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…
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…
The Cook Islands delegation has concluded its participation in the Pacific Peace and Security Dialogue 2026, held in Suva, Fiji from 15 to 17 June, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration and Minister for Marine Resources, Hon. Tingika Elikana, leading a whole-of-government delegation that featured prominently across all three days of the programme.…
The Cook Islands Government has launched a new online dashboard that gives households, businesses and the wider community a clear view of the country’s fuel position. This is strengthening the monitoring of domestic fuel supplies as part of our all-of-government response to ongoing global fuel supply pressures that is being coordinated by the Energy Response…
Cabinet has approved a National Energy Response Framework that sets out how the Cook Islands will respond at each stage of the ongoing global fuel crisis, giving our community a clear, consistent view of what Government is doing, what is being asked of households and businesses, and how decisions will be made as conditions change.…