Cook Islands Also Declares Dengue Outbreak in the Pacific Ocean

(Vax-Before-Travel News)The Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean recently confirmed it is also experiencing a dengue fever outbreak in May 2025. On May 22, 2025, the Ministry of Health officially declared a dengue fever outbreak in Rarotonga, a...

Cook Islands Registry Ejected From Sanctions Risk Database

Maritime Cook Islands has rapidly grown its open registry service over the past few years, and has an ambitious goal to amass one percent of all tonnage by the early 2030s. But the registry's commercial success has attracted scrutiny for its host...

Deep sea mining decision already made, Cook Islands opposition leader says

Cook Islands nodule field - photo taken within Cook Islands EEZ. Photo: Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority The Cook Islands' opposition leader believes the government has already decided it wants to pursue deep sea mining despite the science...

New Zealand citizenship ‘by right, not privilege’, says Cook Islands PM Brown

RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS NEWS)—Cook Islanders are New Zealand citizens “not by privilege, but by right”, said Prime Minister Mark Brown in response to a recent poll conducted in New Zealand on citizenship rights. The nationwide poll, commissioned...

Cook Islands questions removal from global shipping database

Oil tanker Eagle S is anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland, 30 December, 2024. The Cook Islands-registered ship is suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link. Photo: JUSSI NUKARI / AFP The...

Cook Islands holds national consultations on the BBNJ Agreement

The Cook Islands government, in collaboration with the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (OPOC), held the national consultations on the Ratification and Implementation of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the...

Cook Islands PM assured AUKUS deal will not breach Rarotonga Treaty

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has said he has received assurances that the recent Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) proposals will not contravene the Treaty of Rarotonga. PM Brown, who undertook a series of high-level...

Tottenham vs Chelsea Live Stream: How to watch Premier League 2025/26 London Derby on TV and online

Tottenham face Chelsea in the Premier League this Saturday teatime in what has become one of the fiercest rivalries in recent seasons. The Battle of the Bridge, Tuchel and Conte’s touchline clash, and Nicolas Jackson’s hat-trick against nine-man...

Liverpool vs Aston Villa live stream: How to watch Premier League 2025/26, TV channels, broadcasters

It's fair to say Liverpool's form has been a rollercoaster. The Reds have endured six defeats in their last seven matches across all competitions and looking to turn their fortunes around. Manager Arne Slot is under increasing pressure looking to...

Pasifika health services scramble as measles cases rise

Pasifika medical providers are mobilising to vaccinate their community most at risk as the number of measles cases increases to 16 nationwide. While herd immunity needs to be at 95% to prevent an outbreak, data on fully vaccinated kids from a...

400 Cook Islanders permitted to bring in medicinal cannabis

Health Minister Rose Toki-Brown in Parliament yesterday. 25062410 About 400 Cook Islanders are now permitted to bring medicinal cannabis into the country, according to the Minister of Health, Rose Toki-Brown. About 400 Cook Islanders are now...

Heath and Smith named Cook Islands flag bearers

Team Cook Islands co-flag bearer Alanna Smith, right, and Twinna Tangirere are teaming up in the national beach volleyball team for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. 25062416 Cook Islands beach volleyball players Brendon Heath and Alanna Smith...

NZ Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll reveals nearly half of Kiwis oppose automatic citizenship for Cook Islands

Under the Cook Islands constitution, New Zealand cannot pass laws for the Cook Islands. Photo: Supplied / PMN A new poll by the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union-Curia shows that almost half of respondents oppose the Cook Islands having automatic New...

Nearly half of Kiwis oppose automatic citizenship for Cook Islands, says poll

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist A new poll by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union shows that almost half of respondents oppose the Cook Islands having automatic New Zealand citizenship. Thirty percent of the 1000-person sample supported...

NZ Taxpayers' Union poll reveals nearly half of Kiwis oppose automatic citizenship for Cook Islands

Under the Cook Islands constitution, New Zealand cannot pass laws for the Cook Islands. Photo: Supplied / PMN A new poll by the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union shows that almost half of respondents oppose the Cook Islands having automatic New Zealand...

Cook Islands prepares national input into future of Pacific regionalism

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration will be undertaking consultations with heads of agencies prior to consideration by Cabinet and engagement with the High-Level Persons Group in the first week of June. MFAI/25052618 The Cook Islands...

New Zealand withdraws millions in aid from Cook Islands

New Zealand has abruptly halted nearly $NZ20 million ($US11 million) in funding to the Cook Islands in retaliation for a partnership agreement the tiny Pacific Island nation concluded with China in February without consulting Wellington. NZ...

FBI base in NZ: Judith Collins knew 78 days before PM, Luxon briefed 6 days before FBI director arrived

Both Collins and Luxon were asked why Collins didn’t pass along the information earlier, as well as whether informing the PM was general practice. They declined to comment. Patel’s arrival was initially met with little fanfare. He is the most...

Letter: Governance and accountability concerns

Dear Editor, I acknowledge the recent letter from the Interim Chairman of the Airport Authority Cook Islands (AACI), Mr. Patrick Arioka, dated 19 August 2025. While his explanation provides some reassurance, important governance and accountability...

Cook Islands pushes for stronger border security at PACER Plus Meeting

From left, MFAI director international affairs and trade, Jim Armistead and foreign service officer Teremoana Fukofuka. Photo Credit: Pacer Plus/25052223 The Cook Islands delegation contributed to key discussions focused on deepening economic...