Regional – Cook Islands News https://www.cookislandsnews.com Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:01:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Fears for families as Vanuatu reels from deadly earthquake https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/vanuatu/fears-for-families-as-vanuatu-reels-from-deadly-earthquake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fears-for-families-as-vanuatu-reels-from-deadly-earthquake Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:01:22 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275443 The devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Vanuatu on Monday, claiming the lives of at least 14 people and injuring more than 200, has sent shockwaves around the world, with Ni-Vanuatuans residing in Rarotonga praying for the safety of their loved ones at home.

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]]> Emotional groundbreaking for Fale Niue https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/local/niue/emotional-groundbreaking-for-fale-niue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=emotional-groundbreaking-for-fale-niue Sat, 07 Dec 2024 23:24:42 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275172 The Niue Community and Friends Inc, Society were overwhelmed to finally host their Groundbreaking ceremony for their Fale Niue Kūki ʻĀirani hostel in Tupapa.

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]]> Cook Islands strengthens maritime capacity at regional workshop https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/cook-islands-strengthens-maritime-capacity-at-regional-workshop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cook-islands-strengthens-maritime-capacity-at-regional-workshop Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:26:31 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=274924 A multi-agency Cook Islands delegation participated in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) SMART-C Leadership Programme: Regional Workshop on the Implementation of IMO Instruments.

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]]> Pacific leaders meet in Rarotonga to discuss higher education https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/politics/education/pacific-leaders-meet-in-rarotonga-to-discuss-higher-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pacific-leaders-meet-in-rarotonga-to-discuss-higher-education Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:40:50 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=274676 The 98th Meeting of the University of the South Pacific (USP) Council commenced yesterday at The Edgewater Resort and Spa, attracting Ministers and education leaders from across the Pacific to discuss the future of tertiary education in the region.

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]]> Cook Islands seek greater investment in USP Cook Islands Campus https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/education/cook-islands-seek-greater-investment-in-usp-cook-islands-campus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cook-islands-seek-greater-investment-in-usp-cook-islands-campus Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:30:51 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=274669 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) Secretary, Tepaeru Herrmann, met with University of the South Pacific (USP) Vice-Chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia, who is in Rarotonga for the 98th USP Council meeting.

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]]> Roadshow not consultation https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/local/new-zealand/roadshow-not-consultation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roadshow-not-consultation Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:29:08 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=274498 Non-government organisations are frustrated with the Cook Islands government seabed mineral consultations that are being held in New Zealand, calling for a 10-year moratorium to allow for independent research and capacity building within the Cook Islands.

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]]> USP Student body represents 14,000 students https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/education/pacific-islands/usp-student-body-represents-14000-students/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usp-student-body-represents-14000-students Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:53:34 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=274472 The University of the South Pacific Students’ Association (USPSA) from 14 campuses spanning 12 member countries convened in Rarotonga yesterday representing the voice of 14,000 students.

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]]> Hundreds march to support Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/regional/new-zealand/hundreds-march-to-support-maori-in-aoteroa-new-zealand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hundreds-march-to-support-maori-in-aoteroa-new-zealand Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:59:20 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=274397 It was as much a celebration of Maori unity as a demonstration, according to marchers in yesterday’s Rarotonga hikoi.

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]]> Poster, t-shirt and Haka workshop https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/local/new-zealand/poster-t-shirt-and-haka-workshop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poster-t-shirt-and-haka-workshop Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:20:32 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=274366 Visiting New Zealand Maori turned up in numbers to help with preparation for today’s hīkoi against New Zealand’s controversial Treaty Principles Bill.

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]]> Treaty hikoi march in Rarotonga https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/local/new-zealand/treaty-hikoi-march-in-rarotonga/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=treaty-hikoi-march-in-rarotonga Sat, 16 Nov 2024 14:31:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=274337 On Wednesday in Aotearoa New Zealand thousands of marchers descended upon the city of Auckland as part of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (March for the Treaty of Waitangi) to call for Māori unity, and protest a law that seeks to alter the country’s constitutional foundations.

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