“Happy Te Maeva Nui!”—a cheerful phrase that echoed across the Cook Islands as the nation celebrated 60 years of independence with reed dances, float parades, and choir performances. For a week, Kapa ...

The Cook Islands – a tropical nation located about halfway between Australia and Hawaii – heavily relies on tourism to drive ...

A new book is shedding light on the remarkable rise – and gradual decline – of movie-going culture in the Cook Islands, where cinemas once played a central role in island life, writes Rod Dixon.

A geopolitical analyst says Prime Minister Christopher Luxon should have stepped in to fix New Zealand's diplomatic spat with Cook Islands, as Foreign Minister Winston Peters is making things worse.

The art of tivaevae, the colourful patchwork and appliqué that’s symbolic of the Cook Islands, is a craft that’s flourished since the introduction of quilting by Christian missionaries in the 19th ...

The Cook Islands government has released the text of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement that it has signed with Beijing. Cooperation on seabed mining, the establishment of diplomatic ...

The Cook Islands and China signed a partnership agreement on February 15, further strengthening China's position in the Pacific. The agreement emerged despite the concern of some stakeholders about ...