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Three additional MPs have been sworn in today by the Queens Representative and joined the Cook Islands Party.

A traditional Cook Islands chief has spoken out over a planned giant clam harvest in the southern uninhabited island of Manuae.

Skiers, trampers and hunters are being warning that an incoming storm will heighten the risk of backcountry avalanches.

The Cook Islands caretaker government boosted its numbers today following the swearing in of another three MPs.

The Cook Islands Office of the Prime Minister has confirmed that the two independent candidates will shortly be sworn in by the Queens Representative as ministers in the caretaker government.

Early indications from investigations into two large fires in the Cook Islands last month are that the first was likely to have been deliberately lit and the second was the result of an electrical…

A marine scientist is urging caution over the harvesting of giant clams from Manuae Island in the Cook Islands.

The planned harvest of giant clams from Manuae Island in the Cook Islands is disappointing, a local environmental group says.

The legal counsel at the Forum Fisheries Agency, Manu Tupou-Roosen, is tipped to become the regional body's first female director general.

The Cook Islands Electoral office says petitioners who lost seats by slim margins have until next Tuesday to file their applications for a recount.

The Cook Islands government has warned against a planned harvest of giant clams from the uninhabited Manuae Island.

Intense lobbying is continuing in the Cook Islands as the two main political parties there try to convince the minor parties to help them gain a majority in the 24 seat parliament.

Samoa is one of three Pacific nations that have been granted visa-free travel to Israel.

A New Zealand academic says new additions to the Polynesian Leaders Group raises questions on whether the Pacific Islands Forum is losing its prominence.

The office of the Prime Minister in the Cook Islands says the government has chartered a plane to fly election winners from some outer islands to Rarotonga.

Hong Kong insist complacency will not be an issue in Saturday's Rugby World Cup playoff second leg against the Cook Islands.

The Cook Islands caretaker government has been taken to task over its failure to file audited Crown accounts.

The prospect of a women's rugby league international being added to the "Pacific Test" programme remains a distant possibility.

The Cook Islands remain bullish about their chances despite a 26-3 defeat in the first leg of their Rugby World Cup playoff against Hong Kong.