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The recent heavy downpour experienced in Rarotonga is due to an active cloud band moving towards the Southern Cook Islands, says Maara Vaiimene, director of the Cook Islands Meteorological Service.
Some lucky Penrhyn residents witnessed a near-total solar eclipse despite cloudy weather, while Rarotonga residents missed their partial eclipse due to rain.
The newly-appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Tingika Elikana co-chaired the 5th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM) Ministerial Interim Meeting in Suva on Sunday with Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa.