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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...
Cook Islands health ministry launches new policy to promote breastfeeding
RNZ
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December 10, 2024
By Melina Etches, Cook Islands News The Breastfeeding Hospital Policy is developed specifically for the Cook Islands to ensure that safe breastfeeding practices are advocated and implemented across the nation. Photo: Unsplash / Wes Hicks...
Rivada partners with Vodafone Cook Islands
Advanced Television
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January 20, 2025
Rivada Space Networks, which does not yet have a satellite in orbit, has nevertheless signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Vodafone’s Cook Islands “powering network expansion and digital transformation in the Oceania region and beyond”....
Vodafone Cook Islands, Rivada Partner for LEO Satellite Connectivity
The Fast Mode
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January 20, 2025
Vodafone Cook Islands and Rivada have signed an MoU to provide next-generation telecoms connectivity, powering network expansion and digital transformation in the Oceania region and beyond. Vodafone Cook Islands aims to harness Rivada's Outernet...
Rivada Space Networks wins deal to expand Vodafone Cook Islands network
iTWire
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Vodafone Cook Islands and German satellite network provider Rivada Space Networks have signed an MoU to provide space based telecoms connectivity in the Oceania region and beyond. Rivada has a massive 600 satellite LEO constellation called the...
Cook Islands focuses on improving child health and combat non-communicable diseases
RNZ
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December 1, 2024
Cook Islands children (file image). Photo: Supplied/ UNICEF A recent study in the Cook Islands has revealed a staggering 80 percent of children under 15 have poor oral health or are showing early signs of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Health...
Vodafone Cook Islands Partners With Rivada For Network Expansion
MENAFN
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January 17, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Like most countries and territories in Oceania, telecommunications in the Cook Islands is limited by geographic isolation. Vodafone Cook Islands aims to harness Rivada's Outernet to deploy resilient connectivity for...
‘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...
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...
Historical Covid test leads to further scrutiny of travellers in Cook Islands
Pacific News Service
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Health officials will now question the honesty of health declaration forms from overseas travellers because of the positive historical Covid-19 case, says Prime Minister Mark Brown. The man who has the historical case is a Cook Islander who works...
Cook Islands pledges support for women’s empowerment and gender equality
Cook Island News
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November 29, 2024
The Cook Islands delegation led by Internal Affairs Minister Vainetutai Rose Toki-Brown at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review in Bangkok, Thailand, last week. They are pictured with an official, left, from another...
Te Ipukarea Society: How removing rats can protect Cook Islands native vegetation and wildlife
Cook Island News
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January 11, 2025
Example of a rat baiting station used within the TCA used to suppress rat population numbers during the Kākerori breeding season. TIS/25011018 From birds to plants, invasive rats have wreaked havoc on island ecosystems worldwide, and the Cook...
Cook Islands scholar joins science academy
Cook Island News
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November 27, 2024
Te Puna Vai Marama’s Merita Tuari’i and Professor Jodie Hunter. 24112212 Cook Islands will benefit from the launch of the Pacific Academy of Sciences, which promotes the study of natural and social science, indigenous knowledge and technology....
Cook Islands seabed mining consultation criticised
Pacific Media Network
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The recent consultation process on seabed mining in the Cook Islands has been intensely scrutinised, with many raising concerns about its effectiveness and inclusivity. Non-government organisations (NGOs), particularly environmental groups, have...
Pacific people in deprived areas less likely to be diagnosed with a mental health condition
Scimex Newsfeed
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April 10, 2025
Pacific peoples in Aotearoa are less likely to be diagnosed with a mental health condition if they live in a more deprived area, unlike the rest of the New Zealand population, which may be due to financial barriers to diagnoses and care....
Cook Islands and Australia strengthen ties
Cook Island News
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November 15, 2024
Senior officials from the Cook Islands and Australia convened in Canberra on October 31 for the Senior Officials Roundtable (SORT). 24111411. Senior officials from the Cook Islands and Australia gathered in Canberra late last month to advance...
Ruta Mave: Passport plan leaves Cook Islands vulnerable and isolated
Cook Island News
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December 30, 2024
Cook Islands Government’s proposal for a new passport as a “national identity” to mark the country’s 60th anniversary in 2025 has been rejected by New Zealand. GRAPHICS: Chris Rowe/CINEWS Prime Minister Mark Brown’s passport proposal presents as...
Location, Location, Location: Cook Islands’ land value in sights
Cook Island News
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January 6, 2025
Most have heard the maxim: “Location, Location, Location”. Often used in overseas contexts, this saying reflects the importance of proximity to places like city centres, business districts, transportation hubs, easy access to highways, public...
Cook Islands' 'Miracle Baby' Mana's fight for life highlights critical gaps in local healthcare system
RNZ
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November 14, 2024
Mana was born weighing only 653 grams. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Tiana Haxton The mother of Cook Islands' miracle baby, born over four months premature, is calling for an overhaul of maternity healthcare on the island. Louisa Castledine and her...
Cook Islands host visits from Chile and Cuba
Cook Island News
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November 11, 2024
Cook Islands last week welcomed the formal accreditation of two new ambassadors, with Her Excellency Mrs. Manahi Pakarati, Ambassador of the Republic of Chile, and His Excellency Mr. Luis Rodriguez, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, presenting...