Cook Islands

The Cook Islands opposition Democratic Party leader says the Chinese company that has laid substandard water pipes on Rarotonga is refusing to do anything about it.

A by-election in the tiny Cook Islands electorate of Ivirua has been set for 21 January next year.

The Cook Islands opposition Democratic Party says the government has to make public its report into the troubled water system upgrade on Rarotonga.

Mounting costs to a major water project and the prospect of expensive, legal action against a major Chinese company has prompted the Cook Islands Opposition to warn that the taxpayers could end up…

The co-founder of a new political party in the Cook Islands says people are disillusioned with the current government. Audio

The leader of the opposition in the Cook Islands is urging the Speaker of the House to confirm and publicly announce the date for the Ivirua constituency by-election.

Fiji and New Zealand have booked their spots in the OFC Women's Nations Cup semi finals after crushing victories over Tonga and the Cook Islands in Noumea last night.

By offering tenders for deep sea exploration the environmental risks of extracting minerals from the seabed will be able to be assessed, the Cook Islands government says.

The Cook Islands Democratic Party leader says the death of one of its MPs has left a gap in the party.

China has given the Cook Islands an aid grant worth $US6.8 million for a yet to be determined project.

Water shipments to Penrhyn have finished after recent rainfall ended a three-month dry spell in the northern Cook Islands.

The Cook Islands government must focus as much on the potential environmental risks of seabed mining as it does on the economic benefits, an environmental organisation says.

New Zealand have made an ominous start to the OFC Women's Nations Cup in New Caledonia, thrashing Tonga 11-0 in their opening match in Noumea.