Former prime minister Henry Puna is the new president of the governing Cook Islands Party (CIP), while current PM Mark Brown retained his leadership after a withdrawn challenge and addressing concerns ...

The 55-year-old New Zealand tourist charged with the importation of cannabis is expected to appear before Chief Justice Patrick Keane today.

The CIFA Complex was buzzing with energy and excitement on Monday as nearly 100 enthusiastic young footballers from across the island gathered for the Future Stars School Holiday Football Festival — a ...

Netball Cook Islands has announced its final 12-player team for the U21 Netball World Youth Cup in Gibraltar, which includes two Rarotonga-based athletes and will hold a training camp in Auckland ...

New Zealand has called on Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown to test the views of the Cook Islands people and hold a referendum on independence from New Zealand following his latest defence of ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown defended the nation’s new strategic partnership with China, citing the need for ...

Vae Unuka, chairman of the Aitutaki community in Rarotonga, has expressed confidence in the island team’s performances as they wrap up preparations for the 2025 Te Maeva Nui festival, which will be ...

The Cook Islands Rugby Union (CIRU) Raising Ruckstars initiative saw another bumper crowd in its second week at Raemaru Park in Arorangi on Saturday.

The Cook Islands Police have reinstated three experienced retired officers – Moutara Cummings, Taruia Ringiao, and Teariki Purua – as constables under the Vaka Policing Programme, aiming to enhance ...

With reference to your edition of the 22 May 2025. “Christian Nation Bid Rejected.” It is a sad day when the decision of a very few decides the want of the majority. The Minister Tingika Elikana, ...

The Government of the Cook Islands will welcome island leaders from across the Pa Enua to Rarotonga this week for the Pa Enua Governance Forum 2025, a national gathering dedicated to strengthening ...