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Cook Islands (New Zealand)
Pacific media groups urge Cook Islands MPs not to ban journalist for reports on travel allowances
The Pacific Islands News Association wrote a letter urging Cook Islands authorities not to ban journalist Rashneel Kumar from covering the parliament after his report on travel perks was criticized by Members of Parliament. UPDATE: The decision on the ban will be announced next week.
Cook Islands urged to withdraw media injunction
Government in the Cook Islands must withdraw an injunction stopping media from publishing a constitutional opinion that criticises overspending, says the Pacific Freedom Forum.