Cook Islands Immigration wants to reintroduce mandatory breaks and permit limitations for expat workers, which have been criticised as unfair and a step backwards.

Cook Islands Government’s proposed constitutional amendments, which aim to increase the number of Ministers and allow for proxy voting, hang in the balance after the parliamentary committee ...

Mangaia’s executive officer Mia Teaurima says the island is grateful for the government’s financial support to upgrade its airport runway, but acknowledges more funding may be needed once the full ...

Opposition leader Tina Browne is calling for a “national pause” on the Cook Islands’ deep sea mining ambitions, warning that the country is risking its oceanic heritage and identity by charging ahead ...

A juvenile seal discovered at Muri beach on Thursday passed away after being taken to Te Are Manu Vet Clinic.

The proposed mandatory breaks and permit limitations for expat workers ‘unfairly targets’ Pacific and Asian migrants, says the law firm that successfully challenged the Cook Islands’ immigration law ...

About 400 Cook Islanders are now permitted to bring medicinal cannabis into the country, according to the Minister of Health, Rose Toki-Brown.

Cook Islands government anticipated the multi-million-dollar core sector support funding ‘pause’ from New Zealand towards the 2025/26 Budget, Prime Minister Mark Brown told Parliament yesterday.

A concerned mother has raised an urgent alarm about a serious environmental issue near the BlackRock Potiki Early Childhood Education (ECE) centre.

The Cook Islands’ new minimum wage rate of $10 per hour officially came into effect on July 1, 2025, following a 50-cent increase from the previous rate of $9.50.

Thirty-seven (37) individuals with overseas gang affiliations have been stopped from entering the Cook Islands between June 2024 and April of this year, revealed the Minister for Immigration and ...

New Zealand has paused millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands, citing a breach of trust and lack of consultation regarding the Cook Islands’ recent agreements with China.