Local authorities are collaborating to create new guidelines and licensing for responsible whale watching and swimming to ...

Voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia finally left Tahiti and are headed to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands after more than a ...

The question facing its people is no longer just about mining - but about identity, sovereignty, stewardship, and the ocean ...

Traditional double-hulled Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived Thursday at Avatiu Harbor in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, for the most recent stop on their Moananuiākea Voyage around ...

Bali without the crowds, Hawaii 50 years ago, the new Tahiti — this tropical island is being called many things as ...

The crew is now embarking on a journey to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands as part of the Moananuiākea voyage, which is the Polynesian sailing canoe's 15th major voyage in her first 50 years.

Prime Minister Mark Brown met with Makoto Osawa, Ambassador of Japan to the Cook Islands, and senior officials from the ...

A Pacific paradise is fast becoming one of Australia’s favourite escapes — and getting there just got a whole lot easier.

Hōkūleʻa is navigated by Kaʻiulani Murphy, a veteran navigator with more than 30 years experience. Departure from Bora Bora marks the end of a roughly 6-week stay in the islands of French Polynesia.

The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed mineral exploration and development, the US State Department says.

The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed mineral exploration and development, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. The Cook Islands lie halfway between New ...

The Cook Islands U16 football team has departed for the 2025 OFC U16 Men’s Championship in the Solomon Islands, where they ...