Rashneel Kumar – Cook Islands News https://www.cookislandsnews.com Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:26:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Cook Islands eases import ban on NZ poultry following bird flu outbreak https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/agriculture/cook-islands-eases-import-ban-on-nz-poultry-following-bird-flu-outbreak/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cook-islands-eases-import-ban-on-nz-poultry-following-bird-flu-outbreak https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/agriculture/cook-islands-eases-import-ban-on-nz-poultry-following-bird-flu-outbreak/#respond Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:26:16 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275753 Cook Islands temporarily suspended imports of poultry products from New Zealand following a bird flu outbreak on a single farm, but has resumed imports from unaffected regions with additional safety measures.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/agriculture/cook-islands-eases-import-ban-on-nz-poultry-following-bird-flu-outbreak/feed/ 0 Police seek public cooperation for festive security https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/crime/police-seek-public-cooperation-for-festive-security/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=police-seek-public-cooperation-for-festive-security https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/crime/police-seek-public-cooperation-for-festive-security/#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:55:02 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275621 Cook Islands Police are launching a community policing initiative with volunteer support from each vaka in Rarotonga to enhance safety and security during the festive season.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/crime/police-seek-public-cooperation-for-festive-security/feed/ 0 Opposition leader slams passport push as ‘reckless’: PM Brown assures ‘We will remain NZ citizens’ https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/politics/opposition-leader-slams-passport-push-as-reckless-pm-brown-assures-we-will-remain-nz-citizens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opposition-leader-slams-passport-push-as-reckless-pm-brown-assures-we-will-remain-nz-citizens https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/politics/opposition-leader-slams-passport-push-as-reckless-pm-brown-assures-we-will-remain-nz-citizens/#comments Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:17:29 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275604 Prime Minister Mark Brown has assured Cook Islanders that they “will remain New Zealand citizens, and that will not change” as he continues to advocate for a Cook Islands passport as a “symbolic representation of national pride and identity”.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/politics/opposition-leader-slams-passport-push-as-reckless-pm-brown-assures-we-will-remain-nz-citizens/feed/ 1 New Zealand rejects Cook Islands passport plan https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/politics/new-zealand-rejects-cook-islands-passport-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-zealand-rejects-cook-islands-passport-plan https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/politics/new-zealand-rejects-cook-islands-passport-plan/#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:56:33 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275574 Government’s proposal for a Cook Islands passport as a “national identity” to mark the country’s 60th anniversary in 2025 has been rejected by New Zealand.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/politics/new-zealand-rejects-cook-islands-passport-plan/feed/ 0 Cook Islands debt surpasses quarter billion mark with new ADB loan https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/economy/cook-islands-debt-surpasses-quarter-billion-mark-with-new-adb-loan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cook-islands-debt-surpasses-quarter-billion-mark-with-new-adb-loan Sat, 21 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275526 Cook Islands has signed a US$30 million (NZ$49.7m) loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) “to manage its debt and cash portfolios over the coming years”.

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]]> Rarotonga residents urged to prepare for continued rain https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/weather/rarotonga-residents-urged-to-prepare-for-continued-rain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rarotonga-residents-urged-to-prepare-for-continued-rain Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:23:17 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275479 The rainy spell currently affecting Rarotonga is expected to continue throughout the weekend, according to the Cook Islands Meteorological Service.

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]]> Te Marae Ora prepares for potential whooping cough outbreak https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/health/tourism/te-marae-ora-prepares-for-potential-whooping-cough-outbreak/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=te-marae-ora-prepares-for-potential-whooping-cough-outbreak Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:24:33 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275458 Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health is in ‘preparation phase’ as it continues to monitor the status of pertussis (whooping cough) in New Zealand.

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]]> 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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]]> Police urge responsibility after weekend of mayhem https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/crime/police-urge-responsibility-after-weekend-of-mayhem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=police-urge-responsibility-after-weekend-of-mayhem Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:42:31 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275416 Police are urging individual responsibility after a spate of incidents over the weekend, including a hit-and-run in which a 70-year-old tourist was injured, receiving four stitches in her head and multiple abrasions.

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]]> Local heroes risk lives to save teens caught in stormy seas https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/environment/local-heroes-risk-lives-to-save-teens-caught-in-stormy-seas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=local-heroes-risk-lives-to-save-teens-caught-in-stormy-seas Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:44:17 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275386 Two teenagers, aged 12 and 13, were rescued from Avarua Harbour after they went swimming during the heavy downpour on Saturday afternoon, which caused flash flooding in low-lying areas of Rarotonga.

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