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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

Written by Florence Tia Syme-Buchanan Cook Islands shadow Health minister Sel Napa says she has always been in favour of compulsory helmets for all and stands by her decision to vote in support of the Transport Amendment Act that will see this come into effect later this month. “I made a vote that my conscience

Written by Tauraki Rongo After the Nikao Social Center was destroyed by cyclone Sally in 1987, the name carried on. People including locals continue to ask why it was called the Social centre. At least for some people the concrete floor was there as solid evidence where they can begin telling their own version of

Written by Tauraki Rongo ‘I te Ma’anakai ‘i topa, kua rave ‘ia atu teta’i ‘akaari’anga manako nō te ture ‘ōu ē kia ‘a’ao teta’i ‘ua atu tangata te kā nā runga ‘i te pātikara matīni ‘i te pare kumete. Kua ‘aere pupu atu teta’i ma’ata’anga tangata nā runga ‘i te mataara ‘i Rarotonga nā runga