Police media and strategic advisor Trevor Pitt reported a “relatively good long weekend” with no recent numbers of drunk driving or significantly impactful road accidents. According to Pitt, most ...

June 9, 2025 A 23-year-old man, who admitted to the charges of excess blood alcohol and careless driving, has been ordered to pay more than $4000 to a rental company for reparation costs. Nelson ...

The Cook Islands joined global leaders, experts, and stakeholders at the 2025 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2025) in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 2–6, under the auspices of the ...

A Cook Islander’s remarkable journey has earned royal recognition for her services to sport and Pacific communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Annie Scoon started playing softball at the age of nine, a ...

Cook Islands engages with countries “who respect our sovereignty”, says Prime Minister Mark Brown, calling New Zealand’s decision to pause $18.2 million in development assistance “patronising” and ...

Te Marae Ora (TMO) Ministry of Health will conduct a feasibility study on school-based water fluoridation to combat alarming rates of tooth decay in Cook Islands children, aiming to reduce it by 50 ...

Concerns over the potential impact of seabed mining on fish stocks – a vital food source and livelihood for outer islanders – dominated the recent consultations hosted by Moana Minerals in the ...

Opposition leader Tina Browne is calling for a “national pause” on the Cook Islands’ deep sea mining ambitions, warning that the country is risking its oceanic heritage and identity by charging ahead ...

The Cook Islands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration has not issued a stop notice or deported foreign expats convicted of serious crimes in almost a decade. The Cook Islands’ Ministry of ...

A new round of Permanent Residence (PR) applications is expected to open this year, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI). In response to queries from Cook Islands News, ...

Te Marae Ora, Ministry of Health is working on a proposal to increase tax on alcohol and sugary drinks aiming to reduce the rate of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Cook Islands. Te Marae Ora, ...

In Parliament yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Brown said: “In that letter, I welcomed the continued dialogue and discussion between our two officials to find a resolution to rebuild this erosion of ...