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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...
Russia’s Consulate General slams banning frigate Shtandart from entering Scottish harbor
TASS
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July 17, 2025
LONDON, July 18. /TASS/. The Russian Consulate General in Edinburgh has noted the absurdity of actions by Scottish authorities who banned the tall ship Shtandart from entering Aberdeen harbor. "We consider this situation as another consequence of...
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...
How Samoa's Ballroom scene is carving space for Pacific futures
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 17, 2025
On a warm Tuesday night in Fugalei in Apia, Samoa's capital, the air hums with anticipation as a local hall fills with young people. With the Boom Kaisi Ball just days away, Pacific Rainbow+ youth have gathered for a series of workshops designed...
Nauru could earn millions after backing US deep sea mining pathway
RNZ
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July 17, 2025
The Metals Company Photo: Facebook / The Metals Company Nauru is a step closer to mining in international waters under highly contentious United States legislation. The path has been set out in the nation's new agreement with Canadian mining group...
TEAMS READY FOR OFC WOMEN’S NATIONS CUP
PNG Haus Bung
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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...
Tall Ships begin arriving in Aberdeen as Russian vessel forced to wait out in the North Sea
Scottish Daily Express
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July 17, 2025
Tall ships from around the world have begun sailing into Aberdeen for three days of racing and festivities, with crowds of up to 400,000 expected in the city over the weekend. The first of around 50 historic vessels arriving in the harbour on...
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...
These are the tropical islands Aussies most want to visit - and it's not Bali
Nine
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July 15, 2025
There's something about an island that screams holiday. Preferably if it's studded with palm trees and fringed in white sand and shimmering water. So it's no wonder travel experts have decided to put together a 'hot list' of the best. DEAL: Save...
Tall Ship Races vessels arrive in Aberdeen
Express & Star
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July 17, 2025
Vessels taking part in the Tall Ships Races 2025 have begun arriving in Aberdeen ahead of a four-day festival. The race began in Le Havre in France in early July and the ships sailed round the coast to Dunkirk before travelling on to Aberdeen....
Te Maeva Nui sponsors honoured
Cook Island News
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July 16, 2025
Te Are Ariki, Tauranga Vananga and Te Maeva Nui sponsors gather at Atupare Marae. MELINA ETCHES/25071510 A special function was held at Atupare Marae in Arorangi on Monday night to honour and thank the long-standing sponsors of Te Maeva Nui, the...
Climate insecurity hits Pacific, police minister warns
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 16, 2025
Police Minister Paula Piukala urges urgent action on climate-driven security risks. The Minister for Police, the Hon Paula Piveni Piukala, has told the Pacific Regional and National Security Conference climate change poses the “greatest security...
Kiwi travellers urged to prioritise health insurance as dengue outbreaks surge across the Pacific
Pacific Media Network
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Travellers from New Zealand planning a getaway to tropical destinations are being urged to grab comprehensive travel insurance, as dengue fever cases continue to climb in certain Pacific countries. Fiji has been particularly hit hard, reporting...
Roosters celebrate Multicultural Round
Cobar Weekly
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July 16, 2025
The Cobar Ruby League Club celebrated its Multicultural Round on Saturday at Tom Knight Memorial Oval as part of their Castlereagh League Round Home Games against Warren. Pictured are the Cobar players with local Indigenous elders Aunty Elaine,...
Tonga wins Women's Tennis at Pacific Nations Cup in Pago Pago
Matangi Tonga Online
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July 17, 2025
Gold medalists, (from left) Leah Heimuli, coach Reuel Lavaka, and Amelia Tatafu after winning deciding doubles Gold Medal Match against Fiji. Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) Pacific Nations Cup. Pago Pago, American Samoa, 30 June - 5 July 2025....
James Comer Asks Pentagon For Intel On China’s Deep-Sea Mining Ops
[your]NEWS
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July 16, 2025
A House committee asked the Department of Defense (DOD) Tuesday for a briefing on its efforts to counter China’s deep-sea mining activities, according to a letter exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The House Committee On...
Funding crucial as Te Are Manu aims for regular Pa Enua vet visits
Cook Island News
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July 15, 2025
Desexing procedures with SPCA and Te Are Manu on one of their visits to the outer islands. KATIE BIRD/25070823 Te Are Manu vet clinic recently visited the outer islands of Atiu, Mitiaro, Mangaia and Mauke, providing essential health checks and...
Asia-Pacific regulators release world’s first guidelines for commercial operation of air taxis, drones
The Business Times Singapore
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July 17, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Asia-Pacific aviation regulators have published the world’s first set of guidelines on air taxis and drones, anticipating future commercial operation of these vehicles in the region. Regulators can voluntarily adopt the guidelines,...