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The Pacific island nation that wants to mine the ocean floor
TUKO
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July 23, 2025
Marine biologist Teina Rongo passes the research vessel MV Anuanua Moana in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Photo: William WEST / AFP Source: AFP A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves,...
Te Maeva Nui drives unprecedented demand for car rentals
Cook Island News
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July 25, 2025
Rental cars parked at the Kavera beachside near the Rarotongan Resort. 25072113 Rental companies in Rarotonga are witnessing their busiest time of the year, with some fully booked for the next couple of weeks. July is already a peak tourism...
Solomon Islands to host 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater Conference in August
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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July 28, 2025
HONIARA, 28 July 2025 – The Solomon Islands Government, through the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE), is proud to announce that it will host the 9th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Forum and 16th Pacific Water and...
Trump a boon for deep-sea mining: industry boss
RTL Today
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A leading deep-sea mining company in the paradisal Cook Islands is aiming to start commercial production by 2030, spurred on by Donald Trump's recent backing for the much-maligned industry. Moana Minerals wants to mine a swathe of deep ocean in...
DG Shipping uncovers crew certificate fraud, bans hiring of Honduras certificate holders on ships
The Hindu Business Line
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July 20, 2025
The DGS move is aimed to curb malpractices in recruitment and prevent seafarers from getting duped or abandoned at sea. Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has restricted ship owners from employing Indian seafarers holding certificate of...
Letter: Road lines appear just in time for celebrations
Cook Island News
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July 22, 2025
For months we taxpayers were told that the new roadworks could not have lines painted because Infrastructure Cook Islands had no money to buy the paint. Suddenly there is paint and frantic line painting so that we can impress diplomats, outer...
Justice Ministry responds to PAC, aims for timely annual reports
Cook Island News
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July 19, 2025
Cook Islands Ministry of Justice. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU/24050916 The Ministry of Justice aims to provide its annual report to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) prior to the due date. Secretary for Justice Peter Graham confirmed this following a...
Australia and UK will deter China together, defence secretary says
The Times
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The defence secretary vowed that Australia and the UK would fight together as the UK’s most potent warship joined the armed forces of 19 other nations in Australia at the weekend, in a demonstration of western firepower. John Healey who, with the...
Reframing conservation as livelihood
Cook Island News
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July 21, 2025
Louisa Castledine, the owner of Ocean Toa Cook Islands, at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France. SUPPLIED/25071832 A new movement has been established to promote bold initiative that combines indigenous knowledge with scientific practices to...
Vodafone sets up internet access for TMV key locations
Cook Island News
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July 26, 2025
Vodafone, an Ariki Sponsor of Te Maeva Nui 2025, has provided free internet at 20 key rehearsal locations and raised $14,000 through its campaign, giving $1000 in direct support to each of the 14 competing teams. VODAFONE/25072417 Vodafone Cook...
Te Ipukarea Society: Ocean lovers unite against deep-sea mining
Cook Island News
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July 26, 2025
Saturday July 19, people worldwide gathered to join the call to defend the deep. Our event included creative, imaginative sea-creature costumes, Tumu the eke, and paddling into the water with the large ‘Protect our Ocean’ banner, for a group chant...
New café brews up community spirit in Arorangi
Cook Island News
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July 26, 2025
Sammy’s Coffee managers Aarona Henry and Linda Henry (nee Tamaariki) with staff Rosally Abilar, middle, at their new café located in Arorangi. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25072309 A new café opened its doors in Arorangi this week after months of meticulous...
Court ruling: Woman avoids jail time for theft, gets 10-months suspended sentence
Cook Island News
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July 17, 2025
Cook Islands High Court. 24050916 A 27-year-old woman who admitted to stealing $1000 from her former employer has been ordered to come up for sentencing within 10 months if called upon. Justice of the Peace Tangi Taoro delivered the ruling in the...
NZ PM Ardern cautious over China’s tour through ‘contested’ Pacific
Pacific News Service
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged China to be transparent as it sends a high-level delegation through the “contested” Pacific. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is leading a tour through the region from Thursday, beginning with...
Five ways Pacific island nations are tackling climate change
RTL Today
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Pacific island nation Vanuatu has triggered a landmark court ruling that has set out the big polluters' responsibilities when it comes to climate change. Hindered by their isolation and lack of economic clout, Pacific island nations have...
Thomas Wynne: Sir Albert Henry’s Call to the Future: A Voice from 1965 - Aru i te ara o te rā — Follow the pathway of the sun
Cook Island News
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July 19, 2025
Thomas Wynne. In August 1965, newly anointed Premier Albert Henry stood before the United Nations not just as a leader of a newly self-governing nation, but as a visionary of what the Cook Islands could become. With measured dignity, he offered a...
Iran’s women’s basketball need one step further
Tehran Times
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July 11, 2025
TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s basketball team will kick off the FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2025 Division B on Sunday with a match against the Cook Islands. The team have gained valuable lessons from two years ago, when they failed to qualify for Division A....
Pacific empowering itself through data and innovation: Pacific Tech goes to the world’s largest tech conference, VivaTech
Pacific Community (SPC)
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15 innovative startups and young business leaders from across Pacific countries and territories have taken the region’s burgeoning tech ecosystem to the global stage at the world’s largest technology conference, VivaTech 2025. The Pacific Tech...
A cultural legacy in motion
Cook Island News
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July 19, 2025
Secretary for Cultural Development, Emile Kairua. The journey of the Cook Islands from 1965 to 2025 is not only a tale of political evolution and economic development, but also equally a profound story of cultural resilience, continuity, and...
Baudinet aims for historic Davis Cup doubles record
Cook Island News
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July 15, 2025
Cook Islander Brett Baudinet is three wins away from claiming the world record for the most doubles wins in Davis Cup history. VTF/25071420 Cook Islands tennis veteran Brett Baudinet is set to compete in his 21st Davis Cup, aiming for a historic...