Government launches new energy dashboard as part of our coordinated response to global fuel pressures

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…

Government tables Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill: Strengthening the law to keep Cook Islanders safe online

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…

Everyone in the Cook Islands called on to conserve energy as Government leads coordinated response to global fuel pressures

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,…

Cook Islands – New Zealand Declaration on Defence and Security – Parliament Ministerial Statement

(Parliament Ministerial Statement by Prime Minister Hon. Mark Brown: Delivered in Parliament on Wednesday 8 April 2026) Kia orana Mr Speaker, and kia orana to all Members. I rise today to make a ministerial statement to this House on a matter of national significance: the signing of the Cook Islands –New Zealand Declaration on Defence…