Visitor arrivals reached 170,315 last year, the second-highest number on record, just behind the 2019 peak of 171,550, ...

Black-shouldered Lapwings: Rare vagrants on Rarotonga Saturday 7 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Features, In Depth On the 30th of August, Maureen Goodwin saw two unusual birds on ...

Cook Islands News is a national newspaper with the latest news from Rarotonga and the Pa Enua (outer islands). The print version of the paper is published daily Monday to Saturday by Cook Islands News ...

The Director of the Cook Islands Meteorological Office, Maara Vaiimene, is urging the public, especially children, to stay out of the water due to the dangerous ocean conditions brought on by Tropical ...

Te Marae Ora, the Ministry of Health, is focusing on reducing the rate of childhood obesity, with the goal of ensuring that today’s children are free from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) from 2030 ...

Prime Minister Mark Brown officially launched the theme for the Cook Islands’ 60th anniversary of self-governance, which will be celebrated with the weeklong Te Maeva Nui festival in July this year.

A recent 14-year prison sentence for a convicted paedophile has prompted calls for increased community vigilance, parental responsibility and stricter measures to protect children from sexual abuse. A ...

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The first cruise ship for the year, Viking Sky arrived safely on Rarotonga’s shores yesterday, bringing over 800 tourists excluding the crew members to explore the island. Tour operators and ...

The highly anticipated three-day Beach Football Tournament, part of the Cook Islands Beach Games 2025, wrapped up earlier this week, leaving players and spectators buzzing with excitement. The ...

In Matavera, the smallest district by land size on Rarotonga, a new two storey building “Te Waka” is set to redefine the local landscape with its mix of culinary delights, island apparel and ...

Every day spent out of the country is a day not working. Members of Parliament are elected to be in Parliament, not in the Koru Club or frequent flyer club, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne. The needs of ...