For the past several months, the Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, has been preparing for the ordination of Father Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado from the Mission Society of the Philippines (MSP) as the new coadjutor bishop. The ceremony will take place this morning.
The appeal against the sentence of former deputy prime minister Robert Tapaitau is scheduled to be heard on July 4.
A man accused of raping minors aged under 14 is remanded in police custody after he was deemed a “risk” to society.
The difficulty of drafting a Private Members’ Bill, which can be introduced to Parliament by any member who is not a Minister, has been discussed in Parliament House.
New Zealand’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Gerry Brownlee, and his delegation to the Pacific visited Rarotonga last week.
The grandstand at Rarotonga’s National Stadium - Ta’ua ‘Emo’anga, has undergone a significant safety makeover.
Excitement is brewing as the Cook Islands Rugby League Rarotonga 13s competition playoffs are set to kick off today from 1.30pm at the National Stadium in Nikao.
Cook Islands Bowls is extremely pleased with its players who performed at very high standards at the 2024 Auckland Bowling Championship last week in most disciplines.
The Cook Islands Rugby League Rarotonga 13s competition enters knockout rounds this weekend as teams battle for a spot in the finals.
Cook Islands swimmer Lanihei Connolly made history over the weekend by winning a medal at the Oceania Championships in Gold Coast, Australia.
The Rarotonga Netball Club competition took off its weekly round with a flurry of thrilling matches that kept fans on the edge of their seats. As clubs battled it out for supremacy on the court, the intensity was real, and the stakes were high.
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Residential water meters are not to measure what we use, it is how we will pay for government’s monumental blunders and excuses, writes Ruta Mave.
As we gathered like many did around commonwealth countries, in squares and parade grounds, memorials to the dead and wounded, we remember also that freedom is paid by someone, somewhere and sometime – it is never for free, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Dear Editor, The notice of eleven applications for the CISNOC (Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee) job seems a lot and very mysterious.
Cook Islands traditional canoe Vaka Marumaru Atua will set sail for Hawaii next week to participate in the 2024 Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (Festpac 2024) in Honolulu in June. Cook Islands Voyaging Society explains the country’s long history of sending vaka (voyaging canoes) to the regional cultural event.
In a stunning display of creativity and style, acclaimed Aotearoa New Zealand/Cook Islands fashion designer Kharl-William WiRepa revealed his first fashion show on the island.
The Anzac Day Dawn Parade, held yesterday morning at the cenotaph by the Ministry of Justice building, drew a large crowd of hundreds including the visiting Vietnam veterans from Aotearoa New Zealand.
President for the Cook Islands Boys Brigade Bob Williams (left) leads the uniform organisation representatives for the laying of wreaths during the Anzac Day Dawn Parade service yesterday morning.
In a celebration of Anuanua Week’s talent, diversity, and inclusivity, the electrifying Miss Thunderhips competition took centre stage on Friday night featuring LGBTQ+ contestants, who showcased their talents captivating the enthusiastic full-house audience.
Fiji has been thrown yet another curve ball in the world of politics. Newly elected SODELPA leader, Aseri Radrodro has been reinstated as the Minister for Education just three months after Fiji's leader Sitiveni Rabuka sacked him.
Kiribati MPs have voted to accept a recommendation from a tribunal that Kiribati High Court judge, David Lambourne be removed.
For Maurice Masuino, recruiting a new electrician will take an international search.
Extreme droughts in the Western Pacific region are expected to persist over the next three months.