The Minister responsible for To Tatou Vai (TTV) has rejected a parliamentary committee’s recommendations to make water free for domestic users.
The Cook Islands government will present a $336 million budget for the 2025/26 financial year next Wednesday, featuring increases in social welfare and allocations for education, police and health.
The Cook Islands Ports Authority has confirmed that there are plans to review and improve safety protocols for handling lithium batteries following an incident at the Avatiu port earlier last month.
The Tupapa Maraerenga Panthers sealed their dominance in the 2025 Cook Islands Rugby League season, powering past the Arorangi Bears in a commanding grand final victory on Saturday at the National Stadium.
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Tingika Elikana says the Cook Islands has had a longstanding and fruitful relationship with the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Tingika Elikana says the Cook Islands has had a longstanding and fruitful relationship with the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Te Maeva Nui’s international reputation continues to grow as organisers are expecting a record turnout from both local and overseas communities.
The Tupapa Maraerenga Panthers sealed their dominance in the 2025 Cook Islands Rugby League season, powering past the Arorangi Bears in a commanding grand final victory on Saturday at the National Stadium.
The Cook Islands Men’s Cricket team ended their tri-series competition in Japan with some very strong bowling innings in extremely challenging conditions, says Grant Walker.
This year marks the 10th year of Rising Stars Championship for Netball, Rugby and Volleyball running tournaments with Primary and Secondary Schools in Rarotonga with over 1100 athletes expected to take part across all the sporting codes.
Arorangi Bears premier men are a win away from a rare double in the Cook Islands Rugby League domestic competition.
I started cutting down trees, hedges and bushes with a chainsaw yesterday (Saturday). It was invigorating to be able to go in and cut out the rotting and diseased areas of my garden that have been invaded and plagued with bugs. If only we could do that in our personal life, writes Ruth Mave.
Dear Editor, I am writing to express growing concern within our construction and infrastructure sector regarding the awarding of significant public contracts to local contractors who may lack the necessary experience and proven track record in delivering complex projects in the Cook Islands.
Dear Editor, John Scott’s spacious contribution in last week’s CI Herald about our progress into self-government from 1963 to now, 62 years later has prompted me to add my 50 cents worth to it.
The Cook Islands, a small island nation in the Pacific, faces significant challenges in managing its waste. With a population spread across 15 islands, including the most populated one, Rarotonga, waste management has become an increasingly urgent issue.
This week, as I sat in the departure lounge returning to Rarotonga, it felt like a family meeting, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
After 25 years of exploring and expanding the musical landscape, The Nomad, alongside MC Antsman, will bring powerful, bass-driven beats to Rarotonga, for the very first time.
The highly anticipated Tauranga Vananga Te Mire Ura Seniors dance competition kicks off tomorrow, May 1, with 10 dancers.
For Jackie Rongo, motherhood is more than a role – it’s a calling, a community effort, and a daily dance of love, leadership and deep responsibility. Though she humbly insists there are many other women more deserving of recognition, Jackie embodies the essence of motherhood in all its forms: biological, chosen, cultural and communal.
Koai koe? Koai au? Koai tatou? I raro tatou I toai maru tamarumaru ei? Who are you? Who am I? Who are we? Under whose shadow we seek for shelter?
A significant national event dedicated to revitalising education through culture, language and identity took place this week, drawing over 100 participants each day from May 5 to 8, at the National Sports Arena in Nikao.
Division among Manuae landowners over the Manuae Enua Conservation Trust’s management and claims of a lack of transparency has led to calls for action and legal challenges, while the parent body, Proprietors of Manuae Incorporated (PMI), defends its conservation efforts and future plans.
Prime Minister Mark Brown has congratulated Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his re-election.
The former head of BenarNews' Pacific Bureau says a United States court ruling this week ordering the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to release congressionally approved funding to Radio Free Asia and its subsidiaries "makes us very happy".
The Cook Islands and French Polynesia continue to deepen cooperation, convening the first technical meeting to review the Air Services Agreement (ASA) and further progress its development.
An ocean conservation non-profit has condemned the United States President's latest executive order aimed at boosting the deep sea mining industry.