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Survivor car curse victims reveal what actually happened to their vehicles By Dalton Ross
Entertainment Weekly
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Everybody wants to win big on Survivor. But what if you could win big and lose big at the same time? That is the fate that befell 12 different people between seasons two and 14 of the reality competition franchise. In that early era of the show,...
Remembering Romani Katoa: A life of service, design and ‘Wale’ pride
Cook Island News
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August 9, 2025
Romani Katoa served on the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC), elected to the board six years ago, serving as senior vice-president, and stepping up as acting president from August 2024 to January 2025. He is pictured at...
Thomas Wynne: Akameitaki for connecting us to the place we call home
Cook Island News
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August 9, 2025
Thomas Wynne. I just wanted to use this week’s column to say meitaki and thank the people of the Cook Islands, from the Pa Tokerau to the Pa Tonga, writes Thomas Wynne. From those of us in Avaiki Nui, Avaiki Roa, Avaiki Pamamao and Avaiki Tautau,...
Down Under
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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August 15, 2025
I’ve climbed the iconic coat hanger and world-famous Sydney Harbour Bridge. Stood at the top and sang my guts out. Slept in the Sofitel, washed in the Murray, and fished on the Great Barrier Reef, and let my black Buka hair down in Canberra. I’ve...
“You know, what we do today becomes tomorrow’s culture.” – Emile Kairua on Te Maeva Nui
TP+
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August 8, 2025
John Utanga | Senior Journalist The Cooks wrapped up its Te Maeva Nui (TMN) festival and 60th Anniversary in style this week, highlighting how Cook Islanders from all over the diaspora have made this event a success From the day participants...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 8 – August 14, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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August 15, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Pacific Islands Forum:
Island Times
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August 15, 2025
Leaders from 18 Pacific countries will gather in the Solomon Islands next month for the annual Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM). But why is such engagement important? According to Sione Tekiteki, a former PIF adviser and senior...
Halston appointed to lead CISNOC
Cook Island News
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August 9, 2025
Former national touch coach and player Geoffrey Halston is the new secretary general of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC). RONNIE SI’ULEPA/25080812 Former national touch coach and player Geoffrey Halston is the new...
Aviation roundup: Jetstar, Philippine Airlines and more
TTG Asia
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August 15, 2025
Jetstar launches new direct flights between the Gold Coast and Bali; photo by jonsbernardus Jetstar expands Queensland network with two new flights Jetstar is expanding its Queensland network with new international routes, including...
Map Shows Where US Will Start Deep Sea Mining in the Pacific
Newsweek
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August 7, 2025
The U.S. has partnered with the Cook Islands, a self-governing country in the South Pacific, to develop the latter's resource potential and build up America's critical mineral stockpile. "The governments of the United States of America and the...
Rarotonga clears over 8000 legacy wastes in major environmental push
Cook Island News
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August 8, 2025
National Environment Service and Cook Islands General Transport saw the collection of 1741 electronic waste items, 1507 whiteware and household appliances, and 346 ELVs collected and processed in June alone. NES/24110502/25080613 The National...
Letter: Defending the deep
Cook Island News
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August 7, 2025
‘Open mind’ has not specified exactly what in the article was ‘misinformation’ (Letter: Keeping an ‘open mind on the deep’, Cook Islands News, July 31, 2025). Was it the number of people who attended our Defend the Deep event? Is it the fact that...
NZ defence minister sympathises with Trump's push to lift defence spending
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 14, 2025
New Zealand's defence minister has sympathised with the Trump administration's push for partner countries to lift defence spending, saying Australia and New Zealand are among nations that have been "pretty slack" for decades. Judith Collins said...
Society Insider: Kiwi label Paris Georgia’s plans for NZ Fashion Week; the men behind property developer Brooksfield; Mike Pero’s new franchise
The New Zealand Herald
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August 13, 2025
But the duo, now based in London, have made sure they are still part of New Zealand Fashion Week Kahuria for when it returns to Auckland on August 25 – even if they can’t be there in person. Mitchell Temple tells Society Insider that she and...
Finland charges Russian vessel officers with damaging undersea cables connecting Estonia
The Independent
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August 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Winston Peters hints at Solomon Islands' unilateral decision to block PIF donor partners
RNZ
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August 14, 2025
Winston Peters and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele exchange gifts during a NZ delegation to Honiara. 12 May 2024. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Supplied New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters fell just short of...
TOURISM TALANOA | Protecting Fiji’s soul
The Fiji Times
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August 14, 2025
When I walked away from the GSTC 2025 Conference last week, I didn’t just leave with a notebook full of presentations and polite talking points. I left with keen reflections — some energising, some sobering, but all that goes beyond the conference...
Finland charges Russian oil tanker’s captain over cable ‘sabotage’
The Times
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Finland has brought criminal charges against the captain and two crew members of an oil tanker that is thought to have damaged five underwater cables by dragging its anchor along the floor of the Baltic Sea. It appears to be the first time that a...
E Kainga Toku Committee meets to begin work on housing grant scheme
Cook Island News
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August 13, 2025
The E Kainga Toku Committee brings together expertise from across government and related sectors. MFEM/25081217 The E Kainga Toku Committee came together for the very first time this Monday to begin its work in supporting first-time home builders...
Pacific Islands Forum: Expert on why region’s ‘Mini-UN’ matters
Pacific News Service
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Leaders from 18 Pacific countries will gather in the Solomon Islands next month for the annual Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM). But why is such engagement important? According to Sione Tekiteki, a former PIF adviser and senior...