The heart of the South Pacific. What: What many consider to be a cheaper and less touristy version of Tahiti, Rarotonga is the capital of the Cooks, a lovely volcanic island surrounded by a pristine ...

Joseph visits Rarotonga and Aitutaki, the Cook’s most popular islands. While “paradise” is a word freely bantered about in the travel world, the Cook Islands is a traveler’s paradise. It is a genuine ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X AVARUA, Rarotonga, Cook Islands – It was a quiet afternoon years ago on Rarotonga, in the Cook ...

The Cook Islands is an untouched stretch of paradise in the deep blue of the South Pacific. With year-round warm temperatures, comfortable resorts with unfettered access to the water, and friendly ...

Air Rarotonga will be adding Penrhyn, Manihiki and Pukapuka in the northern Cook Islands to their routine flights starting in December and January. The airline is going to connect with the atoll ...

RAROTONGA, Cook Islands — “So how’s your day going?” asked the post-office lady as I bought some colorful Cook Islands postage stamps. Funny thing was, the way she asked I had a feeling that she would ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. RAROTONGA, Cook Islands — At certain times of the year, Puna Rakanui’s grandfather used to travel to a favorite fishing spot and return with his ...

AVARUA, Rarotonga, Cook Islands - It was a quiet afternoon on Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands, when Lydia Nga got the news. Overnight her homeland, 15 Polynesian islands west of Tahiti, a paradise ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Ra’ui is an ancient Polynesian form of resource management in which traditional leaders close designated areas to the harvest of key species. While ...

HONOLULU (Island News) – State Officials are set to gather at the opening ceremony of the Festival Village, FestPAC, for a signing ceremony that will make the City and County of Honolulu a Sister City ...