Sports • Cook Islands • Fiji • SāmoaPacific swimmers shine as Oceania Champs signals growing shiftThe islands have delivered standout performances in Suva with medals, personal bests, and breakthrough moments.PMN NewsThu, 14 May
Arts • Cook IslandsThe Kūki Tenor: Ridge Ponini takes the Cook Islands to London stageA “boy from Nikao” is making history as the first Cook Islands-born and raised professional tenor to break into the global classical music scene.Atutahi Potaka-DewesTue, 12 May
Sports • Vanuatu • Fiji • Papua New Guinea • Sāmoa • Cook IslandsPacific sets the tone and makes early moves in cricket's T20 World Cup qualifier in JapanFiji and Vanuatu kicked off the latest round of action in the ICC Men’s T20WC East Asia-Pacific qualifier with a tight contest while PNG, Sāmoa and Cook Islands add to a lively first round of Pacific cricket.PMN NewsSun, 10 May
Education • Cook Islands • Sāmoa‘You can absolutely do it’: Cook Islands pilot on path to aviation historyAt 23, Isabel Drollett Macdonald takes historic step towards becoming Air Rarotonga’s first female pilot.Renate RiversFri, 08 May
Sports • Tonga • American Sāmoa • Cook IslandsNukuhetulu FC finish strong with five-goal win over PanSa to close Oceania campaignThe Tongan side ended their OFC Women’s Champions League qualifying run on a high, beating American Sāmoa’s PanSa FC 5-0 in a physical final match in the Cook Islands on Tuesday (NZT).PMN NewsTue, 28 Apr
Sports • Cook Islands • American SāmoaPuaikura power into Oceania stage with dominant home winThe Cook Islands champions have sealed an OFC Women’s Champions League 2026 spot after a confident display at home.PMN NewsMon, 27 Apr
Pacific Region • Middle-East • Cook IslandsPacific aviation under strain as fuel shock raises fears for airline future and cooperationSmall airlines across the region are under growing pressure as a sharp rise in fuel costs puts an already fragile aviation system closer to breaking point. Khalia StrongThu, 23 Apr
Sports • Cook IslandsCook Islands' Puaikura strike first on home soil with OFC statement winThe local champions make the perfect start to their Women’s Champions League qualifying campaign, holding firm in the heat to beat Tonga’s Nukuhetulu.PMN NewsThu, 23 Apr
Community • Cook IslandsAitutaki’s young ‘superstar’ goes viral sharing language, culture and identityBorn the first Filipino child on a remote island in the Cook Islands, nine-year-old Manuia is using social media to celebrate Te Reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani.Atutahi Potaka-DewesMon, 13 Apr
Opinion • Cook Islands • China • Aotearoa New ZealandResetting trust in the Pacific, not redrawing the lines of powerCook Islands-NZ security deal marks a necessary reset but framing it as a win over China risks missing the point, writes political analyst William Numanga.William Numanga, Political AnalystSat, 11 Apr
