Winston Peters on China, Cook Islands and why he is ruling out Chris Hipkins ‘permanently’

Then, after the interview concluded, Peters invited the Herald back to his office to make his position very clear. “When I ruled out Hipkins in 2023, I ruled him out permanently,” Peters said (he actually ruled out Labour in November 2022, three...

New biology lab to boost marine research

Dr Phoebe Argyle, marine ecologist, senior fisheries officer inside the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) new biology laboratory, Te Ivi Moana –, The Backbone of the Ocean. MELINA ETCHES/25073160 Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources has...

Cook Islands Pocket Guide Completes Major Research Trip to Update the Cook Islands’ Largest Travel Guide

SoutH Pacific Pocket Guide has wrapped up a comprehensive research trip across the Cook Islands, aimed at updating Cook Islands Pocket Guide—the nation’s largest and most widely used online travel resource. From 17th to 29th March 2025, Operations...

Maggie Boden, cognitive scientist who foresaw the risks and potential of artificial intelligence

Maggie Boden: books included Artificial Intelligence and Natural Man (1977) and her 2006 magnum opus Mind As Machine: A History of Cognitive ScienceProfessor Margaret Boden, who has died aged 88, was instrumental in founding the discipline of...

Cook Islands joins Pacific nations to enhance tuna fisheries surveillance

Cook Islands delegation to the Forum Fisheries Agency Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Working Group. From left, Tuariki Henry, Bermy Ariihee and Epeli Maisema. MMR/25040714 Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) continues to play a vital...

Local tech company launches food delivery service

Smartie managing director Brett Baudinet is launching Smartie Food, a brand-new food delivery and pickup service available across Rarotonga, today. SUPPLIED/ 25073162 Cook Islands tech company Smartie will officially unveil Smartie Food, a...

League standards rise in Cook Islands domestic competition

Tupapa Panthers finished the 13s competition unbeaten, claiming the Minor Premiership for finishing top after the round-robin competition and the premiership title after beating the Arorangi Bears 32-12 in the final at the National Stadium in...

Cook Islands and Czech Republic commit to strengthening collaboration

Left - right: His Excellency Sir Tom John Marsters, KBE, King’s Representative of the Cook Islands, receives the letter of credence from Her Excellency Jana Tyrer, Ambassador of the Czech Republic. MFAI/25032605 Ambassador Jana Tyrer of the Czech...

Symposium brings experts to shape future of Cook Islands education

Secretary of Education, Owen Lewis, left, with some of the guests who are part of the Education Symposium held at the National Sports Arena in Nikao. TALAIA MIKA/25050511 Close to 200 gathered yesterday at the National Sports Arena in Nikao as the...

As dengue cases soar in the Pacific, researchers are immunising the mosquitoes to bring rates down.

It's hoped outbreaks of dengue fever could soon be a thing of the past in the Pacific through the use of new technology which immunises mosquitoes against the illness. It's part of a larger project which is helping researchers to understand how...

Researchers find active volcanic hotspot in Cook Islands seabed

From left, Ngatupuna Kae of the National Environment Service, Dr. John Parianos - Knowledge Management Director (SBMA), Edward Herman - Partnerships & Cooperations Director (SBMA) and Keanu Harawira (NES Ranger). Moana Minerals/ 25032414...

Cook Islands host visits by diplomatic envoys for Czech Republic, Portugal

Tepaeru Herrmann. 23101352 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) welcomes to the Cook Islands diplomatic envoys from the Portuguese Republic, Ambassador António Albuquerque de Vilhena Moniz, and the Czech Republic, Ambassador Jana...

Ministry of Agriculture offers diverse careers for young Cook Islanders

Ministry of Agriculture secretary, Temarama Anguna-Kamana, Sarah Napa and Minister Rose Toki-Brown. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25042911 The Ministry of Agriculture invites young and interested individuals to join and expand their knowledge in agriculture....

Cook Islanders 'completely sucked in': Deep sea mining companies accused of infiltrating society

Cook Islands nodule field - photo taken within Cook Islands EEZ. Photo: Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority Deep sea mining companies in the Cook Islands are being accused of using charity to change public perception. However, one mining...

Cook Islands NGOs highlight threats of seabed mining

Apii Avarua students with copies of Te Ipukarea Society’s new children’s books: “Treasures of the Deep”, which highlights the value of polymetallic nodules for marine life and the wider ecosystem, and “Unbroken”, which explores the cycles of life....

Cook Islands voyagers share skills, strengthen ties in Hawai’i

Antony “Ant” Sean Tekau-Ariki Vavia was one of 16 crew members who departed on Vaka Marumaru Atua in 2024 for the 25-day voyage to Hawaii for the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC). MELINA ETCHES/24050901 or 0902 Cook Islands Voyaging...

Pacific empowering itself through data and innovation: Pacific Tech goes to the world’s largest tech conference, VivaTech

15 innovative startups and young business leaders from across Pacific countries and territories have taken the region’s burgeoning tech ecosystem to the global stage at the world’s largest technology conference, VivaTech 2025. The Pacific Tech...

Cook Islands women summit sets action plans for key issues

Cook Islands National Council of Woman (CINCW) wrapped up its three-day Uikaraurau (summit). Pictured are the new office bearers: vice president (Southern Group) Nga Teao-Papatua (left), president Vaine Wichman, and Rosie Blake, a founding member...

Smartie: Cook Islands tech start-up selected for prestigious expo

Cook Islands-based tech company Smartie has been selected as one of only nine start-up tech companies from across the Pacific to attend Viva Technology 2025 – Europe’s largest start-up and tech expo, which will be held in France. Smartie founder...

Cook Islands says in talks with China on deep-sea mining

Cook Islands says in talks with China on deep-sea mining by AFP Staff Writers Sydney (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Cook Islands officials said Friday they had discussed seabed minerals research with China as the small Pacific island mulls deep-sea mining of...