Local authorities are collaborating to create new guidelines and licensing for responsible whale watching and swimming to ...

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After a short battle with pancreatic cancer, the late Romani Pakura Katoa was laid to rest today in his beloved home island ...

Voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia finally left Tahiti and are headed to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands after more than a ...

THE Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea have set the stage at the OFC Under-16 Men’s Championship 2025, with a 1-1 draw in the ...

Traditional double-hulled Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived Thursday at Avatiu Harbor in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, for the most recent stop on their Moananuiākea Voyage around ...

An August 2025 joint statement between the United States and the Cook Islands announced cooperation on seabed mineral research, advancing the Trump administration’s intention to establish America as ...

Fiji Under-16 football striker Saula Muatini dedicated his two goals against Cook Islands to his grandfather. Speaking after winning their second group match win in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on ...

Voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia returned to Rarotonga for the first time since 1992, with cultural ceremonies and ...

Join us as we navigate the challenges of anchoring in tight spaces with a neighbor's sailboat. Experience the stress of ...

RAROTONGA (HawaiiNewsNow) - For the first time in 33 years, the Hokulea and Hikilanalia have arrived in Rarotonga, the largest island of the Cook Islands. The last time the canoes arrived on shores ...

The crew is now embarking on a journey to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands as part of the Moananuiākea voyage, which is the Polynesian sailing canoe's 15th major voyage in her first 50 years.