Cook Islands News

Cook Islands can reverse the trend of having one of the highest childhood obesity rates in the world, but only through a government and society-based approach, says the head of Te Marae Ora (TMO) Ministry of Health.

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Cook Islands ‘can reverse’ world-high childhood obesity rates: TMO ↗

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Political-level engagement between New Zealand and the Cook Islands will remain suspended until a diplomatic rift, caused by the Cook Islands’ agreements with China, is resolved at the official level.

Cook Islands News

Brown and Luxon meet, but political level engagement remains suspended ↗

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About a quarter of the people who travelled from Pukapuka-Nassau for the 2025 Te Maeva Nui celebrations last month have decided to stay in Rarotonga and look for work, with most hoping to move overseas.

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Pukapuka-Nassau residents stay behind to seek new opportunities ↗

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The Tupapa Panthers have taken the lead in the 2025 Cook Islands Rugby Union Club 15s season as the weekly competition takes a two-week break to support and celebrate the country’s 60th year of self-governance.

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Panthers roar, TKV Reds shock ↗

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Hundreds of Cook Islanders from the northern islands arrived in Rarotonga by sea to participate in the 2025 Te Maeva Nui celebrations, their arrival at Avatiu Harbour marked by emotional reunions and a heartwarming community effort to bring them ashore.

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Northerners arrive to a heartfelt welcome for 2025 Te Maeva Nui ↗

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Avatiu Harbour is expected to come alive with colour and excitement this Sunday morning as more than 600 passengers from the Northern Pa Enua begin arriving in Rarotonga to join in the 2025 Te Maeva Nui celebrations, commemorating 60 years of self-governance in the Cook Islands.

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Pa Enua arriving in force to celebrate Te Maeva Nui ↗

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After a two-year break, life-saving breast cancer screenings have resumed at Rarotonga Hospital with the arrival of a new state-of-the-art mammography machine – and perfect timing, as women from around the Cook Islands gather for Te Maeva Nui and Constitution celebrations.

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Life-saving breast cancer screenings resume after two-year break ↗

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The decision to appoint a convicted former Member of Parliament, Robert Tapaitau, as project manager for the recent renovations of the Tongareva (Penrhyn) hostel has raised questions, especially given his status as an inmate at Arorangi Prison.

Cook Islands News

Jailed former MP Tapaitau awarded project manager role for Tongareva Hostel renovation ↗

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