Cook Islands

This year's Miss South Pacific pageant isn't just about swim suits—it's taking on climate change. The slogan is "preserving our environment the Pacific way," and several contestants have spoken about the issue. Last Wednesday was Polynesian Nite ...  

Pacific Resort Aitutaki, Cook Islands has been voted the 'World's Leading Boutique Island Resort", for the second year running at the World Travel Awards 2009 grand finals held in London on Sunday.  

A condition that to be eligible for permanent residency, applicants must be able to speak conversational Maori has been approved by Cabinet. Submitted by DPM and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration Sir Terepai Maoate, the condition states ...  

American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga and Tuvalu have confirmed their participation and will have villages at the park. “Contestants will be judged according to their ...  

The 18-year-old arrived at Nausori airport on a Pacific Sun flight at 2.50pm and was greeted by Miss Fiji Merewalesi Nailatikau. Marisa wore a colourful sulu and jiaba with a sash made from coconut bark laced with turtle shell, spelling out her title ...  

Death of New Zealand's High Commissioner to Cook Islands New Zealand’s High Commissioner to the Cook Islands, Te Rongotoa (Tia) Barrett, died in Middlemore Hospital this morning after a short illness, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today. Mr ...  

TREAT yourself to some South Pacific luxury in the Cook Islands, with a range of packages from Coral Seas which cost from as little as $1210 per person for five nights at Club Raro Hotel, including return air fares. and only pay for four nights.  

Silver was the colour for Team Samoa yesterday at the Pacific Mini Games in Cook Islands.Margaret Satupai won Samoa’s first medal, a silver medal in the women’s discus.Satupai threw a new personal best of 50.94m.   Ana Pouhila, of Tonga, won gold while Tereapi’i Tapoki of Cook Islands took out bronze.Tereapi’i won the gold medal in this event at the 2007 South Pacific Games with Pouhila winning silver while Satupai only managed 6th place.  

Cook Islands captain Tere Glassie believes youthful enthusiasm has inspired his side's giant-killing Pacific Cup run and hopes it will carry them to victory in Sunday's final and a place in the 2010 Four Nations tournament. The Cook Islands knocked ...  

Here's the latest from Mike, on board the Esperanza, as the oceans team arrived in the Cook Islands this week. Our tour is wrapping up. We steamed into port here in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, on the 19th. We spent the...  

Young Gold Coast winger Dominic Peyroux scored in the final seconds to deliver the Cook Islands a remarkable 24-22 Pacific Cup victory over World Cup semi-finalists Fiji. A late sideline conversion by Fijian captain Wes Naiqama had appeared to have ...  

Four different cultures will come together for one important cause tonight in Cairns when the SP Brewery Pacific Cup kicks off with a qualifying match between Samoa and Cook Islands. A crowd of up to 8,000 is expected at Barlow Park with organisers ...  

THE Fiji Tennis Association is sending its youngest ever team to the 2009 Pacific Mini Games in the Cook Islands. This is in a bid to groom the players for the 2011 South Pacific Games in New Caledonia. Drasa Avenue School student Annie Shannon is ...  

New Zealand's high commissioner to the Cook Islands, Tia Barrett, has been flown to Auckland for urgent medical after suffering from a heart problem over the weekend.  

Fiji Bati coach, Terry Gilogley, has learnt from the mistakes of Samoa, and has left nothing to chance by naming his strongest possible line up for this Saturday’s clash against the Cook Islands. After the Cook Islands surprised everyone in the ...