Cook Islands

A cable connecting four Polynesian countries has been readied for operation.

The new coach of the Cook Islands women's rugby league team is already bracing himself for the ultimate challenge on the world stage.

A Cook Islands group opposing changes to the Rarotonga water system claims the government is adding chemicals to the water without a permit.

Efforts are underway in the Cook Islands to eradicate the crown-of-thorns starfish, which has re-appeared on the reef around Rarotonga.

Cook Islanders with concerns about the new Rarotonga/Aitutaki water systems have been told to voice these in new select committee consultations.

The Cook Islands Ministry of Finance has cancelled the wage subsidies to some employers because they failed to pay their staff in full.

The Cook Islands deputy prime minister says he expects to confirm a "travel bridge" with New Zealand in the next week.

The head of the South Pacific Tourism Organisation says any prospect of a tourism rebound this year has been written off.

The Cook Islands government has drawn down on a $US10.3 million loan from the Asian Development Bank to help finance its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.