Monday 22 April 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Extreme droughts in the Western Pacific region are expected to persist over the next three months.
Saturday 20 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Regional, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands’ pro-China Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has retained his seat in the national election, according to local media reports, but it will take days to know if his party has won enough support to form the next government.
Saturday 20 April 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National, New Zealand, Regional
The visiting New Zealand Parliamentary delegation includes a Cook Islander who is making his first ‘official’ visit to his homeland.
Friday 19 April 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, New Zealand, Parliament, Regional
Cook Islands parliamentarians engaged in open discussions with Aotearoa New Zealand’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Gerry Brownlee and his delegation at Parliament House yesterday morning.
Tuesday 16 April 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
A pro-independence activist in New Caledonia is warning France to immediately halt planned constitution amendments or face "war".
Tuesday 9 April 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in National, Regional, Technology, Vanuatu
Cook Islands telecommunications regulator head Bernard Hill said regional regulators who are banning the use of Starlink might have an “overinflated view” of their importance.
Tuesday 2 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Tuesday 2 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Features, Pacific Islands, Regional
Maria Ioane-Matua share her journey from a young Customs Officer to becoming the first female Chief of Customs for the Cook Islands Customs Service.
Monday 25 March 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Kiribati, Regional
An expatriate judge in Kiribati hopes he will get a chance to make his case on Tuesday over his controversial suspension three years ago.
Wednesday 20 March 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Australia, Health, National, Regional
Eight University of South Australia Bachelor of Nursing third-year students are visiting Rarotonga for a two-week study programme, immersing themselves in a different culture, a different health setting, and acquiring unique experiences.
Friday 8 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Fiji, Regional
Fiji's Minister for Women and Children Lynda Tabuya is calling on The People's Alliance Party to "stand for fairness and justice" after it stripped her of her deputy leadership following allegations of a sex and drug scandal. The People's Alliance Party (PAP) announced earlier this week that Ms Tabuya had been removed over the allegations, which date back to August last year.
Friday 8 March 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Samoa
Samoa’s Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries La'auli Leuatea Schmidt says the country would not be ruled by outsiders, should a change to the electoral act go through.
Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The late Green Party MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins has been remembered by his widow as an "extraordinary man" at a service in South Auckland.
Wednesday 28 February 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The new housing minister has set a target of having homes costing just three to five times household incomes - well below what they are now in most of New Zealand.
Wednesday 28 February 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) government needs to do more work to address transnational crime in the country.
Thursday 22 February 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Australia, National, Parliament, Regional
The Parliament of Western Australia delegation visiting Rarotonga were delighted to take a tour on Te Kukupa II yesterday morning before leaving the island in the afternoon.
Tuesday 20 February 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Australia, National, Parliament, Regional
The two “Table of the House” tables gifted by the Parliament of Western Australia (WA) were officially handed over to Cook Islands Parliament yesterday morning.
Thursday 8 February 2024 | Written by Candice Luke | Published in Economy, National, New Zealand, Regional
A grant of $16.5 million is on its way to help the Cook Islands respond to climate change, announced New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters who visited Rarotonga yesterday.
Wednesday 7 February 2024 | Written by Candice Luke | Published in Economy, National, New Zealand, Regional
New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters arrived in the Cook Islands last night after a day in Tonga.
Tuesday 6 February 2024 | Written by Candice Luke | Published in Economy, Local, National, New Zealand, Regional
New Zealands Foreign Minister Winston Peters, and Health Minister and Minister for Pacific Peoples Dr Shane Reti are reaffirming the importance of New Zealand’s connections to the Pacific.