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Independent, investigative, islands

Refounding in 2021, Cook Islands Press is half-way through 2022 — and half-way though a (very) soft relaunch.

Same as the first launch in 1994, Cook Islands Press is once again mostly one person.

Namely, refounder Jason Brown.


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