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Cook Islands pushes for key actions to support Smaller Island States
Cook Island News
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August 14, 2025
Cook Islands head of delegation and Foreign Secretary Tepaeru Herrmann joined fellow members of the Pacific Islands Forum Smaller Island States (SIS) group at the SIS Officials Meeting held at the Forum Secretariat in Suva, Fiji on Friday last...
Cook Islands advocate for mainstreaming of SIS priorities within Pacific regional…
Pacific News Service
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The Cook Islands joined fellow members of the Pacific Islands Forum Smaller Island States (SIS) group at the SIS Officials Meeting held at the Forum Secretariat in Suva, Fiji on 8 August. The meeting, chaired by Federated States of Micronesia...
The best places to stay in the Cook Islands
Lonely Planet
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If you fly all the way to the Cook Islands, you can expect some of the most alluring accommodations in the South Pacific. You’ll feel right at home amid this island nation’s easy-going vibe, staying lagoon-side and barbecuing up a storm, or...
New Zealand government snubs Cook Islands’ 60th anniversary celebration
World Socialist Web Site
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August 12, 2025
In a clear and deliberate diplomatic snub, the New Zealand government boycotted celebrations in the Cook Islands on August 4 marking 60 years of “self-government in free association with New Zealand.” Constitution Day, or Te Maeva Nui, is held...
Pacific Islands race to contain 'largest dengue fever outbreak in a decade', as disease kills 18 people
Samoa News
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August 14, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Dengue fever has struck countries across the Pacific, where health authorities have recorded 23,500 suspected cases and 16,000 laboratory confirmed cases this year. The mosquito-borne illness has killed 18 people,...
Cook Islands proposes new regional strategy to Pacific leaders
Cook Island News
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August 7, 2025
Cook Islands delegation led by Minister for Internal Affairs Rose Toki-Brown (third from left) and INTAFF secretary Anne Herman (second from left). INTAFF/25080610 Minister for Internal Affairs (INTAFF) Rose Toki-Brown introduced the RARANGA 2050...
Debate unfolds over NZ-Cook Islands tensions and Pacific unemployment
Pacific Media Network
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Two Cook Islands commentators agree that there is a need for improved communication between New Zealand and the Cook Islands amid tensions between the two nations and the growing disappointment among Cook Islanders with their government. Prime...
US starts seabed mineral talks with Cook Islands
Samoa News
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August 7, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed minerals exploration and development, the State Department said on Tuesday. The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up...
PNG Kumuls Set for Showdowns with Fiji and Cook Islands
Papua New Guinea Today
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SP PNG Hunters coach Paul Aiton is calling on his players to finish the season strong to improve their chances of representing the country in the upcoming Pacific Championships. Aiton believes standout performances in the Queensland Cup’s final...
Cook Islands celebrates 60 years of partnership with New Zealand amid geopolitical tensions
Pacific Media Network
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Crowds gathered in Auckland as the Cook Islands community celebrated its language week and 60 years of free association with New Zealand. The 60th Anniversary and Opening of Cook Islands Language Week 2025 kicked off on Monday in Glen Innes at the...
Mark Brown rejects talk of ‘strategic shift’ in Cook Islands-New Zealand relationship
Asia Pacific Report
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August 6, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist in Rarotonga The Cook Islands has no intention of leaving its special relationship with New Zealand, says Prime Minister Mark Brown. The Cook Islands marked 60 years of self-governance in free...
US says it has started seabed mineral talks with Cook Islands
The Straits Times
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August 6, 2025
WASHINGTON – The US has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed minerals exploration and development, the State Department said on Aug 5. The Cook Islands, which had a population of 15,040 in 2021, lies halfway between New Zealand...
NZ Governor-General praises Cook Islands women for community leadership
Cook Island News
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August 5, 2025
New Zealand’s Governor General, Dame Cindy Kiro, praised the Cook Islands National Council of Women for their tireless work in uplifting women and families across the nation, during her heartfelt address at the special gathering held in her...
US, Cook Islands Begin Talks On Seabed Mining
StratNews Global
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August 6, 2025
Home North America US, Cook Islands Begin Talks On Seabed Mining The Cook Islands was within the New Zealand borders from 1901. In 1965, it became self governing but in free association with New Zealand. The United States has started discussions...
'Not now, nor ever': Brown rejects talk of shift in Cook Islands-NZ ties
RNZ
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August 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Brown says the New Zealand, Cook Islands relationship is too strong that disagreeing governments can not break it. Photo: Caleb Fotheringham The Cook Islands has no intention of leaving its special relationship with New...
US says it has started seabed mineral talks with the Cook Islands
WHTC - Michigan
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed minerals exploration and development, the State Department said on Tuesday. The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii...
From the archives: Era of self-government begins in the Cook Islands
Cook Island News
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August 2, 2025
Marguerite Story was the first Speaker from 1965-1979. It is believed that Mrs. Story became the first woman Speaker in the democratic world. RADIO COOK ISLANDS/25080188 This article by W. H. Percival on Rarotonga, published in the September 1965...
Red flags surround after-hours health plan
Otago Daily Times
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August 9, 2025
Government plans to provide a permanent after-hours health service for primary and urgent care in Wanaka are already flawed, according to a local doctor with over 40 years’ experience. Health New Zealand is working on providing permanent 24/7...
Outer islands' delicacies in hot demand at Cook Islands 60th anniversary celebrations
RNZ
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July 31, 2025
Penrhyn loads up the tray of the truck full of food to donate to the other groups from the Outer Islands. Photo: Caleb Fotheringham Unique island specialties are selling fast at the Cook Islands 60th Constitution celebrations trade days in...
Cook Islands Completes Landmark Crop Pest Survey To Strengthen Trade And Plant Health
Scoop
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Friday, 25 July 2025, 3:47 pm Press Release: PACER Plus Cook Islands' crop pest survey, its first in years, was led by the by the Cook Islands' Ministry of Agriculture in partnership with the PPIU, Australia's DAFF, Northern Australia Quarantine...