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Foxtel boosts rugby league offering with Ashes rights
Sportcal
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August 18, 2025
Foxtel, the Australian pay-TV operator owned by sports OTT service DAZN, will air the upcoming men’s Rugby League Ashes, with the international series between Australia and England returning after a 22-year absence. Under the rights deal, Foxtel...
Miss Cook Islands NZ to grace Pacific Fashion Summit
Cook Island News
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August 14, 2025
Miss Cook Islands New Zealand, Ngatepaeru Marie Maoate, will be a special guest at the Pacific Fashion Summit 2025, which is set to transform Port Moresby into a hub of culture and creativity this September. Maoate, who is also known as Maine Kūki...
Cook Islands ready for OFC U16 Men’s Championship challenge
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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August 14, 2025
The Cook Islands U16 football team has departed for the 2025 OFC U16 Men’s Championship in the Solomon Islands, where they will compete against Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Tahiti in Group A with half the squad making their international debut. The...
Holmes confirms he considered switching international allegiance prior to injury
Zero Tackle
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August 18, 2025
Over the past few months, international eligibility has become a hot topic due to a number of big-name players boasting dual eligibility. AJ Brimson and Billy Smith have pledged their allegiance to England. Payne Haas has confirmed that he will be...
Cook Islands paddlers aim to make waves at IVF World Championships
Cook Island News
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August 12, 2025
Team Cook Islands departed Rarotonga last Friday, looking forward to putting their seven months of solid work to the test at the 4th International Va’a Federation World Distance Championships which is being held in Niteroi, Rio from August 13 to...
The best places to stay in the Cook Islands
Lonely Planet
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If you fly all the way to the Cook Islands, you can expect some of the most alluring accommodations in the South Pacific. You’ll feel right at home amid this island nation’s easy-going vibe, staying lagoon-side and barbecuing up a storm, or...
“It keeps me out of trouble” – How music saved Shane Walker’s life
TP+
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August 15, 2025
At a first glance, it can be said that Shane Walker is someone who likes to keep it straight and honest with people. And It’s that straight-shooter mentality that has also landed him in trouble with listeners. “I wanna make music how I want to...
Miss Cook Islands to grace Pacific Fashion Summit
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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August 12, 2025
The Pacific Fashion Summit 2025, set to transform Port Moresby into a hub of culture and creativity this September, has announced a special guest who embodies the event’s spirit of unity: Ngatepaeru Marie Maoate, Miss Cook Islands 2024. Maoate,...
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...
Dau credits team’s fighting spirit for win
FBC News
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August 18, 2025
[Source: Oceania Football Confederation/ Facebook] Fiji’s national U-16 football captain Maikah Dau says it was his team’s fighting spirit that gave them the confidence to push through and secure a 2-1 win over Tahiti in the OFC U-16 Men’s...
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...
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...
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...
Rarotonga resident wins high-tech appliance and entertainment pack
Cook Island News
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August 12, 2025
Keren Aviu is the lucky winner of the Vodafone Cook Islands Te Maeva Nui Text-to-Support Campaign, taking home an incredible Samsung prize pack valued at thousands of dollars. Aviu is pictured with her sons, Vodafone Cook Islands CEO Phillip...
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...
Mexico: Solidarity with indigenous woman defender Silvia Pérez Yescas
International Federation for Human Rights
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August 18, 2025
Abie Anongos, CWEARC, Philippines Abigail Severo Vásquez, Colectiva Ayuuk Toxëjk, Mexico Adolfina Kuum Dolie, Komunitas Peduli Lingkungan, Indonesia Adv Muhammad Bux, Sukaar Welfare Organization, Pakistan Agnes Kharshiing, Civil Society Women...
Te Maeva Nui 2025 showcases the heart of the Cook Islands
Cook Island News
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August 5, 2025
Akatokamanava Enua/Mauke) delivered a ute honouring Papa Arapati (Premier Albert Henry), the guidance of the Almighty and the role of their MP Stephen Matapo. MELINA ETCHES/25080204 Te Maeva Nui 2025 delivered another unforgettable showcase of...