The South Pacific is a rich collection of islands and archipelagos with a dizzying array of options for visitors. The easiest ...

Hot fun under a hot sun was served up fresh at the 2025 St. John Celebration Food Fair. Those in search of a sip, a munch, or ...

The funding cut leaves the Cook Islands facing a sudden financial shortfall, prompting warnings that Wellington's approach ...

New Zealand freezes millions in aid to Cook Islands over China ties - New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding ...

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...

A 26-foot over-the-horizon small boat carrying Coast Guard crew, two Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources fisheries officers and a translator from the U.S. Marine Corps approached a fishing ...

China’s CSP with the Cook Islands builds upon its previous agreement with the Solomon Islands in 2023, signaling a broader regional strategy that transcends the objective of shrinking Taiwan's ...

Increasing economic ties between the Cook Islands and China represent a pivotal shift in regional geopolitics with implications for Australia and New Zealand’s influence in the South Pacific — a ...

In short: Cook Island's Prime Minister Mark Brown says any new agreement with NZ can't "wind back the clock" to the colonial era. NZ and Cook Islands remain at loggerheads over contentious China deal.

The Cook Islands is proving that sustainable tourism isn't just possible – it's essential. Here's how this South Pacific nation is preserving their paradise for generations for come.