manager, Kat Jensen. APII NIKAO/25070106 Apii Nikao held a special morning assembly to honour its young artists last week, with the prize...
Pet Talk: Veterinary outreach to the Pa Enua
Cook Island News
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July 2, 2025
Te Are Manu provided veterinary services to the southern Pa Enua — Mangaia, Mauke, Mitiaro and Atiu — alongside its partners at Cook Islands Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. TAM/25070103 In the last few months, I had the privilege...
TEAMS READY FOR OFC WOMEN’S NATIONS CUP
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July 3, 2025
Final preparations are underway for the four Group- A teams ahead of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2025, with day one match set to kick off at Lautoka’s Churchill Park tomorrow. This morning, the head coaches and captains of Cook Islands, defending...
Defendant swears in court, faces further charges after breaches
Cook Island News
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June 27, 2025
Cook Islands High Court. 24050916 A man on probation for an alcohol-related offence was remanded in custody after breaching his conditions and then swore at the Justices of the Peace in the Avarua Criminal Court, potentially leading to further...
Hausia-Haugen’s Last-Minute Heroics Fire Tonga To Victory
Pacific Scoop
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July 13, 2025
Press Release – Oceania Football Confederation A dramatic 90th-minute strike from Leila Hausia-Haugen sealed Tongas first win of the OFC Womens Nations Cup 2025. With both teams chasing a positive end to their campaigns, it was Tonga who struck at...
Plastic bags banned
Cook Island News
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July 2, 2025
Local stores have welcomed the prohibition on plastic shopping bags and are committed to abiding by the new Act. FILE PHOTO / 14071412 Cook Islands has banned plastic shopping bags, and retailers supplying them for the purpose of distributing...
Report dangerous taxi drivers to police: Transport Ministry
Cook Island News
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July 2, 2025
Secretary for Transport John Hosking. FILE PHOTO / 25022319 The Ministry of Transport encourages the public to report any issues they may have with taxi operators directly to the Cook Islands Police, who are the enforcement agency for land...
Nassau mobilises against dengue
Cook Island News
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July 1, 2025
Apii Nassau students helping the community with collecting plastics or cans all around the island of Nassau in June. APII NASSAU/25061805 A remote Cook Islands school on the northern group island is joining forces with its community to keep the...
Group A Teams Ready For OFC Women’s Nations Cup Kick-Off In Lautoka
Scoop
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Final preparations are underway for the four Group A teams ahead of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2025, with match day one set to kick off at Lautoka’s Churchill Park this Friday. (Photo/Supplied)This morning, the head coaches and captains of Cook...
Mataiea stop offers profound reconnection with ʻohana, place for Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia crews
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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July 13, 2025
Photo Courtesy: Danee Hazama Crews of traditional voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia resumed their journey through French Polynesia this week, beginning with a meaningful and emotional 4-day stop in Mataiea, Tahiti. The double-hulled waʻa...
ICI actively seeks external funding for key projects, says Wright-Koteka
Cook Island News
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July 1, 2025
Elizabeth Wright-Koteka. MFAI/22120248 Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) says that they have been proactive in trying to find partners to implement programmes that have been identified as priorities but not funded at an adequate level by the...
Now travel abroad without visa: Countries you can visit with just a passport
Asianet Newsable
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July 1, 2025
38 Image Credit : Freepik Many countries now offer visa-free travel for Indians. These include Cook Islands, Fiji, Micronesia, Oman, Qatar, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Bhutan, Nepal,...
Vaka Puaikura welcomes first-time performers for Te Maeva Nui 2025
Cook Island News
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July 12, 2025
Choir group finding the perfect melody to follow to blend in with the boys and the rest of the girls. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25071005 Fifteen-year-old Maraea Wichman is one of the youngest dancers at team Arorangi’s Vaka Puaikura, marking her first year...
Celebrating 130 years of faith and education
Cook Island News
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July 12, 2025
Provincial Leader of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny, Sister Allison Macalister (left), former principal of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, is visiting Rarotonga for the school’s 130th anniversary celebrations next week. She is pictured...
Rugby League aims to boost the number of officials for next season
Cook Island News
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June 30, 2025
Taua Benioni with Cook Islands rugby league referee and former sprinter Patricia Taea, who is also the Cook Islands Rugby League Referees Association vice president, with Auckland rugby league trainer Willie Toelau. SUPPLIED/ 25062704 With the...
2025 Pacific Mini Games: flag bearers journey
Cook Island News
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June 30, 2025
The 2025 Pacific Mini Games opening ceremony in Palau, which took place on Saturday (Cook Islands time), featured Alanna Smith and Brendon Heath, team Cook Islands flag bearers, alongside the aquatics team, Talissa Koteka, who is competing as an...
Salary increase for ICI engineers
Cook Island News
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June 30, 2025
ICI workers at the Tupapa backroad carrying out some maintenance work last week. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU / 25062907 With the 2025-2026 financial year now in effect with a new pay structure; Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) will see an increase in...
Thomas Wynne: Voices from the taro patch
Cook Island News
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July 12, 2025
Thomas Wynne. As a columnist, my inbox and Facebook Messenger are often full of people expressing their thoughts, disagreements, agreements, or sharing other ideas, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne. As we celebrate 60 years as a nation in the coming...
Our voyage to Statehood, 60 years on: understanding the nature and practice of free-association as we reflect on our development journey
Cook Island News
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June 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Brown. SUPPLIED. This year, the Cook Islands marks 60 years of self-governance, an historic milestone in our voyage to statehood, by Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. In 1965, our people chose to shape our own...