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Leaders of the Smaller Island States (SIS) met in Tonga last week on 27 August to discuss priorities for this group within the Pacific Islands Forum. The group consists of the Cook…
The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Tonga last week had the privilege of hosting United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres. In his speech at the opening of the…
On arrival in the Kingdom of Tonga over the weekend, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown presented Tonga’s Prime Minister, Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, with a Toki—a ceremonial…
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown met with President of New Caledonia, Louis Mapou, during the week’s discussions and before the start of the plenary session of the 53rd Pacific…
In 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) implemented module one of their border management system ASYPX at the Rarotonga International Airport replacing the…
Despite the downpour of rain, the Kingdom of Tonga put on a spectacular welcome for PIF Leaders at the opening of the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting yesterday morning in…
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown met with the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Hilda Heine in the margins of the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting…
A Cook Islands delegation, led by Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Honourable Sonny Williams, attended the International Seabed Authority's (ISA) 29th Council and Assembly…
Cook Islands Prime Minister the Hon. Mark Brown met with New Zealand Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Christopher Luxon last night in Auckland where the two discussed a range of bilateral,…
On Tuesday 28th May 2024, Cook Islands Immigration conducted training for the new Suwarrow Park Rangers, Johnnie Tangaroa and Keanu Harawira, on immigration legislation and border…
