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.

As the Cook Islands marks six decades of self-government, a critical question lingers: Does our booming economy still need foreign aid? The answer may lie in the fine print of a decades-old agreement, ...

Cook Islands Trading Corporation (CITC) has proudly reaffirmed its commitment to supporting “local heroes” by partnering with the Puaikura Volunteer Fire Brigade, a dedicated team of first responders ...

The Cook Islands joined global leaders, experts, and stakeholders at the 2025 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2025) in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 2–6, under the auspices of the ...

The 2025/26 Cook Islands National Budget, totalling $336,135,968, has been scrutinised and reviewed by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which has recommended its passage in Parliament.

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.

Cook Islands engages with countries “who respect our sovereignty”, says Prime Minister Mark Brown, calling New Zealand’s decision to pause $18.2 million in development assistance “patronising” and ...

Dear Editor, The 11 people that travelled to Australia to promote a one-sided and biased consultation for the development of seabed mining may have cost Cook Islands taxpayers over $80,000. Probably ...

Many of the Cook Islands short films emerged from the Through Our Lens programme (2018–2019), a collaboration supported by the New Zealand High Commission and delivered in partnership with UNESCO, ...

Though the moment has passed, the impact of Tiaretaina Raera Brown’s journey to the Pacific Australian Emerging Leaders’ Summit in Canberra last November is still being felt - both in her life and in ...

A 23-year-old man, who admitted to the charges of excess blood alcohol and careless driving, has been ordered to pay more than $4000 to a rental company for reparation costs. Nelson Tangaroa appeared ...

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