Cook Islands

The Cook Islands prime minister says he expects quarantine-free travel with New Zealand to be in place by December.

The just retired prime minister of the Cook Islands says he's left office ruing the lack of progress on signing up to the United Nations.

Former Cook Islands leader, Henry Puna, says there is no need for a battle over who should become the new secretary general at the Pacific Islands Forum.

Lawn bowls has kick-started the revived Cook Island Games in Rarotonga this weekend, with close to one fifth of the country's population set to participate in the multi-sport event.

The former Cook Islands PM, Henry Puna, says his unprecedented decision to step down was about transitioning leadership and has gone as planned,

Mark Brown has been sworn in as the 12th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands in a ceremony this evening.

Health authorities in the Cook Islands are pleading with motorcyclists not to take risks with their lives.

The Cook Islands parliament is sitting to elect a new prime minister, as Henry Puna stands down after a decade in the job.

Water advocates in the Cook Islands want the Speaker to reconsider her refusal of their petition when parliament resumes today.

Over one fifth of the population is set to take part in the rebooted Cook Islands Games, which gets underway in less than two weeks

Cook Islands' human rights campaigners are urging MP's to uphold the Constitution and end discrimination against gay men as the Crimes Bill goes before parliament in coming days.

The family of the late Cook Islands prime minister, Joe Williams, has thanked the Pacific community for the outpouring of support. Audio