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A cyclone heading towards the Cook Islands atoll of Palmerston is expected to strengthen to a category 4 storm by tomorrow.

A resident on the small northern Cook Islands atoll of Palmerston says the approaching cyclone Victor could do serious damage.

The category two cyclone Victor appears to be slowly moving away from the northern Cook Islands, instead tracking towards the main island of Rarotonga.

A tropical cyclone warning has been issued for the Northern Cook Islands.

Crayfish stocks are the best they've been in 40 years, the Recreational Fishing Council says.

A gale warning remains in force for the northern Cook Islands of Rakahanga, Manihiki, Penryhn and Suwarrow.

The Cook Islands are determined to put on a good show in front of their home supporters in their opening match of the Oceania Under 17 Women's Football Championship in Rarotonga.

TVNZ has secured exclusive rights to broadcast the 2018 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand in a deal that with also benefit the Pacific Islands.

Television New Zealand has won the exclusive broadcast rights for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

A gale warning continues to be in force for the northern Cook Islands.

DNA profiling is being used to help save New Zealand's most threatened tree, with just 14 rātā moehau trees left in the wild.

The Oceania Under 17 Women's Football Championships gets underway in Cook Islands this afternoon, with eight teams hoping to earn qualification to the World Cup in Jordan later this year.

A special weather bulletin has been issued for the Northern Cook Islands on tropical depression T-D-0-8-F.

A stoush is brewing between Wellington City Council and the local district health board over who will provide hospitals with emergency water.

More public consultation will likely be needed on the issue of compulsory motorcycle helmets once it is put before cabinet, the Cook Islands Internal Affairs Minister says.

Cook Islands authorities insist a main swimming area off Rarotonga is safe for swimmers despite a growing bloom of algae.

New Caledonia has lifted its cyclone warning for the country as Cyclone Ula weakens on its southward track.

Two injured visitors to New Zealand were rescued in seperate incidents after setting over emergency beacons that were picked up on the other side of the world.

The Cook Islands is set to lose millions of dollars in fisheries revenue following the barring of United States tuna vessels from much of the Pacific.

Leaked emails suggest the Cook Islands ministry of marine resources is planning a spending spree in an attempt to woo support from fishermen for a purse seining agreement with the European Union.

Cook Islands opposition MPs have accused the prime minister of misleading the world over comments he made at an international summit.

Severe gusts over 140 kilometres per hour have been recorded in Wellington delaying dozens of flights as bad weather continues to lash parts of the country.

Ten years after tuatara were released for the first time on mainland New Zealand in more than 200 years, researchers have gone bush to find out how they are faring. Audio

The Pacific Islands Forum has accepted an invitation from Vanuatu to send an observer group to the snap elections on the 22nd of this month.