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Private criminal proceedings have been filed in the Cook Islands against the prime minister and deputy prime minister, who has described them as a "scurrilous" attack by the Opposition. Audio

The Cook Islands Renewable Energy Division has put out tenders for a power upgrade on Atiu Island.

Cook Islands police say they have not received a sexual abuse complaint from a Fijian woman who has reportedly fled the country, returning to Fiji.

Nine debutants have been selected in the Cook Islands rugby league team that returns from the international wilderness to face South Africa in a World Cup qualifying match on Friday.

The New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully says he will push for a further relaxation of the rules on pension portability for Cook Islanders.

Cook Islands admit they have plenty of work to do after winning the OFC Under 20 Men's Championship Preliminary in Nuku'alofa, to qualify for the main draw in in September.

Cook Islanders will welcome their new tribal leader in a traditional ceremony on Rarotonga today.

Club teammates will become international rivals in today's Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Tonga and the Cook Islands.

Authorities in the Cook Islands are urging the community to be more responsible with the way they dispose of rubbish, as a mountain of food and recyclable waste builds at Rarotonga's landfill.

The Cook Islands have lost their opening two matches at the 3x3 World Basketball Championships in Guangzhou, China.

The Cook Islands road to decriminalising homosexuality has been a "rollercoaster of emotions" but symbolises the country is maturing, a local LGBTQI+ advocate says. Audio

The Cook Islands Prime Minister, Henry Puna, says same-sex marriage is not an issue in the Cook Islands, and there is no need to deal with it yet.

Questions have been raised in the Cook Islands about the actions of police and prison officials after the violent deaths of three people. Audio

Hundreds of Cook Islanders have poured into the capital, Rarotonga, to celebrate 50 years of self-government.

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.

The Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna has been taken to task by the country's National Youth Council for remarks he made at a practice parliament to honour International Women's Day.

The return of experienced duo Alex Glenn and Anthony Gelling headlines the Cook Islands rugby league team selected to take on the United States in next weekend's World Cup qualifying match in Florida.

A new law has triggered fears Cook Islands landowners could be forced to sell property for big projects in a return to the colonial days of property confiscations.

The Cook Islands netball team have been thrashed 78-23 by a New Zealand development squad in the first of two matches at Rarotonga's National Sports Arena last night.

Cook Islanders have again taken to the streets to decry their government's deal with the EU for Spanish purse seine boats to fish in its waters.

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and former prime minister and MP Henry Puna are facing charges of fraud and two counts of improper payment of public money.

The Cook Islands opposition Democratic Party leader says the Chinese company that has laid substandard water pipes on Rarotonga is refusing to do anything about it.