The Cook Islands Ports Authority (the Ports) has officially welcomed the arrival of its newest addition to its fleet of heavy equipment, a 45-tonne SANY reach stacker at a special blessing ceremony ...

Despite facing logistical challenges, a death in their group and difficult living conditions, the Rakahanga community celebrated their culture with pride and unity before their emotional return home ...

The Cook Islands Government is forging ahead with plans to establish a National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), which emergency officials say should be fully operational by July next year, ...

Over 200 passengers from Rakahanga, Manihiki and Tongareva/Penrhyn boarded the MV Taka-i-Pomana on Thursday afternoon to return to their homelands after celebrating Te Maeva Nui and the 60th ...

A local nongovernmental organisation is opposing deep-sea mining and questioning recent agreements with foreign powers, arguing that these partnerships may not serve the best interests of Cook ...

A 19 year old Australian tourist has appeared in the Criminal Court in Avarua charged with importation of 41 undeclared vapes, becoming the first person prosecuted under the nation’s strict new ...

Mangaia has been identified as the Pa Enua with the highest percentage of the population diagnosed with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), prompting its paramount chief to call for an urgent, ...

The Cook Islands Residents rugby league side is preparing to compete in the Mantis-Hoff Kuki Tri-Series in Melbourne in October, with a fundraising run planned for this Saturday to help local players ...

With a focus on infrastructure upgrades, the Prime Minister has announced that the recent large charter trips for the ...

Prime Minister Mark Brown met with Makoto Osawa, Ambassador of Japan to the Cook Islands, and senior officials from the ...

Close to a thousand people gathered at Avatiu Harbour yesterday as over 300 passengers from Te Pae Tokerau (north Cook Islands) – Pukapuka, Nassau and Palmerston Island – boarded the MV Nivaga III for ...

The Cook Islands joined fellow members of the Pacific Islands Forum Smaller Island States (SIS) group at the SIS Officials Meeting held at the Forum Secretariat in Suva, Fiji on Friday last week.