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After more than 30 years of farming on her Takuvaine plantation, Jean Tekura Mason says climate change has disrupted everything she understood about farming.
Cook Islands Immigration wants to reintroduce mandatory breaks and permit limitations for expat workers, which have been criticised as unfair and a step backwards. Cook Islands Immigration wants to ...
Te Marae Ora (TMO) Ministry of Health will conduct a feasibility study on school-based water fluoridation to combat alarming rates of tooth decay in Cook Islands children, aiming to reduce it by 50 ...
Te Marae Ora, Ministry of Health is working on a proposal to increase tax on alcohol and sugary drinks aiming to reduce the rate of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Cook Islands. Te Marae Ora, ...
A new round of Permanent Residence (PR) applications is expected to open this year, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI). In response to queries from Cook Islands News, ...
A 70-year-old woman crashed into a pole yesterday morning in Takitumu, causing a disturbance amidst minor traffic in the area. The incident occurred just minutes away from Apii Takitumu, according to ...
Prices of everyday goods are set to rise after the freight shipping company servicing the Cook Islands route announced an increase in its freight rate. Prices of everyday goods are set to rise after ...
Cook Islands Police detained five drivers for drunk driving, the highest number in a single night, and are investigating the Rarotonga Golf Club for serving alcohol after hours. Five drivers were ...
Airport Authority Cook Islands (AACI) will work with Te Marae Ora (TMO) Ministry of Health to review health risks for AACI’s smoking area and consider relocating it. The designated smoking area at ...
The $2.3 million allocated to the Ministry of Education for the government-wide salary adjustment in the 2025/26 budget does not extend to the teachers of private schools, which make up over a quarter ...
Finnish authorities say they are still investigating the Cook Islands-flagged tanker Eagle S for aggravated criminal mischief and aggravated interference with communications, following damage to ...
A Cook Islands environmental advocate has criticised the seabed mining consultation process being undertaken by the Cook Islands Government in Australia, describing it as one-sided and lacking ...