In the Cook Islands, a nation that has experienced record tourism numbers, the tension between profit and preservation has ...

A country comprising 15 islands scattered across 850,000sq miles in the south pacific, the cook islands can feel surprisingly intimate, displaying a strong national identity. It’s a place that ...

There are also vessels that transport building materials and basic food such as flour and rice to outer islands, some of them 1,200 kilometers away, where more than one-quarter of the Cook Islands ...

The food of the Cook Islands largely centres on the fresh tropical ingredients that are abundantly available. Seafood is cooked in a myriad of ways, commonly underground in an earth oven known as ...

The Islander Hotel is a beautiful waterfront spot with warm Polynesian service and incredible food and drink. It’s at the Islander where I had my first Ika Mata experience. This traditional ...

The Cook Islands has had what's known as a "free association" relationship with New Zealand, a former coloniser, since the ...

Mereana Teina Maru started her food truck M's Kai Shak as a tribute to her mother, Moeroa Waerea, who died last year. Photo / Logan Tutty. A Whanganui woman's new business venture serving ...

We are fortunate enough to go traditional hunting with new friends from the islands of the Torres Straits and share one of the best food experiences we've ever had!

1888 - Cook Islands are proclaimed a British protectorate and a single federal parliament is established. 1901 - Islands are annexed to New Zealand. 1946 - Legislative Council is established.

The Cook Islands has created one of the world's largest marine sanctuaries, protecting a vast swathe of the Pacific Ocean more than three times the size of France. Legislation setting up the 1.9 ...