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.…
The Government of the Cook Islands today tabled the Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 in Parliament, a significant step in modernising the country’s criminal law to address the harms and threats that have come with the digital age. The Bill, introduced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs & Immigration Hon. Tingika Elikana, makes targeted amendments…
Prime Minister and Minister for Police, the Honourable Mark Brown concluded his participation in the inaugural Pacific Police Ministers Meeting, convened on the margins of the Pacific Transnational Crime Summit 2026, in Momi Bay, Fiji on Tuesday 19 May. Co-hosted by the Government of Fiji and the Australian Federal Police under the theme “Connected by…
The Office of the Prime Minister is reminding Cook Islanders that there are now just two weeks remaining to submit nominations for Te Tango Raumaire o Avaiki: The Cook Islands National Awards 2026. With nominations closing at 4pm on Sunday, 31 May 2026, Cook Islanders are being encouraged to take part in recognising outstanding individuals…
“The Pacific energy transition is not a climate concession. It is an economic security strategy. The same investments that lower our emissions also lower our exposure to the next global shock.” That was the message Prime Minister Mark Brown brought to fellow Governors at the Asian Development Bank’s 59th Annual meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan this…
The Cook Islands Government is reinforcing its call for every household and business across the country to continue conserving fuel and energy, as global pressures driven by the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz continue to affect supply and pricing across the Pacific. Global fuel pressures are expected to continue for some time, and…
The Cook Islands Government is asking everyone in the country, residents, workers and visitors alike to play their part in conserving energy, as it leads a coordinated, all-of-government response to ongoing global fuel supply pressures. Global fuel markets have been and remain under pressure since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz earlier this year,…