Press Releases

Call for Applications: UNITAR Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction for World Tsunami Awareness Day 2025

The programme is open to motivated people living in or from Pacific Island countries and territories or the Asia-Pacific, who are: An adult of 18 years or older Eager to learn about the leadership skills required for disaster risk reduction...

ADB, Cook Islands Enhance the Resilience of Rarotonga Airport Operations

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $2 million grant agreement with the Government of the Cook Islands to boost support for an ongoing project, which is improving Cook Islands resilience to...

Cook Islands Host the Sixth Pacific Invasive Learning Networking (PILN) Meeting

12 August 2024, Rarotonga Cook Islands – Over 70 invasive species professionals and practitioners from across the Pacific region have converged in Rarotonga as part of the Pacific Invasive Learning Network (PILN) sixth meeting hosted by the...

Cook Islands Enhances Invasive Species Management to Boost Climate Resilience

The Cook Islands is stepping up its fight against invasive species to protect its biodiversity and strengthen its ability to cope with climate change. Invasive species are the main cause of biodiversity loss in the Pacific, harming ecosystem...

Cook Islands launches first ‘Other Effective area-based Conservation Measure’ in the Pacific

22 May 2024, Rarotonga, Cook Islands – Drumbeats echoed across Ngai Taporoporo o Takitumu - Takitumu Conservation Area (TCA) on International Day for Biological Diversity as the Cook Islands launched this important forest ecosystem as an...

Artemis Fine Arts reels in hefty $393K at auction of antiquities & tribal treasures from Santa Fe’s Ralph T. Coe Center

Proceeds from the 380 lots consigned by the Coe will benefit the nonprofit’s Rehoming Program for repatriation and future care of cultural art BOULDER, CO, UNITED STATES, September 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On August 22, Artemis Fine Arts...

Small Islands Developing States leadership magnified by the Cook Islands at SIDS4

28 May 2024, Antigua and Barbuda - The leadership of Small Islands Developing States was highlighted by the Cook Islands Prime Minister who is the Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders, at the fourth International Conference on Small Islands...

Te Ipukarea Society Leads Sustainable Tourism Efforts to Preserve Paradise in the Cook Islands

Standing as a beacon of environmental stewardship in the Cook Islands, Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) a Non Government Environmental Organisation (NGO) is devoted to safeguarding the cherished beauty of Ipukarea for posterity. Founded on the principle...

The Cook Islands, on the cusp of making conservation history for the Pacific Islands region

7 February 2024, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Dedicated towards conserving Cook Islands biodiversity, the island nation is applying for the Takitumu Conservation Area to be recognised as an ‘Other Effective area-based Conservation Measure’. If...

PM SOGAVARE RECEIVED COURTESY CALL FROM COOK ISLANDS PM

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare this morning has received a courtesy call from the Prime Minister of Cook Islands, honorable Mark Brown. PM Sogavare’s counterpart PM Brown will be in Honiara for three days to witness Cook Islands athletes...

Pacific Resort Hotel Group, Cook Islands Tourism and Air New Zealand Launch Cook Islands Tourism Leadership Programme

Air New Zealand, Cook Islands Tourism, and Pacific Resort Hotel Group are delighted to announce the establishment of the Cook Islands Tourism Leadership Programme. This initiative underscores Pacific Resort Hotel Groups’ commitment to supporting...

Role of Indigenous communities recognised at world’s first-ever ‘nature positive’ summit

08 October 2024, Sydney, Australia - The critical role of Indigenous peoples in addressing the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution was recognised at the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit (GNPS)...

Cook Islands’ original path toward equality

On April 14th members of the Cook Islands rainbow community assembled at parliament with colourful flags and cautious optimism. It turned out to be the day they’d been working toward for the last twelve years. Parliament removed laws prohibiting...

Cook Islands adopts regenerative approach to Tourism Development

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed many vulnerabilities in the tourism sector; for some, this was the window of opportunity to rethink tourism. One pathway is through this concept that has increasingly received attention as an approach to tourism...

Celebrating 30 years of SPREP in the Cook Islands

Reflecting upon our past to help build our future was a key message amplified at a special event commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in the Cook Islands. The celebration...

Exploring the Pacific on a Budget: The Cook Islands

Are you dreaming of a tropical escape to the Pacific, but worried about the costs? Look no further than the stunning Cook Islands! Nestled in the heart of the Pacific, the Cook Islands offer a perfect mix of natural beauty, rich culture, and...

Cook Islands a Premium Jurisdiction

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, October 12, 2022 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- With the International Relationship Property Trust (IRPT), the Cook Islands’ financial services industry is reinforcing its position as a key member of the international financial...

Call for Project Concepts: Enhancing Gender Equality Outcomes in the Pacific Developing Member Countries

Background Gender issues vary across the Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) because of various intersecting factors such as levels of economic development; social, cultural, and gender norms; population size and migration trends; as well...

George Mateariki (‘Birdman George’) is Cook Islands’ Sustainability Champion

George Mateariki (mostly known as ‘Birdman George’) offers education tours of endangered bird species that include the Rarotongan Flycatcher (Kakerori) and the endangered Rimatara Lorikeets. George is a volunteer at the Takitumu Conservation Area...

Programme Steering Committee Meeting Delegates Tour Circle Cook Islands Upcycling Initiative

Upcycling has become an emerging trend among consumers who want to draw attention to the problems of overproduction and overconsumption but with global initiatives and from our Pacific region, the Instagram tag of #upcycle currently has over five...