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Peters rejects claim Aotearoa funding freeze to Cook Islands is ‘patronising’
Cook Island News
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July 8, 2025
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. Photo composite: Newsroom/25070713 New Zealand Foreign Minister Vaovasamanaia Winston Peters rejects suggestions that pausing of development funding to the...
Cook Islands’ knockout hopes dim after 3-0 loss to Samoa
Cook Island News
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July 7, 2025
A comfortable 3-0 win over Cook Islands yesterday sees Samoa keep progression to the knockout stages in sight at the 2025 OFC Women’s Nations Cup in Lautoka, Fiji. OFC MEDIA/25070701 A comfortable 3-0 win over Cook Islands yesterday sees Samoa...
Athletics lead Team Cook Islands’ final medal push at Mini Games
Cook Island News
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July 7, 2025
Team Cook Islands hosted a thank you ceremony for their village mayor, the village liaison, the state governor for Ngaraard (the sister state), the Palau Community College president and their sister state liaison over the weekend. CISNOC/25070650...
Ruta Mave: The reality of immigration in the Cook Islands
Cook Island News
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July 7, 2025
Ruta Tangiiau Mave. Photo: CI NEWS Immigration is the international movement of people from one country to another and is a fundamental aspect of human history, though it was as divisive hundreds of years ago as it is today, writes Ruta Mave....
Iran’s Women’s Basketball Team Defeats Guangdong
Tasnim News Agency
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July 8, 2025
Team Melli Banovan had defeated the Chinese team 69-63 on Saturday. The friendly match served as part of preparation for the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2025 Division B. The competition will be held in Shenzhen, China, from July 13 to 20. Group A...
Cook Islands hold Tahiti in Nations Cup
Cook Island News
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July 5, 2025
Cook Islands and Tahiti played to a 1-all draw in the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2025 opener in Lautoka, Fiji. Photo credit: OFC Media via Phototek/25070335 The OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2025 kicked off with the spoils shared by Tahiti and Cook Islands...
National workforce plan aims to boost retention and opportunities
Cook Island News
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July 8, 2025
The development of a National Workforce Development Plan has started, shaping the future of the Cook Islands workforce. From left: Front - Kaye Cox, education specialist and team lead, Myra Patai, OPSC CEO; Middle from left: Jens Debus, HR...
Rarotonga’s Kairua crowned Miss Cook Islands of Queensland 2025
Cook Island News
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July 5, 2025
Miss Cook Islands of Queenland, Australia 2025 Praise Kairua with president of Miss Cook Islands of Australia Association, Dylan Hughes. VERA DEAN/25063028 The Miss Cook Islands of Australia Association has officially announced its Miss Cook...
Thomas Wynne: Redefining Cook Islands’ nationhood
Cook Island News
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July 5, 2025
Thomas Wynne. As we edge toward August 4th and mark 60 years since the Cook Islands gained self-government in free association with New Zealand, we find ourselves again in turbulent constitutional waters, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne. Two recent...
Cook Islands Pocket Guide Launches Major Update Following Latest Research Trip
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 4, 2025
Cook Islands Pocket Guide, the leading online travel guide for the Cook Islands, has released a major update to its content following an in-depth research trip across Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Atiu. The trip, carried out in March 2025, was made...
Samoa Secure First Win Of 2025 OFC Women’s Nations Cup
Scoop
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Monday, 7 July 2025, 2:18 pm Press Release: OFC A comfortable 3-0 win over Cook Islands sees Samoa keep progression to the knockout stages in sight. Both coaches made a number of changes to their starting XIs after the opening game. Juan Chang...
Tonga claims shot put gold as 2025 Pacific Mini Games draw to a close
RNZ
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July 8, 2025
Tu'utafaiva, 28, is mentored by former world and Olympic Games champion Valerie Adams, and recorded a throw of 14.76 metres to claim top spot. Photo: Facebook / Tonga Sports Association & National Olympic Committee Tonga's Ata Ma'ama Tu'utafaiva...
Cook Islands soars past previous medal count
Cook Island News
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July 3, 2025
Thursday 3 July 2025 | Written by webmaster | Published in Cook Islands swimming sensation Mia Laban, 18, claimed a bronze medal in the women’s 200-metre backstroke final with a time of 2:18.94 minutes on day three of the Pacific Mini Games on...
Parvati Shallow Says RIP to the ‘Black Widow’ and All That
Wired
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July 8, 2025
Parvati Shallow, the reality TV maven and one-time Survivor winner, can now also add published author to her list of achievements. The legendary schemer, who orchestrated scores of blindsides on the beaches of the Cook Islands, Micronesia, and...
Iran’s Women’s Basketball Team Beats Guangdong
Tasnim News Agency
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July 6, 2025
The friendly match served as part of preparation for the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2025 Division B. The competition will be held in Shenzhen, China, from July 13 to 20. Group A includes Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan, India, and Tahiti, while Group B...
Te Koutu Nui hosts public seminar on effective ra‘ui conservation
Cook Island News
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July 8, 2025
Joshua Jim (left) from Atiu, an executive member of Kōrero o te 'Ōrau, participated in the Rāhui (Ra'ui) Workshop in Kauai, Hawai'i last year. Picture: Kōrero o te 'Ōrau/24032011 Traditional leaders from Te Koutu Nui will host a public seminar...
6 Surprising Reality TV Bombshells From Survivor's Parvati Shallow's Gripping Memoir
Screen Rant
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July 8, 2025
Parvati Shallow, Survivor legend and reality TV competitor, has pulled back the curtain on her life in the spotlight, sharing some incredible behind-the-scenes secrets about her appearances on screen in her new book, Nice Girls Don't Win....
Cook Islands engages in regional dialogue on social impacts of labour mobility
Cook Island News
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July 1, 2025
Cook Islands participated in the Regional Workshop on the Social Impacts of Labour Mobility, held in Apia, Samoa, last week from June 23-26. MFAI/25063025 Cook Islands, led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, participated in a...
Reo Māori Week celebrations end on a high note despite low turnout
Cook Island News
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July 5, 2025
Champions of the 2025 Te Epetoma o te Reo Kūki ‘Āirani Māori Tarere Imene Akateni champions - “Te Rotianga o te Au Mapu”. Pictured is leader Anjima Ruarau (left) and a member of the string band. MELINA ETCHES/25070317 Te Epetoma o te Reo Kūki...
"I Know the Truth About Myself”: Parvati Shallow Spills Survivor Secrets & The Emotional Cost Of Reality Fame
Screen Rant
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July 8, 2025
In a wide-ranging conversation about reality TV, healing from trauma, and finding clarity in the most chaotic moments of her life, Parvati Shallow opened up to Screen Rant about her feelings surrounding Survivor, the lessons learned from writing...