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- ↑ "Seafood specialists at Kai Moana". Cook Islands News. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ↑ "Fitness centre opened on Enuamanu". Cook Islands News. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ↑ "New Punanga Nui committee announced". Cook Islands News. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ↑ "From business to politics". Cook Islands News. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ↑ "Status Quo In Cook Islands After By-Election". Pacific Islands Report. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ↑ "Family grieves passing of Ivirua MP". Cook Islands News. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ↑ Melina Etches (10 June 2019). "Fishing comp nets top results". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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