Cook Islands achieves over 96% vaccination coverage The Cook Islands government has vaccinated 96.7 percent of its eligible population against Covid-19.
Participants 'scared for their lives' during snorkelling tours Participants 'scared for their lives' during snorkelling tours Dangerous snorkelling tours are taking place in Rarotonga's Avaavaroa passage, the Cook Islands Water Safety Council says.
Trump climate change policy isolating US in Pacific Trump climate change policy isolating US in Pacific Cook Islands' PM Henry Puna says the US has isolated itself in the Pacific region in its actions on climate change, and says there are others to fill the gap - including China, India and Russia.