Parliament launches accurate timeline

The Parliament of the Cook Islands has launched its 60th Legacy Programme by compiling an “accurate” timeline for its history alongside detailed profiles of its members. MELINA ETCHES/25041410 The Parliament of the Cook Islands 60th Legacy...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 11 – July 17, 2025 

Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...

Pacific Tourism Organisation and Niue Tourism Office Release Key Insights from Niue Community Attitude Survey

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI), has completed the Community Attitudes Survey (CAS) for Niue, delivering important insights into public sentiment around tourism development and its...

King’s Birthday 2025 Honours List – Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

The New Zealand Order of Merit DNZM To be Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: Ms Ranjna Patel, ONZM, QSM, JP For services to ethnic communities, health and family violence prevention Emeritus Distinguished Professor Alison Stewart,...

King’s Birthday Honours 2025: Six new dames and knights among almost 190 recognised nationally

She’s a dame in name but the accolades are for everyone striving to support research into a cure for the injury that changed the course of her life two decades ago, says one of the country’s six new dames and knights. “I feel very fortunate that...

Flying High: The Evolution of A&K's Private Jet Journeys

This article originally appeared in the July issue of AGENTatHOME magazine. Subscribe here to receive your free copy each month. In 1989, luxury tour operator Abercrombie & Kent (A&K) launched its first “Royal Jet Tour,” which led to a series of...

Pacific transactionalism

Cook Islands’ recent deals with China sees shift from soft to hard-edged diplomacy embedded in Pacific. Commentary by Tess Newton Cain BRISBANE (BENAR NEWS) — Strategic engagement between the Pacific and its partners has now well and truly...

King’s Birthday Honours 2025: The full list - knights, dames and all other recipients

Emeritus Distinguished Professor Alison Stewart, CNZM, for services to plant science and the arable sector Catriona Ruth Williams, MNZM, for services to spinal cord injury research and equestrian sport Knights Companion (KNZM) Mark Leslie Smith...

Six Leading Destinations Join Pioneering Project to Prepare for Rising Climate Risks in Tourism

The Travel Foundation has today announced the first six destinations to trial a new method to identify climate-related risks in tourism, and invited other destinations and businesses to get involved. The Climate RiskScan project is a collaboration...

King's Birthday 2025 Honours List

The New Zealand Order of Merit DNZM To be Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: Ms Ranjna Patel, ONZM, QSM, JP For services to ethnic communities, health and family violence prevention Emeritus Distinguished Professor Alison Stewart,...

Pacific news in brief for 24 July

Buka jail, Bougainville Photo: Supplied Bougainville - prisoners Reports out of the Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville say prison warders are illegally freeing offenders from jail. The Post-Courier reports the warders are bypassing legal...

Letter: No exaggeration

Dear Editor: The Prime Minister Mark Brown has a history of accusing the media of hyperbole. A recent example being Mark complaining about a piece the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) did regarding the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership...

Health services strengthened with Green Climate Fund support

One year on from securing a $12 million investment from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Cook Islands is making strong progress in its efforts to build climate-resilient health services. The Akamatutu’anga To Tatou Ora’anga Meitaki (ATOM) Project...

Vodafone launches new retail store

VODAOFONE COOK ISLANDS / 25041345 Vodafone Cook Islands launched a new retail store in Parekura, Rarotonga, at the main Vodafone office introducing modern and high-tech customer space to deliver the latest Samsung smart home products and lifestyle...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – Apr. 4-10, 2025 

Political Leadership and Regionalism, Peace and Security Fiji and other Pacific nations decry ‘unfair and disappointing’ US tariffs (PACNEWS/RNZ) Australia’s election: Voter frustration, climate crisis, and the Pacific’s rising concerns (PMN) Cook...

Launch of CanScreen5 training in the Asia–Pacific region

3 June 2025 Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) launched a new Cancer Screening in Five Continents (CanScreen5) Training of Trainers learning programme for countries in the Asia–Pacific Region during a webinar on...

Building momentum for sustainable catchment and lagoon health

The University of Newcastle (UoN), Australia during their water catchment assessments in Rarotonga earlier this month. NES /25071605. As part of the ongoing GEF7-funded Project ENUA (Enhancing Nature’s Unique Areas), the University of Newcastle...

Deep sea mining: What it is and why the Pacific is at the centre of it

Deep sea mining has grown to become both a contentious and polarising practice in the Pacific. It is viewed as either a pathway to economic prosperity or a source of environmental devastation. Deep sea mining extracts minerals like cobalt, nickel,...

James Comer Asks Pentagon For Intel On China’s Deep-Sea Mining Ops

A House committee asked the Department of Defense (DOD) Tuesday for a briefing on its efforts to counter China’s deep-sea mining activities, according to a letter exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The House Committee On...

Cerbera odollam: “The Suicide Tree” That Harms and Heals

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. The latest season of HBO’s The White Lotus transports viewers to Thailand, where the misfortunes of wealthy guests and staff at a fictional resort reveal the dark side of paradise. In...