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From the tomato plantations of Tupapa to the classrooms of Hawaii, 78-year-old Anau Rimatini Manarangi has lived a life with his hands working in the soil and public service. His story stretches from Aitutaki to the plantations in Rarotonga – a lifetime of learning, planting and nurturing the land that continues to sustain him today.

Cook Islands News

‘The land’s been good to us’: Agricultural pioneer, 78, still finds life in the soil ↗

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As the Cook Islands enters the tropical cyclone season in November, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture is urging farmers to remain alert and heed official weather warnings to protect their crops and livestock.

Cook Islands News

Farmers urged to heed weather warnings as cyclone season nears ↗

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Penrhyn/Tongareva Island fishermen are celebrating the deployment of two new Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) this week, says executive officer Puna Vano.

Cook Islands News

New FADs deployed to boost Penrhyn fishing ↗

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At sunrise around 7:30 Monday morning, hundreds gathered at the Takitumu Primary School field in Matavera to commemorate Gospel Day – the arrival of Christianity into the Cook Islands – despite the unbearable heat from the sun.

Cook Islands News

Hundreds gather in commemoration of Gospel Day ↗

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At 88 years old, Teremoana “Papa Neke” Tutini of Mitiaro still finds peace in his garden every single day.

Cook Islands News

Mitiaro’s Papa Neke, 88, shares wisdom for a bountiful harvest ↗

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The Puaikura Fire Brigade has seen a sharp rise in fire callouts in the first four months of the 2025–2026 fiscal year, prompting concern over the community’s fire safety practices and the strain placed on volunteer firefighters.

Cook Islands News

Alarming spike in fires puts ‘significant pressure’ on volunteer brigade ↗

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The United States research vessel E/V Nautilus was officially welcomed at Avatiu Wharf yesterday with a traditional ceremony celebrating a new era of ocean exploration and scientific partnership in the Cook Islands.

Cook Islands News

PM Brown hails seabed expedition as milestone in US-Cook Islands collaboration ↗

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Cook Islands environmental non-government organisation Te Ipukarea Society says that visuals being shown by the exploration vessel E/V Nautilus show that there is a very “biologically diverse deep seabed ecosystem in our waters, with so many creatures we know absolutely nothing about.” The E/V Nautilus arrived in Rarotonga yesterday and will be officially welcomed at […]

Cook Islands News

Nautilus expedition reveals rich biodiversity in Cook Islands' deep-sea ecosystem ↗

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