Divers clutch wooden spears as they plunge beneath the waves, hunting hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs ...

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 ...

The Cook Islands, a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific Ocean, have been closely tied to New Zealand for decades.

Cook Islands National Council for Women president Vaine Wichman, who made a submission to the ICJ during a hearing in ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown defended the nation's new strategic partnership with China, citing the need for ...

Divers clutch wooden spears as they hunt hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs around the Cook Islands. These makeshift tools are their best weapon in the battle against crown-of-thorns ...

Jul 25, 2025 // Diplomatic Courier’s Stephanie Gull brings you weekly under–the–radar stories from around the world. This ...

The Cook Islands are in the same time zone as Hawaii, three hours behind California. WHERE TO STAY: Pacific Resort Rarotonga, P.O. Box 790, Rarotonga; 20-427, https://www.pacificresort.com.

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.

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 ...