The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Hon. Mark Brown, departs today for Tongareva (Penrhyn) together with the United States Ambassador to the Cook Islands, His Excellency Jared Novelly, and the New Zealand High Commissioner to the Cook Islands, Her Excellency Catherine Graham, to meet with the people of Tongareva, to discuss the Omoka Wharf…
The Cook Islands is a large ocean state. Our fifteen islands are scattered across almost two million square kilometres of ocean, and for the families of our Pa Enua, our outer islands, that ocean is both our greatest inheritance and our hardest daily reality. Nowhere is that truer than in the north. It is why…
The Prime Minister, Hon. Mark Brown, has concluded the Cook Islands’ participation in the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, Palau, capping a week of major announcements, bilateral meetings and regional engagement. The Cook Islands travelled to the Forum by way of Auckland, where the Prime Minister attended the inaugural Realm Leaders’ Meeting…
The Government of the Cook Islands marked Merchant Navy Day in Rarotonga on Thursday, honouring the civilian seafarers who have served in war and in peace, and welcoming nineteen New Zealand veterans of the 1973 Royal New Zealand Navy deployment to Mururoa Atoll. Remarks at the ceremony were delivered by the Minister for Foreign Affairs…
A major upgrade of the port at Penrhyn, Tongareva, the northernmost island of the Cook Islands will proceed in partnership with the United States and New Zealand, the Prime Minister, Hon. Mark Brown, announced today in Koror, Palau, on the margins of the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting. The project responds directly to a…
The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Hon. Mark Brown, has attended the inaugural Realm Leaders’ Meeting at Government House in Auckland, held on Friday 28 August 2026 (NZT) en route to the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, Palau. It was the first occasion on which the leaders of all four countries…
The Prime Minister, Hon. Mark Brown, departs today (Wednesday 26 August) for Koror, Palau, to lead the Cook Islands delegation to the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM55), hosted by the Republic of Palau from 30 August to 4 September 2026, under the host theme “B.E.L.A.U. Building Economies: Life. Action. Unity”. En route to…
Cook Islands Marks 61st Constitution Day with Inaugural Te Tango Raumaire o Avaiki Awards The Cook Islands today marked its 61st Constitution Day with a historic national celebration honouring both the journey of the nation and the people whose service has helped shape it. Held at the National Auditorium, the occasion commemorated 61 years since…
The Office of the Prime Minister is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of Te Tango Raumaire o Avaiki – Cook Islands National Awards. Recipients will be honoured at a conferral ceremony in Rarotonga on Tuesday 4 August 2026. Established under the Te Tango Raumaire o Avaiki Act 2025 to mark 60 years of self-governance,…
Mr Brian Mason has officially commenced as Solicitor General for the Cook Islands, taking up the role on 1 July 2026. The commencement was marked by an official service of recital hosted by the King’s Representative yesterday. Public Service Commissioner Mr Carl Hunter confirmed the appointment, which followed a competitive and merit-based recruitment process led…