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Cook Islands leads charge in war against invasive species
Cook Island News
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August 13, 2024
Cook Islands is hosting the 6th Pacific Invasives Learning Network (PILN) meeting with Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), this week August 12-16, bringing together over 70 invasive species professionals and...
Did Survivor 48 Castaway Kevin Leung Receive Medical Attention For His Shoulder Injury? Host Jeff Probst Spills The Tea
TheThings
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March 7, 2025
The supersized Survivor 48 premiere was certainly one for the history books, but it looks like fans of the reality television series did not get to see the full story unfold... During the Marooning Challenge, viewers saw Kevin Leung injure his...
Cook Islands, NZ hold critical talks
Cook Island News
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August 16, 2024
Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Mark Brown and Prime Minister of New Zealand, Christopher Luxon, met in Auckland this week. MFAI/24081406 Prime Minister Mark Brown met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon earlier this week in...
Letter: Proposed Cook Islands passport
Cook Island News
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October 18, 2024
Dear Editor, The discussion around the introduction of a Cook Islands passport versus retaining the New Zealand passport touches on key issues related to identity, practicality, and global mobility. Global Mobility: A New Zealand passport offers...
Cook Islands Public Service enhances job-sizing capabilities
Cook Island News
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August 19, 2024
From left, OPSC human resources advisor Mary Ngamata, with MFEM business and communications coordinator Leilani Sadaraka, Strategic Pay New Zealand’s Mike Boneham, and OPSC corporate services manager Eileen Macquarie, with OPSC policy and planning...
Nicholas takes charge of Cook Islands 7s
Cook Island News
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October 16, 2024
Clive Nicholas has been appointed as new head coach for the Cook Islands Men’s Sevens team. TALAIA MIKA/24101520 Former Cook Islands rugby star player and Avatiu Nikao Eels coach, Clive Nicholas, has been appointed as the new head coach of the...
2019-2023: Empowering women, saving lives in the Cook Islands
Cook Island News
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October 21, 2024
Acknowledging ‘Pink October’ with breakfast. Back left: Esther Strickland, Naomi Manavaroa, Mareta Tarau (Manihiki Island council), Myra Tatakura, Margaret Numanga, Liz Nootai. Front Left: Dean Kapi Tangata, CIFWA Patron Nikki Rattle, Rosie Blake...
Thomas Wynne: The debate over Cook Islands passport
Cook Island News
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October 19, 2024
Thomas Wynne. Our identity as Māori is attached to our akapapa and our akapapa is attached to land. Land, that has over time become more fragmented, smaller and occupied by often vacant land owners, but this is not about land tenure and absentee...
Hibiscus blooms for Cook Islands artist
Cook Island News
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October 8, 2024
Cook Islander Sylvia Marsters showcasing her arts/paintings at the Bergman Gallery. The much-anticipated exhibition ‘E Kura Reitumanava no Rarotonga’ opens tonight. TALAIA MIKA/24100717 A renowned Cook Islands artist is ready to showcase her love...
China’s military expansion toward the Southwest Pacific and Oceania
Geopolitical Intelligence Services
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July 15, 2025
Beijing is increasing military activities and economic influence in the Indo-Pacific and transforming the regional security landscape. April 25: A Chinese warship spotted in the West Philippine Sea. Beijing has been growing its military ambitions,...
New Zealand chiropractic interns bring relief and hope to Rarotonga
Cook Island News
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July 8, 2025
New Zealand College of Chiropractic intern Carlos Fung performing a spinal check up yesterday. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/ 25070730 Final-year interns from the New Zealand College of Chiropractic are bringing hope, healing, and holistic health to the Cook...
Team Rakahanga sweeps aquatics medals at Cook Islands Games
Cook Island News
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October 10, 2024
Team Rakahanga dominated aquatics events at the 2024 Cook Islands Games. TALAIA MIKA/24100815, 24100816, 24100817, 24100819, 24100820, 24100821, 24100822, 24100824. The aquatics events, held over a three-day race, were the first of the Cook...
Key partnership to address women’s health and safety in Cook Islands
Cook Island News
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October 15, 2024
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the president of Punanga Turuturu Itivaine, formerly known as Punanga Tauturu Inc., Eileen Story, and Bob Williams, Secretary of Te Marae Ora. PTI/24101451 A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was...
Broncos enforcer, Dolphins utility in strong Cook islands squad — Pacific Champs Teams
Fox Sports
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Broncos forward Xavier Willison and Dolphins utility Mason Teague are among the NRL stars in the Cook Islands squad for the Pacific Championships. The 22-year-old Willison and Teague, 21, join Aitu stalwarts Brad Takairangi, Zane Tetevano, Esan...
Cook Islands talents shine through at Olympics
Pacific Media Network
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Australia could gain their first Olympic gold in boxing thanks to Cook Islands super heavyweight Teremoana Teremoana. Teremoana bested Ukrainian opponent Dmytro Lovchynskyi on day three of Paris 2024 via a first-round knockout, avenging his loss...
Cook Islands shares progress on gender equality at regional meetings
Cook Island News
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July 25, 2024
Cook Islands delegation led by Minister for Internal Affairs Rose Toki-Brown, Secretary of Internal Affairs Anne Herman, director of welfare services Grace Chynoweth, and manager of social policy and services Princess Raukete attended the Women’s...
Tyla’s crusade: The grieving mum who wants her son’s death to make a difference
Newstalk ZB
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July 15, 2025
There was pain on the streets of Whangārei, raw and unfiltered, in the form of a march led by Tyla Simona who became a mum at 21 and the mother of a dead child just three years later. That march last week was the second she has led, trying to find...
Excitement builds as over 3000 prepare for Cook Islands Games
Cook Island News
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September 28, 2024
Tongareva is back for the 2024 Cook Islands Games. Pictured are the Opens and Marsters Mix volleyball teams. NANAVE GOODWIN/24092702 The excitement for the third Cook Islands Games will reach a fever pitch as the much-anticipated biennial event...
Conservation Dialogue unites Pacific Indigenous Leaders from Fiji, Aotearoa, Samoa and the Cook Islands towards shared vision to strengthen traditional stewardship of nature
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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October 3, 2024
Conservation International convened the Dialogue to strengthen the effective management of land and ocean resources by Indigenous Peoples, supporting resilience amidst accelerating climate change impacts and exploring sustainable financing...
CIRU launches Pa Enua outreach with Healthy Living Programme
Cook Island News
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February 13, 2025
Mitiaro students attend Cook Islands Rugby Union’s Pa Enua outreach – Healthy Living Programme. NICOLEA MATEARIKI/25021222 Cook Islands Rugby Union (CIRU) has launched its Pa Enua outreach, starting with the Healthy Living Programme – a fun and...