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SI to host Group A in OFC Women’s World Cup qualifiers
Solomon Star
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August 15, 2025
The Solomon Islands is set to host Group A of the second round of the OFC Women’s World Cup qualifiers, following Friday’s draw in Auckland, New Zealand. The group will feature New Zealand, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and the winner of the Round One...
Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep-sea mining grows
Cook Island News
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August 9, 2025
Hundreds of people peacefully rallied at sea to protect the ocean from seabed activities in August 2024. TE IPUKAREA SOCIETY/24091830/24091831/24091832 As the Cook Islands approaches the end of its five-year seabed minerals exploration phase and...
Cook Islands proposes new regional strategy to Pacific leaders
Cook Island News
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August 7, 2025
Cook Islands delegation led by Minister for Internal Affairs Rose Toki-Brown (third from left) and INTAFF secretary Anne Herman (second from left). INTAFF/25080610 Minister for Internal Affairs (INTAFF) Rose Toki-Brown introduced the RARANGA 2050...
Cook Islands rugby league teams face tough competition in Port Moresby
Cook Island News
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August 7, 2025
Cook Islands Moana will battle PNG Orchids on October 17 before facing the Tonga XIII on October 24 in the 2025 Pacific Championships Bowl competition. Both matches will be held at Santos National Football Stadium. NRL/25080617 The Cook Islands...
Cook Islands Rage concert features legendary performers
Cook Island News
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August 6, 2025
Cook Island Rage makes its return after a 10-year hiatus, celebrating the Cook Islands' vibrant music scene with legendary artists and contemporary performers. Heimana Music Distribution/25080601 Cook Island Rage makes its return after a 10-year...
US eyes deeper ties with Cook Islands, help businesses form ties
Cook Island News
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August 9, 2025
The US delegation during their meeting with Cook Islands Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Tepaeru Herrmann. US EMBASSY NZ/25080817 The United States is looking to build stronger ties with the Cook Islands following a historic...
National Council of Women urges recognition of climate change’s human and cultural costs
Cook Island News
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August 13, 2025
The Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) has joined Pacific governments, youth leaders, civil society, academia, NGOs and the media at the Pacific Regional Loss and Damage Dialogue 2025, urging greater recognition of the human and...
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ Oceania qualifiers draw
Solomon Star
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August 14, 2025
OFC: The draw for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ Oceania Qualifiers will take place on Friday 15th August at 3:00pm NZT and will be streamed live on the OFC YouTube channel (@ofcfootball) and the OFC website (oceaniafootball.com) Hosted by Storm...
Letter: Culture at risk from screen time
Cook Island News
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August 13, 2025
Dear Editor, PM Mark Brown: “Our culture is in safe hands”. No doubt the Honourable PM was much too busy as host to so many dignitaries and our own people that he did not notice the dozens and dozens of small hands, from infant to teens, holding...
OFC U-16 Women’s Championship final: Samoa and New Zealand renew rivalry
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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August 14, 2025
History and pride will be on the line when Samoa and New Zealand meet in the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2025 final in Apia tomorrow. It’s a rematch of last year’s decider in Fiji, when New Zealand defeated Samoa 4-0 to claim their second...
Cook Islands and New Zealand celebrate 60 years of shared history
Pacific Media Network
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Aotearoa New Zealand’s Governor-General joined Cook Islands leaders and dignitaries in Rarotonga today, honouring 60 years of Cook Islands self-governance in partnership with New Zealand. Speaking at the 60th Constitution Day Ceremony at the...
Cook Islands PM charts bold future, reaffirms global leadership
Pacific News Service
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The Cook Islands is celebrating 60 years of self-government with Prime Minister Mark Brown declaring the country’s intent to step up as a global player, driven by unity and a bold vision for the future. Delivering his Constitution Day address,...
Debate unfolds over NZ-Cook Islands tensions and Pacific unemployment
Pacific Media Network
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Two Cook Islands commentators agree that there is a need for improved communication between New Zealand and the Cook Islands amid tensions between the two nations and the growing disappointment among Cook Islanders with their government. Prime...
Cultural Connections: Young Cook Islanders champion tivaevae craft and language
Pacific Media Network
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For Kyani Vira Utia, who hails from Manahiki, Rakahanga, and Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, the art of tivaevae has brought her closer to her family, community, and cultural roots. Tivaevae are beautiful quilts handmade by the women of the Cook...
Traditional Māori sports featured for the first time at Cook Islands Constitution celebrations
RNZ
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August 8, 2025
For the first time, Emo Aito Māori, or traditional sports, were featured at Cook Islands 60th Constitution celebrations. Competitors from different islands faced off in rock lifting, coconut husking, fruit racing and wrestling, with most...
US starts seabed mineral talks with Cook Islands
Samoa News
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August 7, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed minerals exploration and development, the State Department said on Tuesday. The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up...
PNG Kumuls Set for Showdowns with Fiji and Cook Islands
Papua New Guinea Today
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SP PNG Hunters coach Paul Aiton is calling on his players to finish the season strong to improve their chances of representing the country in the upcoming Pacific Championships. Aiton believes standout performances in the Queensland Cup’s final...
Greenpeace USA Condemns U.S.–Cook Islands Deep-Sea Mining Talks as Backdoor Push for Extraction
Greenpeace International
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August 7, 2025
Greenpeace International activists peacefully confronted UK Royal Research Ship James Cook in the East Pacific waters as it returned from a seven-week long expedition to a section of the Pacific Ocean targeted for deep sea mining. An activist...
Cook Islands celebrates 60 years of partnership with New Zealand amid geopolitical tensions
Pacific Media Network
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Crowds gathered in Auckland as the Cook Islands community celebrated its language week and 60 years of free association with New Zealand. The 60th Anniversary and Opening of Cook Islands Language Week 2025 kicked off on Monday in Glen Innes at the...
US says it has started seabed mining talks with the Cook Islands
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 7, 2025
As the Cook Islands mark 60 years of self-governance, the United States has begun talks with the island nation about researching seabed mineral exploration and development. According to a joint statement, the two governments have begun discussions...