‘I didn’t lose hope’: how Cook Islands fisher survived eight days lost in the Pacific Ocean

After the engine on his small aluminium boat died, Junior Apiuta Apiuta battled loneliness, huge waves and bitter cold – but he never gave up ...
Cook Islands News

Nationals kick off with new events

Athletics Cook Islands is set to host the two-day 2026 National Championships, debuting inclusive Para events and introducing ...
WTAP

Fisherman missing for a week rescued in remote Cook Islands, authorities say

(Gray News) - A fisherman was rescued after going missing for a week in the Cook Islands, a remote location roughly 2,100 ...

Fisherman Missing at Sea for 7 Days Found Alive Wearing T-Shirt and Shorts in Tiny 13-Foot Boat

The man was found on Friday, June 19, in an aluminum rowboat in the northern Cook Islands, which is around 2,100 miles north of New Zealand ...

American Ocean Minerals Announces Successful Completion of MV Anuanua Moana Expedition 7, Advancing Deep-Sea Environmental Baseline Research in the Cook Isla…

Today, American Ocean Minerals Corporation (AOMC) announced the successful completion of Expedition 7, a research campaign ...
MINING.COM

American Ocean Minerals finishes first offshore exploration mission in Cook Islands

AOMC has a definitive merger agreement with Odyssey Marine Exploration, in a deal expected to create a US-controlled deep-sea ...

Cook Islands Electoral Office announces key deadlines for voter registration

The Electoral Office is urging all eligible Cook Islands voters to update their enrolment details following the official ...
Asia Pacific Report

Cook Islands set to head to the polls in six weeks — August 12

Cook Islanders are set to head to the polls in six weeks’ time, the King’s Representative of the Cook Islands, Sir Tom ...

Cook Islands fisher lost at sea for a week describes his ordeal

Apiuta Apiuta, from the tiny island of Pukapuka, was spotted by a NZDF aircraft team and plucked out of the ocean by the crew of a Taiwanese fishing vessel last Thursday.