Prime Minister Mark Brown has China and USA all in the sea-bed together for potential mining and fishing rights. Does anyone see a conflict of interest here? Ruta Mave writes.

Cook Islanders want more information, transparency and collaboration before allowing seabed mineral extraction, expressing concerns about potential environmental impacts and the government’s capacity ...

Ministry of Health has revealed that 100 per cent of Early Childhood Education (ECE) students from two Southern Group islands have caries, commonly known as tooth decay.

The previously unbeaten Tupapa Panthers suffered their second successive loss in the Cook Islands Rarotonga Club 15s competition over the weekend.

Construction on the new concrete hardstand at Arutanga Harbour is progressing steadily, with over a month of work now completed on the multi-million-dollar development project driven by the Cook ...

Teretia Teinaki has officially taken up the position of Women’s Football Development Officer, while Penina Katuke will now lead as Futsal Development Officer.

Leaving the security of home on vaka or planes to shores beyond the reef is not new. It is a story we have told for centuries about ourselves, writes.

Northern Cook Islands fishers from the most remote islands of the nation – known as te pa enua Tokerau – are concerned they may have to begin culling sharks over increased run-ins with the ocean’s ...

Nancy Phillip Kareroa-Yorke passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday, June 2, 2025, at her home in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, at the age of 44. On June 22, beneath the warm skies of ...

A renowned comic art scholar is documenting the history of cartooning in the Cook Islands for his upcoming book, highlighting the importance of preserving the art form and inspiring the next ...

The CITC ‘Pump the Beats’ Emo’anga Tangi Ka’ara 2025 Certificate Presentation was held this week at schools across the island, celebrating the dedication and talent of the next generation of Cook ...

Teariki-Maeva Arnold, a skilful and passionate Cook Islands dancer, has announced plans to begin educational ura (dance) classes for children aged six to nine years in Rarotonga.