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Ruta Mave: ‘Fit, healthy, active, proud nation’ 60 years ago
Cook Island News
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July 14, 2025
Ruta Tangiiau Mave. Photo: CI NEWS There is a lot of talk about the New Zealand China thing right now but what no one is talking about is the elephant in the room, writes Ruta Mave. Us, our people, we are the elephant in the room, and not one lone...
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...
Iran beat Mongolia in FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2025 Division B
Tehran Times
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July 15, 2025
TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s basketball team defeated Mongolia 89-55 in the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2025 Division B on Tuesday. Negin Rasoulipour scored 20 points for Iran and Tsatsral Bayarmaa and Khulan Onolbaatar collected 10 points for Mongolia....
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,...
France has agreed to create a new 'state' near Australia. What does it mean?
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 14, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron hailed it a historic "new chapter" for New Caledonia, bringing a peaceful end to devastating turmoil that has rocked the Pacific territory. Leaders from New Caledonia, one of Australia's closest neighbours, emerged...
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...
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...
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...
Australia Obstructed Probe Into Deadly ‘Rainbow Warrior’ Bombing
Consortium News
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July 10, 2025
Forty years later, David Robie, the only journalist on board the Greenpeace ship in the weeks leading up to its bombing on July 10, 1985, looks back on this act of French state terrorism in a New Zealand port. The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior...
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...
Fearless Avatiu at Raro round 1 football season
Cook Island News
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July 12, 2025
Avatiu FC and Puaikura FC Premier Men’s in Round 7 last season. CIFA MEDIA/25071115 Avatiu will field a young and fearless side, full of promising talent from their U18 team at today’s round one of the 2025 Rarotonga Football Season as they face...
Forget Bali and Fiji. There's a new island paradise in town - and it's just five hours from Australia
Nine
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July 11, 2025
From the moment we landed in Rarotonga, the island vibes were immediate. Any thoughts of whether this would live up to the likes of Bali or Fiji were quickly forgotten. With live musicians playing us through customs, it was clear we were a long...
The Biggest Misconception About the Philippines’ South China Sea Case Against China
The Diplomat
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July 12, 2025
On the ninth anniversary of the Philippines’ historic legal victory over China regarding their maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) it is disheartening after so many years that think tank analysts, academics and...
Making a splash for a good cause
Cook Island News
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July 12, 2025
The splashy event aimed to raise funds for the school’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) playground, with participants leaping off the wharf in pursuit of the biggest splash or most entertaining jump. MELINA ETCHES/ 25071127 Apii Nikao dived into...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 4 – July 10, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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July 11, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Te Maeva Nui demand keeps seamstress busy
Cook Island News
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July 11, 2025
Seamstress Evelyn O. Gonzales busy at work at Are Tui Kakau, owned by Theresa Noovao, preparing traditional Ute and Imene Tuki costumes for this year’s Te Maeva Nui celebrations. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25071007/25071008 With the 2025 Te Maeva Nui...
Japan risks its reputation in Oceania with Fukushima discharge
Pacific News Service
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A rollcall of Pacific Island nations have very different views on the release of treated radioactive wastewater. By Derek Grossman Japan’s decision last month to begin discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean from its...
Panthers hosts Bears on home ground
Cook Island News
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July 12, 2025
In Week 2 of Round 1, Avatiu defeated Titikaveka Bulldogs 33-21 yesterday. MELINA ETCHES/ 25071135 Arorangi Bears will be facing Tupapa Panthers for their first 2025 Rarotonga Club Rugby Union 15s season today. The Panthers, who won their first...
Twyford praises NFIP lead, calls for inspired peace and regionalism
Asia Pacific Report
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July 12, 2025
Asia Pacific Report An opposition Labour Party MP today paid tribute to the Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific (NFIP) movement, saying it should inspire Aotearoa New Zealand to maintain its own independence, embrace a strong regionalism, and be...