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On 25 August 1920, British-born World War I flying ace Captain Euan Dickson took off from Christchurch for the first air crossing of the Cook Strait.

A Hawai'i Pacific professional rugby franchise has stirred up a storm by using Rarotonga's unique depiction of Tangaroa for its commercial branding.

An activist group in the Cook Islands is appealing for public help for its legal challenge over plans to use chemicals to treat the Rarotonga water supply.

A key leader for the Pasifika community is calling for more generosity to help struggling families facing poverty due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Our unexpectedly revenant Parliament has been back for a week of action with a very reduced job description. The House outlines the highlights and the job size.

More than 22,000 Pacific people have tested for Covid-19 in recent weeks, as the community has rallied in the face of the latest surge of the coronavirus. Video

Tui Dewes will be New Zealand's next High Commissioner to the Cook Islands.

Tuvaluan dance choreographer Molia Alama Tulafono has been named 2020 Artist in Residence for Pacific Dance New Zealand.

Warnings for dangerous avalanches have been issued after 50 centimetres of new snow fell in 24 hours over some alpine ranges.

The Deputy Prime Minister in the Cook Islands is assuring residents on Rarotonga they will not be charged unless their water use is excessive.

The Cook Islands government has confirmed this week a 47 year old woman was medevacced from Rarotonga to New Zealand.

Samoa's Director General of Health says the country remains free of Covid-19 so the public shouldn't believe rumours to the contrary.

Hopes are high the Cook Islands parliament will reconsider some of the water charges planned to pay for the agency that will run Rarotonga's new reticulation system.

The fight against corruption in the Pacific is getting a boost thanks to a new partnership between New Zealand and the UN.