This Airline Is Making It Easier (and Cheaper) to Visit the Cook Islands in 2026

Air Tahiti Nui is making it easier than ever to get to paradise for less with new discounted vacation packages to the Cook Islands. The packages, which must be booked by Oct. 21, are valid for travel between Jan. 16 and May 31, 2026, an airline...

NRL experience and new additions boost Cook Islands confidence

The Cook Islands Aitu have expressed confidence following the inclusion of NRL players and new additions for tomorrow's Pacific Championships men's opener against the Fiji Bati at the Santos National Football Stadium in Port Moresby. Aitu's...

Sports tourism is an untapped gold mine

SPORTS How rugby league and other international sports are quietly transforming the PNG economy IT is that time of the year again when international rugby league fever sweeps across Papua New Guinea. The air is thick with anticipation, flags fly...

Brendan Piakura embraces Cook Islands return after premiership glory

Brendan Piakuru in training session with the Cook Islands Aitu in Port Moresby (Image: Supplied) Fresh off a historic NRL Premiership win with the Brisbane Broncos, Brendan Piakura is set to pull on the Cook Islands jersey once again in an...

Pacific Latter-day Saint women build faith, self-reliance and hope through service

20 Oct 2025, 7:00 a.m. MDT Your browser does not support the audio element. Play audio Listen to this Article Audio quality:| Skip back 15 seconds Play audio Skip forward 15 seconds Decrease playback rate 1.0x Increase playback rate 00:00/00:00...

WHO pushes for safer, affordable surgeries across the Pacific

Surgery is meant to save lives, but in the Western Pacific, it can lead to financial hardship, long delays, or preventable deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging health ministers to prioritise safer surgical practices within the...

Global study maps how trade and travel fuel the worldwide spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes

A comprehensive global analysis reveals how non-native mosquito vectors are hitchhiking across continents via shipping, tourism, and trade, pinpointing the regions where prevention and early detection could have the greatest impact. Study: Global...

ATTA Joins Pacific Leaders at the 2025 Pacific Sustainable Tourism Leadership Summit in Vava’u, Tonga

The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) was honored to participate in the Pacific Sustainable Tourism Leadership Summit, hosted by the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) in Vava’u, Tonga. The event brought together representatives...

Pacific Championships round-up: Huddersfield star faces nervous disciplinary wait as Kiwis edge out Samoa

Huddersfield Giants’ Taane Milne could land a ban, with the tackle that earned him a yellow card in Fiji’s win against the Cook Islands as the Pacific Championships got underway also placed on report. Fiji were already 28-6 to the good early on in...

Hōkūlea And Hikianalia Depart Rarotonga For Aotearoa (New Zealand)

Press Release – Polynesian Voyaging Society The crew for this leg of the Moananuikea Voyage includes a mix of senior and younger navigators and crew members who will continue the intergenerational sharing of traditional wayfinding knowledge. The...

Hokulea, Hikianalia set sail to New Zealand

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After two months in Rarotonga, the crews of the Hokulea and Hikianalia have set sail once again. The two voyaging canoes have been in the Cook Islands since Aug. 20 and began preparing for the next leg of the...

Cook Islands PM Brown welcomes United States’ increasing engagements in the Pacific

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has welcomed the United States’ increasing involvement in the Pacific. Brown, who is also the chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, made the comments in the U.S-Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Dialogue in Port...

Premiership winner Brendan Piakura ready for Cook Islands return in PNG

Brisbane Broncos premiership-winning forward Brendan Piakura has arrived in Papua New Guinea, switching his focus from NRL glory to international duty with the Cook Islands team for the Pacific Championships. Fresh off the back of the Broncos'...

Cook Islands marks historic debut at 2025 Virtus World Athletics

The Cook Islands is marking a momentous milestone in inclusive sport, with its first-ever team to compete at the 2025 Virtus World Athletics Championships in Brisbane, Australia. The moment represents more than just athletic achievement; it is a...

Australian think tank proposes 'Pacific-Eyes' intelligence alliance for regional security

The "Pacific-Eyes" concept draws "inspiration" from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance between the US, the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Photo: 123RF An Australian think tank has proposed an intelligence-sharing agreement between...

PNG and Pacific rugby league stars pass on skills and life lessons to schoolkids

The National Football Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea was filled with excitement earlier this week as 100 students from four Port Moresby schools took part in the Pacific Championships School Clinic - an event that used rugby league to...

‘Faceless Eel’ Filmed 13,000 Feet Beneath the Ocean Off the Cook Islands

Smile! Photo: YouTube//Screenshot The ocean is an endlessly fascinating place. We’ve only begun to scratch the surface of what’s down there, and there is some serious weirdness. Take, for example, the faceless eel researchers with the E/V...

Rugby league: Teams named for rugby league Pacific Championships week two

Photo: © NRL Photos Toa Samoa hooker Jazz Tevaga has been named in the team for this weekend's Pacific Championships match against Tonga, despite a failed head injury assessment last weekend. Samoa's management is seeking an exemption to allow him...

Pacific Championships 2025 Week 1 - team lists, ones to watch, game times and more

Pacific Championships — it's that time of the year again, and this year's competition will be significant as a test run for teams in the southern hemisphere who are building towards the 2026 Rugby League World Cup. This year, reigning Pacific...

Pacific Championships Kicks Off in Port Moresby

The 2025 Pacific Championships officially kicked off this afternoon at the National Football Stadium in Port Moresby. The women’s opening match between the PNG Orchids and the Cook Islands Moana began at 1PM, marking the start of the regional...