The heart of the South Pacific. What: What many consider to be a cheaper and less touristy version of Tahiti, Rarotonga is the capital of the Cooks, a lovely volcanic island surrounded by a pristine ...

Air Rarotonga will be adding Penrhyn, Manihiki and Pukapuka in the northern Cook Islands to their routine flights starting in December and January. The airline is going to connect with the atoll ...

AVARUA, Rarotonga, Cook Islands — It was a quiet afternoon on Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands, when Lydia Nga got the news. Overnight her homeland, 15 Polynesian islands west of Tahiti, a paradise ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu is officially sister-cities with Avarua, Rarotonga and the Cook Islands. Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi signed the agreement at a press conference Friday morning ...

HONOLULU (Island News) – State Officials are set to gather at the opening ceremony of the Festival Village, FestPAC, for a signing ceremony that will make the City and County of Honolulu a Sister City ...

The Cook Islands is an untouched stretch of paradise in the deep blue of the South Pacific. With year-round warm temperatures, comfortable resorts with unfettered access to the water, and friendly ...

RAROTONGA, Cook Islands — “So how’s your day going?” asked the post-office lady as I bought some colorful Cook Islands postage stamps. Funny thing was, the way she asked I had a feeling that she would ...

AVARUA, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - It was a quiet afternoon on Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands, when Lydia Nga got the news. Overnight her homeland, 15 Polynesian islands west of Tahiti, a paradise ...

Tourism accounts for almost 70 percent of the Cook Islands’ economy, but the industry is proving extremely damaging to its delicately balanced island ecosystem, and is contributing to islanders’ ...

This week, the Cook Islands took practical steps to deliver community-led, culturally grounded education reform. Traditional ...

I must’ve heard the question a hundred times before arriving in the Cooks. Some friends placed the islands in the Caribbean. Several guessed “around Australia.” No one nailed it until I spoke with a ...