In 2012 the Cook Islands became one of the world’s 17 shark sanctuaries, which protect a collective 7.5 million square miles of ocean. Its regulations, including those listed below, attempt to ...

A series of underwater volcanoes have been discovered near the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and some of them may even be active. The volcanoes were found during a mission to map the seafloor ...

The volcanoes were found during an expedition to map the seafloor near the Cook Islands in the Central Pacific, about 2,900 miles (4,700 kilometers) south of Hawaii. If these structures are ...

Increasing economic ties between the Cook Islands and China represent a pivotal shift in regional geopolitics with implications for Australia and New Zealand’s influence in the South Pacific — a ...

A mission was requested by the New Zealand authorities to the Cook Islands to focus on policy options for transitioning to high-income status, financial sector stability and regulatory framework, and ...