Cook Islands

Tuvalu, a small island state in the South Pacific is trying to be a role model country for renewable energy to other small island states including Papua New Guinea. This was revealed by the president of an NGO group based in Tuvalu, ...  

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.  

LONDON: 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 ...  

The island nation of Tuvalu wants any deal at the Copenhagen climate conference to be binding. But that's not a position more populous developing nations support. Stephen Beard reports. The South Pacific pounds the serpentine coastline of Funafuti ...  

John J. Farrell (Lord Mayor of Dublin): new section ← Previous revision Revision as of 10:56, 6 December 2009 Line 312: Line 312: Albert henry governed the cook islands 1965 and died 1981 looking for photos of him and his family brothers and sisters and his history before he returned to the cook islands if he was in sydney or new zealand did he have a relationship with a therese bower...  

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.  

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 ...  

Tuvalu OnlineMiss Tuvalu Contests for Miss South Pacific TitleTuvalu OnlineMiss Tuvalu, Akelita Marisa Pesega will represent the country, contesting for the title of Miss South Pacific 2009, during the pageant to be ...  

He was High Commissioner to Solomon Islands and Fiji and had been posted in Tonga, New Caledonia and France. He held other positions within the ministry and was a strong advocate for a Maori perspective, McCully said. Maori Party co-leader Tariana ...  

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...  

The Cook Islands rugby league team continued their remarkable Pacific Cup run on Saturday as they booked a place in the tournament final with a last-gasp 24-22 win over World Cup semi-finalists Fiji. Inspired by man-of-the-match Daniel Fepuleai, who ...  

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 ...  

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 ...  

2010 Four Nations. Initially ruled out due to a foot injury, Lulia flew home from a holiday in Bali last Monday after the Cooks had upset a Samoan side containing Knights teammates Mark Taufua and Peter Mata'utia two days earlier. The 22-year-old  

Today, I wanted to highlight one of the TckTckTck campaign 's Climate Witnesses, Ulamila Kurai Wragg, a mother and a journalist, she has seen the impacts of climate change worldwide and has a perspective we could all do well to listen to: My name is ...  

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 Cook Islands’ incredible international season continued as they booked their place in the final of the SP Brewery Pacific Cup with a last-gasp win over Fiji in Port Moresby today. The Cooks’ thrilling 24-22 win in the dying seconds of the ...  

From Tuvalu, coral islands in the South Pacific, twenty percent of the population has emigrated to New Zealand's higher ground. High water is not only eating away Tuvalu's shores, but starting to bubble up inland through the coral. These changes are ...  

Ms Tuvalu has a message for allFiji Broadcasting Corporation LtdPesega is representing Tuvalu in the Miss South Pacific Pageant which will be held in Suva and already, she has a message for the rest of the her Pacific ...Miss Tuvalu arrives for the South Pacific PageantFiji TimesSouth Pacific PageantFiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltdall 3 news articles »  

The beauty queens from Samoa, Tuvalu, the Cook Islands, Tonga, Niue, the Solomon Islands, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji will compete for the Miss South Pacific title. Miss Niue Carthy Malamaina Lavini and Miss Tuvalu Akelita Marisa were ...  

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 ...  

Washington PostSeneca North: Pearl Harbor attack changed everybody's livesElmira Star-GazetteOur men served with infantry units in North Africa, Europe and the South Pacific. Another, a B-17 crewman and a neighbor of ours, bailed out over Germany ...Attack on Pearl Harbor recalledSan Gabriel Valley TribuneVeterans Spotlight: Anthony Anzalone, Pearl Harbor survivorTCPalmPearl Harbor remembered: Veterans mark 68 years with event todayPacific...  

ABC NewsIceberg Alert For Ships Sailinlg In South PacificRTT News(RTTNews) - New Zealand maritime officials have issued navigation warnings for ships sailing in the South Pacific in connection with hundreds of icebergs ...South Pacific sailors moving south - beware of icebergs moving northSail WorldRare iceberg flotilla in southern Pacific poses threat to shippingguardian.co.ukNew Zealand: Icebergs Threaten ShipsNew York TimesThe Press...  

'South Pacific' cast meets veterans of modern warsChicago Sun-TimesCarmen Cusack and David Pittsinger star in the first national tour of "South Pacific" by Lincoln Center. ...Lincoln Center Theater's SOUTH PACIFIC Comes To The Rosemont Theater 11/24-29 ...Broadway Worldall 5 news articles »  

"South Pacific" in Rosemont is an ocean of glorious artistryChicago TribuneIn the second act of "South Pacific," the 1949 musical set on and around Thanksgiving, there's a moment wherein Capt. ...» 'South Pacific' subtle, sophisticatedChicago Daily HeraldReview: South Pacific @ Rosemont TheatreGapers Block (blog)all 4 news articles »  

AsiaNews.itMa planning to visit South Pacific allies in early 2010eTaiwan News3 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou is planning to visit Taiwan's diplomatic allies in the South Pacific region in early 2010 and attend a Taiwan-South Pacific ...Ma to attend Pacific leaders summit early next yearRadio Taiwan Internationalall 35 news articles »  

*Large quakes shake south-west Pacific *Parts of Tuvalu and New Caledonia evacuated *NZ, Indonesia on tsunami watch Residents of parts of Tuvalu and New Caledonia are being evacuated after two powerful earthquakes hit the Vanuatu region. The US  

Tuvalu Travel Guide The ninth chapter from Moon Handbooks South Pacific is now online at tuvalu.southpacific.org. The information on this 43-page site has been completely revised and we've included photos and drawings not in the ...  

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.  

A young Cook Island outfit has qualified for next weekend's rugby league Pacific Cup with an upset 22-20 win over Samoa at Barlow Park in Cairns. The Cook Islands team, ...  

BBC NewsSamoa's slow recovery after Pacific tsunamiBBC NewsWhen the tsunami hit Samoa, I was in another remote part of the south Pacific and it was a television news flash some hours later that confirmed for me the ...and more »  

More havens drawn into into tax netSydney Morning Herald... signed so far with tax havens, including the Cook Islands and Bermuda, and more agreements were expected to be locked in before the end of the year. ...and more »  

Zap2it.comThe 'Lost' musical returns with 'South by South Pacific': Act 5, Part 2Zap2it.comWell, I hope you enjoyed the first part of Act Five of "South by South Pacific," Zap2it's very own "Lost" musical. ...  

New Zealand's High Commissioner to the Cook Islands Te Rongotoa Barrett, known as Tia Barrett, has died at the age of 62.  

New Zealand's High Commissioner to the Cook Islands Te Rongotoa Barrett, known as Tia Barrett, has died at the age of 62.  

MANILA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank ...  

The Cook Islands, Tahiti and New Caledonia all won gold medals in the sailing events of the 2009 Pacific Mini Games held in the Cook Islands.  

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Little has changed on the Cook Islands since they were discovered 236 years ago says Geoff Hill.  

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EIGHTEEN-year-old beauty Akelita Marisa Pesega is Tuvalu's best bet for this year's South Pacific pageant.