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Cook Islands

February 2024

  • The island of Palau, Palau is an archipelago of over 500 islands, part of the Micronesia region in the western Pacific Ocean

    US funding delays hurt the Pacific – but there are bigger worries

    Terence Wesley-Smith and Gerard Finin
  • Toa Samoa players before the 2022 Pacific Test against Cook Islands Kukis in Sydney. An advisory group will be established for the NRL’s Māori and Pasifika cohort.

    NRL’s Pacific revolution rolls on with launch of advisory body for Māori and Pasifika players

December 2023

  • Troy Dargan training during his time at the Brisbane Broncos

    NRL player Troy Dargan dies after motorcycle crash in Cook Islands

  • Aerial of motus in Muri Lagoon.Rarotonga, Southern Group, Cook Islands, Pacific

    The price of paradise?
    Flying hurts the planet but it’s vital for island tourism. Is there a greener way?

    Dr Susanne Becken
  • A tourist snorkels the reef off Palau

    The price of paradise?
    Short hops and economy class: five expert tips on how to reduce your emissions on holiday

  • Beautiful clear water and a white sandy beach around a tropical island in Fiji

    The price of paradise?
    Paradise cost: the Pacific islands changing the future of tourism

November 2023

  • Pacific leaders pose for a group photograph on One Foot Island during the Pacific Islands Forum at Aitutaki, Cook Islands.

    Climate crisis and China-US rivalry: five top takeaways from the Pacific’s most important summit

    Leaders discussed phasing out fossil fuels and navigating Washington and Beijing’s battle for regional dominance, all while internal tensions bubbled below the surface
  • Rock sampling taking place off the coast of Papua New Guinea.

    Here be nodules: will deep-sea mineral riches divide the Pacific family?

    Members of the Pacific Islands Forums are weighing the economic potential of sea floor mining against possible harm to ocean ecosystems

    • Hot-shoe diplomacy: Albanese busts a move at Pacific Islands Forum gift-giving ceremony - video

    • Pacific project
      Pacific Islands Forum: what is it and why does it matter?

    • Pacific Islands Forum: four leaders fail to attend as China-US rivalry takes centre stage

September 2023

  • Joe Biden,Mark Brown,James Marape,Taneti Maamau<br>President Joe Biden talks with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, second from left, as he poses for a family photo with Pacific Islands Forum leaders at the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape, left, and Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau, right, look on. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

    Pacific project
    Biden pledges more aid to Pacific islands to counter growing Chinese influence

    Leaders of Pacific island states have been given star treatment in Washington but Chinese influence is the spectre at the feast

July 2023

  • Aerial of Muri Beach and Motus.<br>Rarotonga, Southern Group, Cook Islands, Pacific

    Pacific project
    Cook Islands PM ‘proceeds with caution’ on deep-sea mining as critics warn over risks

    Deadline tied to the regulation of controversial plans to extract seabed minerals looms amid division over the practice

July 2022

  • A ship in a deep-sea mining trial in the Pacific Ocean last year

    CSIRO joins deep-sea mining project in Pacific as islands call for industry halt

    Agency to lead consortium in scheme targeting battery materials while conservationists say Australia on ‘wrong side of debate’

February 2022

  • Muri Beach, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Cook Islands has remained Covid-free throughout the pandemic.

    The Pacific project
    Cook Islands reports first Covid case amid fears of ‘silent transmission’

    The case was a traveller who arrived on a flight from New Zealand last week, as hundreds turn out for testing across the Pacific country

December 2021

  • Thomas Kafoa and Billy Koroi unloading fish at Avatiu Wharf, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

    The Pacific project
    Cook Islands panic abates after first ever Covid case proves to be a false alarm

    The tiny Pacific country scrambled over the weekend, before tests showed the positive case was historical

October 2021

  • Florence Syme-Buchanan standing with her arms folders on Muri Beach, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

    Guardian Australia Reads
    ‘We were very blessed’: in the Cook Islands the pandemic proved a welcome respite from tourists

    Despite nearly 18 months of lost income due to border closures, some in the Cook Islands say they have enjoyed the peace while the environment recovers. Pacific editor Kate Lyons recommends this piece about crabs reclaiming beaches

August 2021

  • Florence Syme-Buchanan on Muri Beach, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

    The Pacific project
    ‘We were very blessed’: in the Cook Islands, pandemic proved a welcome respite from tourists

    Despite the loss of income, some people say they enjoyed the peace of border closures while the environment had a chance to recover

May 2021

  • Elle Saliba

    Victorian woman banned from Flight Centre for 10 years after being given ‘prohibition notice’

    Businesswoman Elmas Saliba denies behaving badly towards travel agent staff after seeking refund for Cook Islands holiday cancelled by Covid

April 2021

  • A drastic economic downturn in Vanuatu has forced Warwick Le Lagon resort in Vanuatu to temporarily shutter its business.

    The Pacific project
    Deserted islands: Pacific resorts struggle to survive a year without tourists

    Algae-filled pools and shuttered hotel windows are a reminder that Covid-19 is not just a public health problem
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