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Solomon Islands to Host FIBA Melanesian Cup and FIBA Women's Melanesian Cup
FIBA Basketball
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HONIARA (Solomon Islands) – The basketball spotlight will return to Honiara next month with the Solomons Islands to host both the FIBA Melanesian Cup and FIBA Women’s Melanesian Cup. Both events are the first stepping stone for National...
Pacific leaders honour Māori Queen at her inaugural Koroneihana
Pacific Media Network
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The chair of the Council of Chiefs (COC) says the Māori Queen’s inaugural Koroneihana anniversary is both a moment of remembrance and an opportunity to strengthen ties across the Pacific. Thousands have gathered at Tūrangawaewae Marae this week as...
Pacific Chiefs Back Māori Queen at Koroneihana 2025
Waatea News
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September 4, 2025
Role Funding: pijf-0032 Pacific leaders have reaffirmed their support for the Kiingitanga at Tūrangawaewae, marking one year since Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po coronation. Royals and high chiefs from Tonga, Tahiti, Hawai‘i, Fiji and the...
Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep sea mining grows
Pacific Media Network
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Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep sea mining grows As the Cook Islands approaches the end of its five-year seabed minerals exploration phase and the latest partnership with the superpowers United States and...
Cook Islands and NZ Māori practitioners connect through traditional healing
Cook Island News
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August 18, 2025
Rongoa Māori practitioners teaching the youth of Korero o te Orau the art of mirimiri (massage). 25081207 Te Tai Tokerau Rongoa Māori Collective was recently hosted by Korero o te Orau for a 10-day cultural exchange initiative, during which the...
Cook Islands paddler secures top five finish at World Championships
Cook Island News
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August 18, 2025
Andre Tutaka George, third from left standing, put in a masterclass effort in his 16-kilometre open men’s V1 race on Sunday, securing a top-five placement at the IVF World Distance Championships in Brazil. CICA/25081703 Cook Islands paddler Andre...
Cook Islands paddlers ready to compete
Cook Island News
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August 16, 2025
Cook Islands paddlers stood out in their beautiful TAV uniforms at the opening of the 4th IVF World Distance Championships in Rio, Brazil this week. CICA/ 25081536 Cook Islands paddlers experienced an explosion of colour, culture and fireworks as...
Sand mining to cease at Pākiri beach after settlement with Māori Trust
RNZ
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September 3, 2025
Pakiri seabed sand mining protestors voice their opposition as a McCallum Bros' sand mining ship moves by. (Credit: Local Democracy Reporting) Photo: Northern Advocate (Local Democracy Reporting) In Aotearoa, a small community is celebrating a...
The ultimate week-long itinerary for the Cook Islands
Lonely Planet
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When I first moved to New Zealand, one of the things that baffled me most about Kiwi culture was their devotion to holidaying in the Cook Islands. Don’t get me wrong – I get the appeal of waving palm trees and sun-soaked beaches, especially in the...
He Ēwe Molokaʻi: Carrying the Spirit of Molokai to the Cook Islands – Part 1
Molokai Dispatch - Hawaii
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August 21, 2025
Community Contributed By Ka Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage Center This summer, students from the He Ēwe Molokaʻi Youth Cultural Ambassadors Program embarked on an unforgettable journey to the Cook Islands, visiting the islands of Rarotonga and Atiu....
Seabed minerals company opens pathways to further education
Cook Island News
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September 2, 2025
Local lawyer Heinz Matysik returned home last month from his intensive three-week course at the Rhodes Academy, where he joined other students from across the globe in deepening their understanding of modern oceans law. CSR/25090114 Seabed...
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia make stop in Cook Islands
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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August 21, 2025
Editor’s note: This story was edited to correct the last time voyaging canoes Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia visited Rarotonga was in 2014. Traditional double-hulled Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived Thursday at Avatiu Harbor in...
Get connected: USP Cook Islands course welcomes global learners
Cook Island News
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August 20, 2025
The new USP Cook Islands programme consists of six learning courses, one course for each semester of the year. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/25081901 The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Cook Islands campus recently launched a new study programme,...
Australia supports Cook Islands U21
Cook Island News
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August 20, 2025
The Australian High Commission team gifted some sporting gear and equipment to Cook Islands U21 netball team, during training in Rarotonga. From left: Mere-Jean Piri, Ledua Lomoyaco, Australian High Commissioner Susannah Hodson, Policy Officer...
Pukapuka-Nassau embraces Tuna Plan as a pathway to youth employment
Cook Island News
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September 1, 2025
The Ministry of Marine Resources officials with Pukapuka executives during the Tuna Management and Development Plan consultation on Saturday. Lisa Williams/MMR/ 25083103 In the northernmost reaches of the Cook Islands, the islands of...
Voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia leave Tahiti and are approaching Cook Islands
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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August 20, 2025
Voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia finally left Tahiti and are headed to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands after more than a week of preparing the vessels and waiting for a favorable weather window. Crews of voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and...
First-ever coronation anniversary for Māori Queen marked as deeply significant
Pacific Media Network
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A Green Party MP says this year’s Koroneihana is deeply significant, marking the first coronation anniversary of Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po. The week-long celebration at Tuurangawaewae Marae runs from Tuesday to Saturday, drawing...
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia depart French Polynesia for the Cook Islands
Maui Now - Hawaii
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After more than a week of preparing the canoes and waiting for a favorable weather window, the voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia departed Bora Bora yesterday and are now bound for Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Depending on weather...
Koroneihana: What to expect at Māori Queen’s first coronation anniversary
1News
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Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po is hosting her first koroneihana event marking a year since the passing of her father, the late Kingi Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII, and her subsequent ascension to the throne. The week-long event starts...
US diplomat hails Cook Islands culture and spirit of generosity
Cook Island News
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August 18, 2025
The United States Chargé d’Affaires to the Cook Islands, David Gehrenbeck. TALAIA MIKA/25080606 The United States Chargé d’Affaires to the Cook Islands, David Gehrenbeck, says his first visit to the country has left a lasting impression on him –...