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Written by Tauraki Rongo (Tutu – nenei’ia e Lisa Williams) ‘I te Ma’anaka ‘i topa, kua rave ‘ia atu te ‘akama’ara’anga ‘i te torunga’uru’anga mata’iti ō te Pa Te Ariki Upoko O Te Tinitini Marie ki runga ‘i te tā’onga ō Pā. ‘I teia ngā mata’iti ‘i topa, nō Aotearoa ‘ua nei ‘a Pā Ariki […]

Written by Florence Tia Syme-Buchanan [Democratic Party Opposition Release] Cook Islands Deputy Opposition leader Terepai Maoate has urged all MPs to take the lead and accept a pay-cut. Maoate made the recommendation in Parliament today Monday 20 June. MP Maoate has voluntarily had his salary reduced and redirected into his Ureia community on Aitutaki to

Written by Tauraki Rongo ‘I roto ‘i te au ‘ākarakara’anga matatio ē rave’ia nei ‘i teia tuātau nō runga ‘i te Papa Ture Tāmanako no te au tika’anga ō te manu’iri ki roto ‘i te Basileia, kua ‘akakite ‘a Terea Mataiapo (Paul Allsworth) ē, tē tā’ī’’ī nei teta’i ma’ata’anga tangata ‘i tetai au ‘akamāramarama’anga. Pictured:

ZOOM MEETING LINK   It’s that time of the year again where we invite you all to attend CIDANZ Annual General Meeting via Zoom. Hosted by our Board of Trustees, this years AGM is another chance for you to hear about CIDANZ’s developments from the past 12 months. The 2012-2015 Cook Islands Development Action Plan

Translated by Tauraki Rongo ‘I teia ngā rā tē kimikimi atu nei teta’i Kumiti tei ‘akano’o ‘ia ē te Pāramani ō te Kūki ‘Ᾱirani ‘i te Manako ō te ‘iti tangata nō runga ‘i teta’i Ture Tāmanako ē ‘akate’ate’amamao ‘ia nei nō te tuku atu ki mua ‘i te Pāramani. Ko teia ture Tāmanako ‘oki

Written by the Cook Islands Parliament Consultations are currently on the way for one of the most important Bills of today as Cook Islanders fight to hold on to their heritage. Consultations for Rarotonga were completed during the last week of May and now the Select Committee is turning their attention to the Outer Islands

Written by Florence Tia Syme-Buchanan The Ruaau MP of Puaikura is shocked and dismayed over the treatment of firefighters attending a house fire this week by drunken bystanders and that the volunteer village service had a critical piece of equipment stolen. Pictured: Puaikura volunteer Firefighters in the Arorangi School grounds checking equipments (Photo Puaikura Volunteer

Written by Florence Tia Syme-Buchanan Calls for a full and independent commission of inquiry into the highly controversial  Te Mato Vai project have been renewed by Shadow Infrastructure minister William Heather. Heather says there should be a thorough investigation into the project from inception, paid for visits to China by government personnel, the failed work

Written by Tauraki Rongo ‘I te Ipukarea, kua kitena ‘ia mai teta’i au tangata ē no’o nei ki roto ‘i teta’i au ngutu’are kāre ‘e tau kia no’o ‘ia ē te tangata ‘i teia tuātau. Kua tātā ‘ia teia ki roto ‘i te Nuti peapa ‘i te Ipukarea ma te patipati tauturu nō teia au

Written by Florence Tia Syme-Buchanan & Tauraki Rongo Tā ‘akakite nei te arataki ō te tua Pāto’i ‘i roto ‘i te Pāramani ō te Kūki ‘Ᾱirani, te mema ngāteitei Tina Browne ē kāre rāi ‘aia ē taui ‘i tāna turu’anga ‘i te ‘akatūkē’anga ‘i te ture ō te Pare Kumete. Ko te ‘akaue’anga ā teia