Starlink high-speed internet could reach the remotest islands
Slow internet could soon be a thing of the past in the Pacific's most isolated locations with Elon Musk's Starlink said to be looking to...
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Feb 17, 20231 min read
Fiji to host the Pacific Islands Forum Special Leaders’ Retreat
Fiji’s Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), the Honourable Sitiveni Rabuka is preparing to mark a milestone...
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Feb 2, 20231 min read
Cook Islands looks into producing medicinal cannabis itself
The Cook Islands could start growing its own cannabis following the country voting in favour of it being allowed for medicinal use. A...
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Jan 31, 20231 min read
'It's tough for operators to break even' Cook Islands tourism council says
Cook Islands tourism operators are struggling with an unusually tough off-season, with some worrying they will lose their local...
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NZPBCIntern
Dec 19, 20221 min read
Petrol stations quiet on Rarotonga as petrol runs out
The Cooks Islands has run out of petrol. The next confirmed shipment of petrol is not due to arrive in Rarotonga until Sunday, leaving...
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Dec 6, 20221 min read
'Really excited' at two new major flight routes into Cook Islands
The Cook Island Tourism Industry Council is elated at the government's announcement of two new airline partnerships; however the benefits...
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
Brown: Cook Islands' economic recovery better than expected
The Cook Islands' prime minister says the economic recovery from covid-19 and closed borders is tracking above forecast. Mark Brown said...
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Oct 17, 20221 min read
NZ and Cook Islands sign new partnership
Fakaalofa atu! New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown have signed a new Statement of...
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NZPBCIntern
Sep 9, 20221 min read
Redevelopment plans for Cook Islands wins international awards
Landscape redevelopment plans for Avarua, the main town on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, and the island of Aitutaki, have won...
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Aug 14, 20221 min read
Mark Brown confirmed as Cook Islands Prime Minister
The Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands has confirmed Mark Brown as the Prime Minister. In a statement issued from Mark Brown's...
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Aug 2, 20221 min read
New Pacific Entry Requirements Page!
Kia Orāna NZPBC members! With borders finally beginning to open in the Pacific, we understand it can be difficult navigating the travel...
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Jul 31, 20221 min read
It's 'Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani — Cook Islands Language Week!
This year’s theme for ‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani is ‘Ātuitui’ia au ki te Oneone o tōku ‘Ui Tupuna which means, connect me to...
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Mar 30, 20221 min read
Cook Islands govt eases its Covid restrictions
The government is dropping QR scanning, bringing back contact sports and opening its border to Australia from April 12th and all other...
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