RAROTONGA, 22 APRIL 2026 (RNZ PACIFIC) —Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says New Zealand is “family” while China is “a very good friend”. Brown spoke to Checkpoint on the relationship between his nation and New Zealand. The two governments recently patched up a major diplomatic fallout that resulted in New Zealand pausing nearly $30 […]
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MMR announces significant tuna fisheries funding
RAROTONGA, 08 DECEMBER 2025 (COOK ISLANDS NEWS) — Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) secretary Pamela Maru joined Heads of Fisheries from the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, signing the latest schedule for their share of a regional fund worth USD 60m annually, or USD 600m for the decade to 2033. […]
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Cash-strapped Cook Islands Govt asks for more money
RAROTONGA, 24 FEBRUARY 2020 (COOK ISLANDS NEWS) — The Cook Islands Government plans to ask Parliament for more money to get through the rest of the year. Finance minister Mark Brown said his officials were working on a Supplementary Budget for next month’s sitting. The additional money was mainly for the multi-million dollar Rarotonga water […]
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Cook Islands submarine fibreoptic cable going live in May
Residents of Rarotonga and Aitutaki in the Cook Islands are looking forward to faster cheaper internet this year with the Manatua One Polynesia fibreoptic cable scheduled to come online in May. In a statement the Cook Islands government said the cable was finally brought ashore in Rutaki village on Rarotonga this week after earlier attempts […]
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Cook Islands submarine fibreoptic cable going live in May
Residents of Rarotonga and Aitutaki in the Cook Islands are looking forward to faster cheaper internet this year with the Manatua One Polynesia fibreoptic cable scheduled to come online in May. In a statement the Cook Islands government said the cable was finally brought ashore in Rutaki village on Rarotonga this week after earlier attempts […]
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Changes modernize board memberships in Cook Island’s State-Owned Enterprises
RAROTONGA,24 DECEMBER 2019 —Amendments to the governing structures of the Cook Island’s State-Owned Enterprises have been modernized after a long-awaited update. Amendments to the Cook Islands Corporation Bill 1998, the Bank of the Cook Islands Act 2003, Ports Authority Act 1994-1995 and TeAponga Uira o Tumu TeVarovaro Act 1991 passed all three readings in Parliament […]