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Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
6 December 2024
Cook Islands has its first mosque
14 November 2024
CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
16 November 2024
RAC to address mosque legality
19 November 2024
I don’t expect much change: PM Brown on US Elections
6 November 2024
Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
23 October 2024
CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
21 October 2024
Man found guilty of rape, burglary
24 September 2024
Tenants face water bill burden
8 October 2024
Concerns over Minister’s role in inmate work releases: PAC
5 October 2024
Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
25 September 2024
Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
21 September 2024
Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
7 September 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
2 September 2024
Inflation eases but concerns remain
31 August 2024
Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
23 August 2024
Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
17 January 2023
PM Brown eager to hand over Forum chair role to Tonga
13 August 2024
ICI explains road works delay in front of old Sheraton site
10 August 2024
Housing crisis hits tourism industry
27 July 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
Challenging ‘rape culture’
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Opinion
Letter: What are we celebrating?
Dear Editor, In January 2024, a year ago now, on a beach at Mauke, two older teenaged girls kicked and bashed a younger teenaged girl with intellectual disabilities, while the third girl (friend of the other two) filmed it and put it on the internet.
Ruta Mave: Passport plan leaves Cook Islands vulnerable and isolated
Prime Minister Mark Brown’s passport proposal presents as more personal than from the people. He sounds like a spoilt teenager who has graduated from his ‘L’ plate to a full driver’s licence, declaring to his parents that he is all grown up now, and wants to be independent, writes Ruta Mave.
The wonder of living in paradise
I DECIDED to do a random Virtues Pick for this column, and received Wonder.
Our land should not be a commodity
Today’s opinion column is written by Aitutaki counsellor Thomas Tarurongo Wynne, who this week explores the power of a connection to the land. Wynne is standing in for regular columnist, Norman George, who is in Colombia, South America. He is representing CIFA at the FIFA Futsal World Cup and will return to Rarotonga this month.
Weighty words need careful weighing up
WHEN SOMEONE we know says something about not wanting to live, make no mistake, it is a distress call, and it should be taken seriously.
Our 'brown economy' is a living, breathing treasure
AFTER A short drive through Areora, past plantations of ripe sun filled bananas and deep swampy Atiuan Taro, the path opened up to a picturesque bay, Matai Bay, the bay of my grandfather, his grandfather and those long before him.
The huge power of peace
“LET THERE be peace on earth and let it begin with me” are the words to a song often heard in Faith communities around the world.
Strange goings-on at parliament
MONDAY’S boycott of parliament by the opposition has an awful strained logic about it, if only in the mind of a Democratic Party theorist.
Here's how to change your life for the better
HERE’S A tip that will magically change your life for the better. It will lift your spirits and bring joy to everyone around you.
Fiji school visit food for thought
DRIVING along dusty roads, through a development project that we are told has been going on for three years, I struggled to see many workers working on the road as we scuttled past in our taxi.
Talking can help save lives
This article, written for CI News by the head counsellor of Punanga Tauturu Inc, Nga Teinangaro, should be required reading for anyone suffering from depression or worry and other issues.
Scene analysis pays off in outer island homicide case
This is the final episode in Rarotonga lawyer Norman George’s account of a murder case, in which he represented the defendant.
Prayer should be a two-way conversation
THE SACRED texts of many faiths tell us that prayer is conversation with God. This implies that it goes both ways.
Twists and turns of a murder case
This week’s column by Rarotonga lawyer Norman George takes up the story of how he successfully defended the accused in a high profile murder case on Mangaia in December, 2004.
Envy cooks a stew of nasty self-pity
THERE WAS such appreciative feedback about last week’s column on “The Green Eyed Monster” of jealousy, that I decided to write about its ugly step sister, envy, which is being jealous of what other people have.
The case of the turina tree murder – Norman George
THIS WEEK’S column is about a murder trial in which I acted for the accused.
How to deal with the 'green-eyed monster'
HAVE YOU ever heard of “the green eyed monster”?
Te Maeva Nui shows the true spirit of unity
THIS IS a very special week here in the Cook Islands. Te Maeva Nui (meaning in English, The Big Celebration) is a time to honor the Constitution created 51 years ago preserving the rights and freedoms of the people of these islands.
Defence counsel's work goes beyond court – By Norman George
THIS SERIES will cover major criminal trials that I have conducted as a defence counsel before a judge and jury in the High Court of the Cook Islands over the years....
Moana Ioane next on list to prosecute
TO BE consistent, the next MP that the Cook Islands Police Service should prosecute is Moana Ioane.
Power for change lies within us all
THE OTHER day, a local islander said to me about the American presidential election, “I thought it was a joke. Now it’s serious.”
Why are we a divided nation?
WE ARE polite, kindly, refined, affable, polished and courteous, yet capable of unleashing ruthless cruelty and savagery beyond measure!