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ADB, Cook Islands Sign $30 Million Loan for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Development
ADB, Cook Islands Enhance the Resilience of Rarotonga Airport Operations

ADB, Cook Islands Enhance the Resilience of Rarotonga Airport Operations

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $2 million grant agreement with the Government of the Cook Islands to boost support for an ongoing project, which is improving Cook Islands resilience to...

Owner:  Asian Development Bank
Visitor Spending Increased in August 2025 Despite Fewer Visitor Arrivals

Visitor Spending Increased in August 2025 Despite Fewer Visitor Arrivals

Posted on Sep 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: September 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 806,776 total visitors to the Hawaiian...

Owner:  American Government
Visitor Spending and Visitor Arrivals Declined in July 2025

Visitor Spending and Visitor Arrivals Declined in July 2025

Posted on Aug 28, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: August 28, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in July...

Owner:  American Government
Finland Charges Oil Tanker Team After Undersea Cable Damage
Finland files charges against oil tanker team for vandalism
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‘Job Done And More’ – NZDF Winds Up Exercise Tropic Twilight In Cook Islands
Fiji Bati to meet Cook Is

Fiji Bati to meet Cook Is

ALL hands are on deck for the Vodafone Fiji Bati this week as they gear up for their first Pacific Bowl match against the Cook Islands Aitu in Papua New Guinea. The team landed in Port Moresby from Australia on Sunday, and had their first training...

Owner:  Kirit Patel

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...

Owner:  The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
Nine Network Unveils New & Returning Content at 2026 Upfronts

Nine Network Unveils New & Returning Content at 2026 Upfronts

The Nine Upfronts has revealed new and returning content for 2026, with a focus on the Winter Olympics. Nine confirmed its full hosting and commentary lineup for the sporting event on Wednesday, while unveiling its roster of new and returning...

Owner:  Richard White
Super League stars past and present named in Cook Islands squad for Pacific Championships

Super League stars past and present named in Cook Islands squad for Pacific Championships

Former Hull KR man Brad Takairangi will captain the Cook Islands in this autumn’s Pacific Championships, with Salford Red Devils star Esan Marsters also included in Karmichael Hunt’s 20-man squad. Now 36, Takairangi made his debut for the Kuki’s...

Owner:  Simon P. W. Glazebrook, Timothy & Desere Orrill-Legg
New Zealand official says Pacific nations threatened by great power contest over deep sea minerals

New Zealand official says Pacific nations threatened by great power contest over deep sea minerals

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s defense minister warned in an interview that small countries in the South Pacific face growing pressure from great power competition for their rare minerals and fisheries wealth, and that more action...

Owner:  The Associated Press (Non-profit)
Far North soldier Ardyn Prentice leads Army health protection during Cook Islands exercise

Pacific region remains ‘a theatre of peace’: Cook Islands PM

As major geopolitical powers in the world look to strengthen and militarise parts of the Pacific, leaders of the Pacific have urged that ‘this part of the world remain a theatre of peace,’ not a theatre of conflict, says Prime Minister Mark Brown....

Owner:  The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
Wellington’s Atura Hotel transforms into WQ Hotel

Wellington’s Atura Hotel transforms into WQ Hotel

Wellington’s Atura Hotel has officially become the WQ Hotel (Wellington Quarter Hotel), marking the property’s transformation under Capstone Hotel Management and the introduction of a fresh urban brand to the capital. The rebrand to WQ represents...

Owner:  David Hovenden & Dan Uglow
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