Cook Islands and Niue undertake immigration collaboration
Rarotonga, Cook Islands – The Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) hosted visiting Government of Niue Senior Immigration Officer Olive Kapaga recently for a…
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Cook Islands strengthen Climate Resilience
07 March, Rarotonga – The Cook Islands Government, in partnership with the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Geoscience, Energy, and Maritime Division and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology…
Cook Islands welcomes Republic of Marshall Islands’ accession to the Treaty of Rarotonga
6 March 2025, Rarotonga, Cook Islands – On 3 March 2025, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) took a historic step by signing the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (also…
French Navy Frigate PRAIRIAL Visits Rarotonga
Friday, 28 February 2025 – French Armed Forces Navy frigate PRAIRIAL arrived in Avatiu, Rarotonga, on Thursday, 27 February 2025, and will remain in harbour for the weekend. The…
The Cook Islands and China commit to deepening Blue Economy Cooperation
Rarotonga, 21 February 2025 – The Cook Islands and the People's Republic of China reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration in the Blue Economy through the signing of…
STATEMENT BY Minister of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Hon. Tingika Elikana to the 12th Meeting of the 18th Parliament of the Cook Islands, 17th February 2025
Mr Speaker, Clerk of Parliament, Honourable Prime Minister, fellow Cabinet Ministers, Leader of the Opposition, all Members of Parliament, ladies and gentlemen and to our people…
Action Plan 2025-2030 provides framework for Cook Islands-China future co-operation
Monday 17 February 2025 – The pinnacle of the recent state visit to the People’s Republic of China by the Cook Islands Government was a bilateral meeting between Cook Islands Prime…
Cook Islands calibrate United Nations partnership through Country Implementation Plan 2025-27
Rarotonga, 12 February 2025 - Minister of Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Hon. Tingika Elikana, welcomed a courtesy call from UN Resident Coordinator Themba Kalua Monday 10 February as…
Cook Islands participate in Korea–Pacific Islands Development Cooperation Meeting
Seoul, Republic of Korea, Wednesday, 5 February 2025 – The Cook Islands joined Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) representatives in a meeting with counterparts from the Government of the…
Joint Media Release MFAI and OPM: State Visit to China- strengthening the Cook Islands’ global partnerships
Prime Minister, the Honourable Mark Brown, will undertake a State Visit to China from 10 – 14 February, reinforcing the Cook Islands’ commitment to diversified international…