Cook Islands

The pause in $30 million New Zealand funding has placed "immediate pressure" on Cook Islands Government finances

A workshop on the potential development of hate crimes legislation was recently held in Rarotonga, drawing attention to the need for stronger protections against discrimination.

For more than eight decades, the service of over 80 Cook Islanders who served during World War II went untold and unrecognised. Audio

The Matson Vaka Eiva wrapped up over the weekend with paddlers from around the world celebrating camaraderie amongst competition.

Earlier this year, New Zealand extended its funding pause to its realm country, the Cook Islands, "reluctantly".

Sir Ewan Smith recalled his decades-long journey from a teenage pilot in 1973 to leading one of the most important pillars of the Cook Islands tourism economy today.

Staff at Air New Zealand in the Cook Islands say changes to working conditions and employment agreements is a breach to the island's employment laws.

Acting secretary of health Roana Mataitini says the test results came back negative from New Zealand.

Over 700 paddlers from around the world are in Rarotonga this week to compete in the biggest week of paddling on the Cook Islands sporting calendar. Audio

The Ministry of Health says the traveller, who is a close contact of a New Zealand measles case, arrived in the country on 22 November.

The country's men's counselling centre, Te Punanga Ora'anga Matutu, has welcomed the news.

The Cook Islands government says it is working to stabilise its strained relationship with New Zealand, but not at the cost of its independence. Audio