The Latest Breaking News from Cook Islands

Things got off to a bad start for the Welsh team at the Rugby League World Cup

The predominantly part-time Welsh side held a 12-8 interval lead on a chilly evening at Leigh Sports Village.

Wales play Cook Islands in their first match

A week after the US and the Pacific signed a historic joint-partnership declaration, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says China had a "different approach to engaging with the Pacific" to the US, while an expert says Beijing will not be deterred from pushing for influence in the region.

Wales get their campaign underway against Cook Islands later this month

Valentine Holmes says he's undecided whether he'll represent Australia or Cook Islands at the upcoming Rugby League World Cup.

Samoa's wealth of NRL experience has paved the way for a 42-12 over the Cook Islands in their Pacific Test at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.

A draft security pact leaks as the Chinese foreign minister arrives in the Pacific to sign deals with the leaders of 11 island states, including NZ realm nations Niue and Cook Islands.

NZ's poet laureate celebrates a milestone in NZ writing

Owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, the 255-foot-long 'Tango' sails under a Cook Islands flag and is registered to a company based in the British Virgin Islands

The case was a traveller who arrived on a flight from New Zealand last week, as hundreds turn out for testing across the Pacific country