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Rarotonga, 17 October 2024 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI), held a final orientation session for the five students selected to represent the Cook Islands at…
Pacific Island countries, Australia and New Zealand gathered for a Ministerial Talanoa in Nadi earlier this month to discuss climate cooperation ahead of COP29 and explore…
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), 82nd session, met in-person at IMO Headquarters in London from 30 September to 4 October. The MEPC meeting was preceded by the 17th…
Fourteen Pacific Island nations gathered in Nadi, Fiji, for the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) COP29 Ministerial Preparatory Climate Change meeting. This key event…
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) like the Cook Islands face challenges such as limited economies, geographic isolation, and vulnerability. National Action Plans (NAPs) are…
Cook Islands Immigration recently conducted testing sessions for Module 2 of ASYPX, the online visa and permit application system, with key stakeholders. The sessions took place at the…
Cook Islands Prime Minister, the Hon. Mark Brown, met with China’s Ambassador to the Cook Islands, Wang Xiaolong, in Auckland last week. The discussions touched on issues including…
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Seabed Minerals Authority, and the Cook Islands High Commission, recently…
September 8, 2024, marks the end of term of High Commissioner (HC) Tui Dewes service in the New Zealand High Commission in the Cook Islands. Appointed by the former Prime Minister…
Pacific Leaders, at their annual gathering last week, agreed to develop a comprehensive region-wide health workforce strategy focusing on quality training and retention measures, which…
