Cook Islands work with IAEA to strengthen national nuclear security framework

L-R: Foreign Secretary Tepaeru Herrmann, Director General IAEA Raphael Grossi, Prime Minister Mark Brown, Foreign Minister Tingika Elikana and MFAI Director Treaties, Multilaterals and Oceans Sandrina Thondoo during the visit to the Cook Islands...

Cook Islands children's book on deep sea nodules is about facts, says author

In Brief A charity founded by a deep sea mining company sponsored a children's book about polymetallic nodules, the rocks that could be mined. The book's author says she had editorial control but needed the book signed off by the charity. Merio...

UNICEF and WHO to headline Cook Islands Health Conference

Secretary of Health Bob Williams. TMO/24040122 The Cook Islands Annual Health Conference 2025, which is to be held in Rarotonga on October 1-2, will see guest speakers from UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) and the World Health Organization...

Tech entrepreneur shares business insights

From left, chair of Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce, Addrienne Tinirau-Hosking, Bob Shaw, co-owner of Serko, and his wife Marina. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25082810 A New Zealand tech entrepreneur shared his journey of building a global travel management...

Henry Srebrnik: Cook Islands find themselves in political storm

Breadcrumb Trail Links TJ Comment Columnist Archipelago of 15 islands between New Zealand and Hawaii has been self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1965 Published Aug 27, 2025 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 4 minute read One Foot...

Cook Islands considers extending deep sea mining exploration licences

In 2023, the first ever high resolution Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) footage was obtained for the nodule fields at the bottom of the Cook Islands seafloor. A ROV is a scientific/work platform that is lowered from a boat all the way to the...

Climate Science Digest: August 31, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 31, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. When sharks lose their bite In the scientific journal Frontiers in Marine Science,...

Plant and soil health training in the Cook Islands strengthens climate-resilient farming

The Pacific Community’s (SPC) Land Resources Division partnered with the Cook Islands Ministry of Agriculture recently to build national capacity in plant and soil health through a week of hands-on training in Rarotonga. SPC specialists Dr Rohit...

Cook Islands teen interns on deep-sea research voyage

Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep sea mining grows

Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep sea mining grows As the Cook Islands approaches the end of its five-year seabed minerals exploration phase and the latest partnership with the superpowers United States and...

Get connected: USP Cook Islands course welcomes global learners

The new USP Cook Islands programme consists of six learning courses, one course for each semester of the year. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/25081901 The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Cook Islands campus recently launched a new study programme,...

Cook Islands 'open to anything' for seabed mining partnerships

In 2023, the first ever high resolution Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) footage was obtained for the nodule fields at the bottom of the Cook Islands seafloor. A ROV is a scientific/work platform that is lowered from a boat all the way to the...

Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep-sea…

Written by Losirene Lacanivalu As the Cook Islands approaches the end of its five-year seabed minerals exploration phase and the latest partnership with the superpowers United States and China, the question facing its people is no longer just...

Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep-sea mining grows 

Hundreds of people peacefully rallied at sea to protect the ocean from seabed activities in August 2024. TE IPUKAREA SOCIETY/24091830/24091831/24091832 As the Cook Islands approaches the end of its five-year seabed minerals exploration phase and...

State Dept. announces sea mining collaboration with Cook Islands

The State Department says the U.S. will collaborate with the Cook Islands on deep-sea mineral mining, at the same time the Trump Administration faces pushback on the issue in American Samoa. KHJ News Washington DC correspondent Matt Kaye reports…...

Preview: 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in Suva. Photo: X / @ForumSEC Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders are en route to the Solomon Islands for their annual meeting, which kicks off Monday. So far, the lead-up has been marred by geopolitical tussles...

U.S. eyes deeper ties with Cook Islands

#. US-Cook Islands meet PACIFIC NEWS BRIEFS w_header Compiled by Samoa News staff The United States is looking to build stronger ties with the Cook Islands following a historic diplomatic visit this week by its Chargé d'Affaires, David Gehrenbeck,...

United States eyes deeper ties with Cook Islands, help businesses form ties

The United States is looking to build stronger ties with the Cook Islands following a historic diplomatic visit this week by its Chargé d’Affaires, David Gehrenbeck, who met with Prime Minister Mark Brown during the nation’s 60th anniversary of...

New Zealand government snubs Cook Islands’ 60th anniversary celebration

In a clear and deliberate diplomatic snub, the New Zealand government boycotted celebrations in the Cook Islands on August 4 marking 60 years of “self-government in free association with New Zealand.” Constitution Day, or Te Maeva Nui, is held...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 29 – September 4, 2025 

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