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Cook Islands: Te Maeva Nui opens with electrifying performances
Te Maeva Nui cultural performances opened with the powerful Manihiki Henua warrior women, who stormed the stage with their ...
Cook Islands wages war on 'plague' of hungry starfish
Divers clutch wooden spears as they plunge beneath the waves, hunting hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs ...
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Divers battle hungry starfish eating coral reefs around the Cook Islands
Divers clutch wooden spears as they hunt hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs around the Cook Islands. These ...
Climate change ruling a win for Cook Islands women - Wichman
Cook Islands National Council for Women president Vaine Wichman, who made a submission to the ICJ during a hearing in ...
Cook Islands: On-the-Ground Works Underway Across Rarotonga: Strong Community Momentum Drives Shelter Programme Forward
RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS, 25 July 2025. The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) together with Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) confirms that four community halls have now been approved for ...
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Cook Islands decriminalizes homosexuality - Washington Blade
The Cook Islands News reported the Crimes (Sexual Offenses) Amendment Bill 2023 removes a provision of the Crimes Act 1969 that had punished homosexuality with up to five years in prison.
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Cook Islands confirms first coronavirus case a month after reopening to ...
The Cook Islands, one of the few places left in the world that had not reported any coronavirus infections, detected its first case on Sunday. Prime Minister Mark Brown said in a briefing Sunday ...
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Bliss? On the Cook Islands, you’re soaking in it
In the Cook Islands, I soon learned, there is no traffic, people smile at one another and the air is scented with plumeria. Plus, for $53 a night, any guest can receive a royal welcome.