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A young Cook Islands leader has been awarded a 2016 Queen's Young Leaders Award for service to gay rights activism in the Cook Islands.

Cook Islands health officials are worried that the growing number of abandoned homes and overgrown sections on Rarotonga can harbour mosquito breeding sites.

The final rugby sevens qualification tournaments for the Rio Olympics have been confirmed for June next year.

A Tongan fine arts graduate and a marine biologist in training are among five young leaders from New Zealand's Pacific community who were recognised at a ceremony at parliament on... Audio

The former financial officer of the Cook Islands Red Cross has been placed on 24 months probation and charged with theft for pocketing more than US$21,000 of the charity's funds.

Pacific weather forcasters say their latest models show Vanuatu, Tonga, Fiji, the southern Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and New Caledonia can expect below normal rain levels over…

The Secretary of Internal Affairs in the Cook Islands says a new labour report provides much-needed data and will help the government make good policy for the future. Audio

The leader of the One Cook Islands party, Teina Bishop, has entered a plea of not guilty ahead of a corruption trial in July next year.

The Cook Islands prime minister, Henry Puna, says the Pacific is doing all it can to improve its resilience to climate change, and the rest of the world must step up to help them.

Pacific Island leaders say the world is dragging its feet at the Paris climate talks, and their future is at stake.

Proposals for a new fibre optic cable linking Hawaii and New Zealand could see direct benefits for Samoa, American Samoa and the Cook Islands.

A Rarotonga hotel operator says an algal bloom in Muri lagoon will likely fix itself as the weather starts to warm up. Audio

The Cook Islands High Court has declined Crown Law's request that an application for a judicial review and interim injunction on a fishing deal with the European Union be struck out.

The Cook Islands government is planning on dredging Muri Lagoon to rid it of an algal bloom it has labelled a national disaster.

The Cook Islands' 24 MPs are the recipients of brand new quad bikes gifted by China.

Environment authorities in the Cook Islands have rejected a proposal to build a fuel pipeline crossing the reef around Rarotonga.