Fletcher Melvin

Fletcher Melvin the former chair of the Cook Islands chamber of commerce and owner operator of Island Craft shares a bit of his own experience during the pandemic. Audio

The Cook Islands travel bubble is due to open on May the 17th - subject to a final set of criteria being met. Audio

New Zealand finally has a start date for the long-awaited Cook Islands bubble - May 17 - but conditions apply.

Both the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Cook Islands counterpart Mark Brown… Video, Audio

The president of the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce is remaining optimistic about a travel bubble with New Zealand opening on in May. Audio

The Cooks travel bubble announcement has left some deflated, with few details other than May as the hoped for start time.

With Rarotonga estimated to be losing about $1 million a day in tourism… Video, Audio

The Cook Islands could lose 40 per cent of its workforce by the end of the year as locals leave for New Zealand in a bid to find work. A one-way travel bubble between Rarotonga and New Zealand has… Audio

After 10 months unable to see friends and family in New Zealand Cook Islanders can finally make the trip without having to quarantine. The second flight from Rarotonga touched down in Auckland on… Audio

Cook Islanders say they're seriously stretched to their limits, and need the travel bubble to open, not just for tourism but for essential health Services. New Zealand government officials visited… Audio

Call for bubble talks between Cook Islands and New Zealand to also look at trade imbalance. Audio

New Zealand's prime minister says a travel bubble with the Cook Islands could be open by the end of the year, but there's some disappointment in the Cook Islands at how long it's taking. Audio

Businesses in the Cook Islands are worried about the delay to open the travel bubble with New Zealand. Karyn speaks with Fletcher Melvin - the chair of the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce.  Audio

Auckland Airport says it will be ready to operate a Pacific bubble with Covid-free countries by August 17 if given the green-light. It comes as New Zealand's government is being challenged to present… Audio

The confirmation of new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand - and the associated administrative bungles - has dampened some enthusiasm for a travel bubble with the Pacific.

But it's also further… Audio

Food businesses in the Cook Islands are calling on the government to rethink a strict new health policy it's planning to roll out this year. Audio