RAROTONGA, Cook Islands – As the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus) enters Phase 2 of implementation (2025-2030), the Government of the Cook Islands, in collaboration ...
HONOLULU — City of Honolulu Mayor Rick Blan­giardi on Friday morning signed a sister-city agreement with Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. For the second time this year, 487 volunteers collected data ...
The King’s Baton Relay concluded its Cook Islands journey with a final procession from Nikao to Avarua on Saturday, featuring 20 community leaders, while officially launching the nation’s countdown to ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu is officially sister-cities with Avarua, Rarotonga and the Cook Islands. Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi signed the agreement at a press conference Friday morning ...
Around 400 people joined a rare protest in front of the parliament building in the Cook Islands capital of Avarua on February 18, demanding transparency in the agreement signed by Prime Minister Mark ...
Cook Islands is launching a world-first, open-source digital registration system called Te Reinga Ora’anga to modernise the recording of life events like births and deaths, serving as a high-tech ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships but excludes security ties, a document released by ...
Gifts were presented before the signing ceremony. Blangiardi expressed pride in Honolulu being the first city to participate in the “7 for 70” initiative, stating that it sets a hopeful example for ...