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Cops in crisis: Cook Islands Police understaffed by 30-40 officers

Cook Islands Police face staffing shortages due to budget cuts and uncompetitive remuneration, prompting a restructuring effort to improve recruitment and retention.

Doubling GDP needed for NZ-level minimum wage: PM Brown

Cook Islands can only afford a minimum wage similar to New Zealand’s if it more than doubles its gross domestic product to $1.2-$1.5 billion, according to Prime Minister Mark Brown.

Cook Islands bans vapes, raises smoking age to 21

Cook Islands Parliament passed a bill banning imitation tobacco products like e-cigarettes and raising the smoking age to 21.

‘Budget prioritises vulnerable’

In supporting the most vulnerable, the Government has allocated funds for caregivers, patient referrals, increasing the minimum wage, and supporting non-government organisations (NGOs) for the next financial year.

Local

Cook Islands hosts PASAI Congress, set to assume leadership role

Cook Islands hosts PASAI Congress, set to assume leadership roleCook Islands will assume the chair of the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions at the 25th PASAI Congress to be hosted in Rarotonga next week.

Local

Lights out in Raro: Switch gear fumbles, planned outage looms

A failed switch gear in the Tupapa substation caused this week’s unexpected power outage as Rarotonga’s electricity provider announces a planned outage for this weekend.

Features

From setbacks to glory: Eels coach Nicholas shares story of resilience

In the world of sports, overcoming adversity is often the key to triumph. The victorious Avatiu Nikao Eels coach Clive Nicholas embodies this principle, sharing his story of how they navigated the challenging yet rewarding 2024 Cook Islands Rugby League season. Solomone Taukei reports.

Rugby Union

Building on successful partnership

Cook Islands Rugby Union (CIRU) kicks off another season of rugby development for children and youth, with their Rugby Development Officers (RDOs) sporting new uniforms sponsored by the Cook Islands Building Supplies (CIBS).

Letters to the Editor

Letter: ‘Ugly’ artist impression

CI News ran a story on 9 May headlined, ‘Exciting times ahead as market makeover begins’.

Opinion

Virtues in Paradise: Celebrating the women who shape us

A seven-year-old was talking about her mother one day as we walked and she skipped down the beach. I asked her mother’s name. “Which one?” she answered with a big grin. “I have three mothers," writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.

Features

From setbacks to glory: Eels coach Nicholas shares story of resilience

In the world of sports, overcoming adversity is often the key to triumph. The victorious Avatiu Nikao Eels coach Clive Nicholas embodies this principle, sharing his story of how they navigated the challenging yet rewarding 2024 Cook Islands Rugby League season. Solomone Taukei reports.

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Service and sacrifice: Puna keeps an ‘open mind’

Former Cook Islands prime minister Henry Puna, who ends his term as Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General later this month, is planning to retire to his island home of Manihiki. But the 73-year-old is keeping an open mind and hasn’t ruled out a return to local political scene just yet. Losirene Lacanivalu reports.

New Caledonia

Home detention for New Caledonia unrest ringleaders, Tiktok banned

The presumed ringleaders of the unrest in New Caledonia have been placed in home detention and the social network TikTok has been banned as French security forces struggle to restore law and order.

Fiji

Former Fiji PM Bainimarama sentenced to year in jail

Former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to one year in prison.