In the Cook Islands, a nation that has experienced record tourism numbers, the tension between profit and preservation has become particularly evident. As tourist numbers continue to climb, can ...

Freeze emerges as NZ's leader visits China News of the 18.2 million New Zealand dollar ($11 million) funding halt only emerged when a Cook Islands news outlet saw its brief mention in a government ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation has made ...

In a report tabled in the Cook Islands Parliament this week, the Public Accounts Committee registered “concern” about a reduction of 10 million New Zealand dollars ($6 million) in the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...

The money is part of NZ $200 million directed to the Cook Islands by New Zealand over the past three years as part of an almost 60-year-old free association compact.

The founder and managing director of Air Rarotonga is one of the new business knights. Sir Ewan Smith launched the airline in 1978 and was honoured in 2019 as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of ...

The Cook Islands is proving that sustainable tourism isn't just possible – it's essential. Here's how this South Pacific nation is preserving their paradise for generations for come.