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Atiu steps up fight against invasive species, strengthens climate resilience
Cook Island News
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July 7, 2025
Atiu’s main harbour is where most visitors are welcomed to the island. TALAIA MIKA/25070305 Atiu is ramping up efforts to control invasive species that threaten its environment, food supply and climate resilience, with vital support from regional...
TD calls for 'Russian' replica sailing ship to be removed from Irish waters off Dublin
The Journal
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July 8, 2025
LAST UPDATE | 23 mins ago THIS MORNING Irish authorities have officially contacted a controversial sail training vessel which is suspected of links to the Russian Government. The Shtandart is a replica of a ship built in 1703 by Peter the Great, a...
Get Russian ship out of Irish waters, says Ward
Dublin People
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July 8, 2025
A Fine Gael TD has called on the Marine Minister to directly intervene and have a Russian vessel anchored off the Irish coast removed. Dún Laoghaire TD Barry Ward has said Minister Timmy Dooley, the Minister of State with responsibility for Marine...
Major celebration in Manurewa marks restoration of Sāmoa citizenship rights
Pacific Media Network
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A community gathering in Manurewa this week marked a significant moment of long-awaited justice for Sāmoans who lost their New Zealand citizenship in 1982 and have now had it restored. The Citizenship (Western Sāmoa) (Restoration) Amendment Act...
Budget debate starts as PAC backs $336 million spending
Cook Island News
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June 17, 2025
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chair Teokotai Herman in Parliament on June 16, 2025. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU/25061623 The 2025/26 Cook Islands National Budget, totalling $336,135,968, has been scrutinised and reviewed by the Public Accounts Committee...
Mamdani Doesn’t Think We Should Have Billionaires. Here’s Why That Will Never Happen.
Forbes
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Fresh off his shellacking of former New York governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary for mayor, New York state assembly member Zohran Mamdani is the hottest guest on the press circuit. When asked on NBC if he thought billionaires have the...
Global Tobacco Epidemic: WHO Warns of Rising Industry Interference
MedEdge MEA
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June 27, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, warning that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control as rising...
Asia New Zealand Foundation poll shows more Kiwis see China as threat, US trust hits new low
The New Zealand Herald
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June 16, 2025
New Zealanders’ perception of China as a threat rose from 28% in November 2024 to 40% in March 2025. The shift comes after developments in the Pacific region such as China’s naval exercises in the Tasman Sea and the signing of a strategic...
World Blood Donor Day strong community support
Cook Island News
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June 14, 2025
The Cook Islands Red Cross Society celebrated a successful World Blood Donor Day event in town this week, drawing strong support from donors and the local community. MELINA ETCHES/25061332 The Cook Islands Red Cross Society celebrated a successful...
Calls to ‘Give Hope’ on World Blood Donor Day
Cook Island News
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June 13, 2025
The Cook Islands Red Cross Society is calling on the public to join the global effort to “Give Hope” through blood donation. RED CROSS CIs/25061225 World Blood Donor Day 2025 will be celebrated today, and the Cook Islands Red Cross Society is...
Support worker taunts vulnerable woman, shares video without consent
Newstalk ZB
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July 7, 2025
A support worker filmed herself taunting and threatening a woman with a history of challenging behaviour. She then shared the video with other people and described the woman as a “c**t” in a string of text messages. A complaint was later filed...
Support worker filmed vulnerable woman being taunted, then shared the video
Rotorua Daily Post
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She had a criminal history including wilful damage, threatening language, and assault and entered a residential service in 2021. Her support worker, known as Ms C in a decision released today, took photos of Ms A and a video of her without consent...
Road safety concerns mount
Cook Island News
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June 4, 2025
Cook Islands Police. Photo: FACEBOOK Road incidents continue to be a major concern for Cook Islands Police, with another weekend of crashes and collisions, tragically including one that resulted in the fatality of a 39-year-old. Cook Islands...
Juvenile seal found at Muri beach dies
Cook Island News
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July 5, 2025
A juvenile seal was found stranded at the Muri beach on Thursday morning. SUPPLIED/25070309 /25070310/25070324 A juvenile seal discovered at Muri beach on Thursday passed away after being taken to Te Are Manu Vet Clinic. The Ministry of Marine...
Launch of CanScreen5 training in the Asia–Pacific region
IARC
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June 3, 2025
3 June 2025 Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) launched a new Cancer Screening in Five Continents (CanScreen5) Training of Trainers learning programme for countries in the Asia–Pacific Region during a webinar on...
Letter: Cannabis research
Cook Island News
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June 12, 2025
With the announcement in the Cook Islands News that a freight hike is set to drive up Cook Islands prices possibly by 30 per cent, there has never been a better time to legalise the personal cultivation of medicinal pakalolo by patients in order...
Dengue fever outbreak declared in Rarotonga
Otago Daily Times
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May 23, 2025
The Cook Islands government has declared a dengue fever outbreak in Rarotonga. In a statement on Friday (Thursday in the Cook Islands), the Health Ministry said two new cases had been confirmed, bringing the total number to seven. The Cook Islands...
WHO: Tobacco kills 1.3m non-smokers annually
Prompt News Online
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June 25, 2025
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that approximately 1.3 million people die each year from exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke, stressing the urgent need for stronger global tobacco control measures. This warning was included in...
Seabed mining consultations raise fisheries concerns
Pacific Media Network
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Concerns over the potential impact of seabed mining on fish stocks - a vital food source and livelihood for outer islanders - dominated the recent consultations hosted by Moana Minerals in the Ngaputoru islands of Atiu, Mauke and Mitiaro. Despite...
Alexandrian Laurel
Vallarta Mirror
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July 3, 2025
Alexandrian Laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum) Family: Clusiaceae Also known as: Alexandrian Laurel Balltree, Beach Calophyllum, Beach Touriga, Beauty Leaf, Borneo-Mahogany, Dilo Oil Tree, Indian Laurel, Indian Doomba Oil Tree, Indian-laurel,...