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Clicktivated partners with Gate 7 for ANZ representation
Mumbrella
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July 3, 2025
Gate 7 and Clicktivated have entered into a partnership for the former to be the latter’s ANZ representative. Gate 7 has today announced an exclusive partnership with Clicktivated, the leading interactive video platform that enables viewers to...
Gate 7 partners with Clicktivated bringing interactive video technology to ANZ tourism market
Travel Weekly
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July 3, 2025
Gate 7 has today announced an exclusive partnership with Clicktivated, the interactive video platform that enables viewers to engage directly with destinations, products, and experiences as they watch. The partnership sees Gate 7 named...
Now travel abroad without visa: Countries you can visit with just a passport
Asianet Newsable
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July 1, 2025
38 Image Credit : Freepik Many countries now offer visa-free travel for Indians. These include Cook Islands, Fiji, Micronesia, Oman, Qatar, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Bhutan, Nepal,...
OFC women battle begins
The National
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PAPUA New Guinea will take on Samoa in their Group A fixture of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Women’s Nations Cup in Lautoka, Fiji, today at 3pm (1pm PNG time). The match will be played at Lautoka’s Churchill Park. PNG are the defending...
Gold Medals for Brother and Sister Duo at Pacific Mini Games
Samoa Global News
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July 3, 2025
Source: Samoa Swimming, Palau. Sister and Brother duo – Nafanua and Solomona Hamilton have each secured a Gold Medal for Samoa at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau. It was a special day for the Hamilton siblings when first, Solomona secured the...
NES investigates ‘illegal’ rubbish burning near Blackrock preschool
Cook Island News
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July 3, 2025
Thursday 3 July 2025 | Written by webmaster | Published in The National Environment Service (NES) is “actively investigating” reports of burning rubbish near the Blackrock ECE school in Nikao, following concerns raised last week about the...
Strong wind warning remains in force, wet weather to persist into next week
Cook Island News
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July 3, 2025
According to the weather office, a weak trough of low pressure with associated cloud and showers continues to linger over the Southern Cooks, bringing with it gusty southeast winds and periods of rain. 25051208 The Cook Islands Meteorological...
Ra Ui Ariki
Cook Island News
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July 3, 2025
Kaumaiti Nui, Travel Tou Ariki urges traditional leaders to attend the Are Ariki (House of Ariki) public holiday event at Te Are Karioi (National Auditorium) on Friday at 8.30am. MELINA ETCHES/25070110 All traditional leaders on the island are...
‘It’s like we want our language to die’: Low turnout for Reo Māori TikTok comp disappoints organisers
Cook Island News
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July 3, 2025
Tereora College student Esther Kamoe was stoked to win third place in the Epetoma o te Reo Māori, Te Tarere Tutu Ripine Teata (TikTok Video Clip Competition) taking home $400. She is pictured with Raemaki Karati, Poutoko Manava o te Reo Māori...
Alexandrian Laurel
Vallarta Mirror
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July 3, 2025
Alexandrian Laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum) Family: Clusiaceae Also known as: Alexandrian Laurel Balltree, Beach Calophyllum, Beach Touriga, Beauty Leaf, Borneo-Mahogany, Dilo Oil Tree, Indian Laurel, Indian Doomba Oil Tree, Indian-laurel,...
Rugby League aims to boost the number of officials for next season
Cook Island News
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June 30, 2025
Taua Benioni with Cook Islands rugby league referee and former sprinter Patricia Taea, who is also the Cook Islands Rugby League Referees Association vice president, with Auckland rugby league trainer Willie Toelau. SUPPLIED/ 25062704 With the...
2025 Pacific Mini Games: flag bearers journey
Cook Island News
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June 30, 2025
The 2025 Pacific Mini Games opening ceremony in Palau, which took place on Saturday (Cook Islands time), featured Alanna Smith and Brendon Heath, team Cook Islands flag bearers, alongside the aquatics team, Talissa Koteka, who is competing as an...
Salary increase for ICI engineers
Cook Island News
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June 30, 2025
ICI workers at the Tupapa backroad carrying out some maintenance work last week. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU / 25062907 With the 2025-2026 financial year now in effect with a new pay structure; Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) will see an increase in...
Australia-Tuvalu mobility pathway: does it address the climate crisis?
The Pacific Island Times
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July 2, 2025
Tuvalu/Photo courtesy of Jess Marinaccio On June 11, the Tuvaluan and Australian governments issued press releases announcing that the inaugural ballot for the Falepili Mobility Pathway would open on June 16. Part of the Australia-Tuvalu Falepili...
‘You Should Be So Proud Of Yourself’ Survivor 50’s Stephenie LaGrossa Just Went Off On Another OG Player
Cinema Blend
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July 3, 2025
The Survivor 50 contestants have returned from Fiji, and they’ve started posting on social media for the first time in more than a month. It’s been mostly a mix of coordinated Survivor promos and messages about being glad to be back, at least...
Arne Jensen claims Tonga’s second gold at Palau Mini Games
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 3, 2025
Hans Arne Jensen wins gold in Men’s Recurve Matchplay, securing Tonga’s second gold medal at the 2025 Palau Mini Games. Tonga’s archery team delivered a standout performance in Palau, earning 11 medals across recurve and compound events, according...
Regional Pacific Workshop Strengthens Link Between Agriculture and Tourism
Hospitality Net
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July 3, 2025
UN Tourism, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), concluded a successful three-day Regional Workshop on Sustainable Gastronomy...
North Sea 'Very Unprotected' Against Russia—NATO Admiral
Newsweek
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July 3, 2025
The North Sea is "very unprotected" and vulnerable to possible Russian sabotage attempts on critical undersea infrastructure NATO nations heavily rely on, according to a senior Dutch military official. Moscow's presence in the North Sea has...
Livestock owners warned
Cook Island News
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June 28, 2025
Cook Islands Police. This week, Cook Islands Police met with livestock owners in Rarotonga to ensure they are following protocols related to securing their animals and preventing them from wandering. Numerous complaints have been received...
Aust-Tuvalu mobility pathway: Does it address climate crisis?
The National
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On June 11, the Tuvaluan and Australian governments issued press releases announcing that the inaugural ballot for the Falepili Mobility Pathway would open on June 16. Part of the Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union Treaty, the mobility pathway falls...