Cook Islands News

A short break to the Cook Islands is just the ticket ahead of a Kiwi summer. Thursday, 3PM: Carrying thoughts of animosity towards fellow air travellers is not the best way to start a tropical holiday, but hey, I'm pregnant, and no one seems to be getting out of my way or offering to help with my bags.

We reveal ten of the most idyllic tropical paradises in the world. Atiu, Cook Islands This particular Cook Island has deserted beaches, clear blue water and whiter-than-white sands.

Monday, 16 November 2009, 10:07 am Press Release: New Zealand Government New Zealand's High Commissioner to the Cook Islands, Te Rongotoa Barrett, died in Middlemore Hospital this morning after a short illness, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.

Monday, 16 November 2009, 9:55 am Press Release: The Maori Party 15 November 2009 Maori Party farewells distinguished ambassador Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia is greatly saddened by the death of Ngati Maniapoto and Waikato man, Tia Barrett.

New Zealand's High Commissioner to the Cook Islands Te Rongotoa Barrett has died in Auckland's Middlemore Hospital after a short illness.

Two ministers who used their travel perks to spend thousands taking their wives on official overseas trips are refusing to follow Rodney Hide's lead and refund the fares.

Flying out of the lagoon island of Aitutaki and looking back down on One Foot Island, I got the distinct impression that the tour guide had pulled one over us.

The $ 1 coin issued by Cook Islands in 2006 to commemorate 80 years of the invention of TV.

FAMILY is often the backbone to one's success. Heroes often attribute their success to their loved ones and Kavita Maharaj is one of them.

Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 3:29 pm Press Release: Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands 3rd November 2009 A condition that to be eligible for permanent residency, applicants must be able to speak conversational Maori has been approved by Cabinet.

Rarotonga , Cook Islands: FIJI'S Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has erased his own credibility with 'delusional' notions that Fiji has a free media, says regional media watchdog Pacific Freedom Forum.

SPEECHES: 29 October 2009 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY TUILOMA NERONI SLADE SECRETARY GENERAL, PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT AT THE 13th FORUM ECONOMIC MINISTERS' MEETING Rarotonga, Cook Islands 27 October 2009 Remarks by SG Tuiloma Neroni Slade at FEMM 09 Content : SPEECHES: 29 October 2009 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY TUILOMA NERONI SLADE SECRETARY ...

MARIA Liku was Fiji's best performer at the Commonwealth Senior and Junior Championship which ended in Malaysia earlier last weekend.

The World Bank and the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding today to strengthen cooperation in the Pacific.

The forests are full of Java plums, mahogany, teak and acacia trees, hanging oranges, lychees, coconuts, pineapples and tea-tree shrubs The Rev John Williams of the London Missionary Society arrived in the Cook Islands in 1821 Photo: GETTY The Rev John Williams of the London Missionary Society arrived in the Cook Islands in 1821 and told the ...

Tinian triathlete Joshua Manglona will be on a mission, as he debuts in the 2009 XTERRA World Championships in Makena, Maui, Hawaii this Sunday.

Friday, 23 October 2009, 1:01 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party 23 October 2009 Media Statement Hayes needs to apologise The attack on the Governments of three Pacific territories associated with New Zealand by a senior National MP is unprecedented and must be condemned by John Key, Labour's Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Chris Carter said ...

The Government has engaged a Queen's Counsel to examine the entire state of affairs surrounding TOA Petroleum and the Government's position and provide advice on the best way forward for the country.

A government politician has spoken out about New Zealand's Pacific neighbours, saying their people are fleeing after experiments in self government have gone wrong.

Persons with disabilities in the Pacific will be the focus of a Pacific Islands Forum ministerial meeting that will be held in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands on Oct.