Behind every good woman is a good man.

Did you spot it? A Royal New Zealand Hercules (pictured right) touched down in Rarotonga on Thursday as part of a training flight around the region.

The world’s aviation security is only as strong as its weakest link, and the Cook Islands Airport Authority is determined not to be a weak link.

French Navy patrol boat the Arago, and its crew, conducted a courtesy call to Rarotonga this week, demonstrating the strengthening ties and cooperation between the French Navy in French Polynesia and the Cook Islands.

A givealittle page set up to raise money for the restoration of vaka Te Marumaru Atua has already raised over $2,600 thanks to 27 generous donors.

Police say they are finally closing in on graffiti bandit Festo who has been branding fences and businesses around the island.

Messages of support have flooded the vaka Te Marumaru Atua’s Facebook page following a damaging fire on board the vessel at Avatiu wharf early on Sunday morning.

Is English a useful addition to the community or a threat to Cook Islands Maori? And, can a local form of English become part of the cultural heritage?

The findings of a study commissioned by Te Aponga Uira (TAU) projects that Rarotonga can reach 100 per cent dependence on renewable energy for extensive periods by 2019.

Aristos (Arry) Georgiou, is living his dream of chasing the wind across the globe, traveling from one tropical island paradise to another.