After a serve of super-fresh fish, some boutique ale, a snorkel and a scoot around, Ben Chapman-Smith reckons Raro's not so sleepy after all.

Atiu upgrades its tourist appeal with a revival of the island's historic sites, writes Jim Eagles.

Former Northland cop Mark Franklin has been sentenced to a year in prison in the Cook Islands for selling drugs.

Graham Reid takes time to look at what's in his pocket

Racism is no part of the issue, writes Hussein Rawlings. Nor should we fear the accusation of "protectionism". Are Indonesia, China, or Thailand challenged on their land ownership laws?

An Austrian couple have been rescued from their yacht near American Samoa after getting into trouble for the second time in a week.

Colourful church services are a glorious way to enjoy Sundays in paradise, finds Pamela Wade.

Pacific-style hustle and bustle attracts Pamela Wade.

Danielle Murray falls under the spell of a remote atoll in the South Pacific.

A company established in the Cook Islands by a New Zealand lawyer is at the centre of a global investigation which has exposed the identities of thousands of people putting money into secretive overseas hideaways.

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will host Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna and two of his ministerial colleagues today for the second New Zealand-Cook Islands Joint Ministerial Forum.

Jim Eagles is surprised to find so many brightly coloured fish as he dives in one of the Cook Islands' new marine reserves.

Pamela Wade is glad she spent time in the Cook Islands exploring glorious Aitutaki.

Cook Islanders are legitimate New Zealand citizens, so why can't retirees draw their pensions there, asks Peter Calder.

A New Zealand Army veteran has been refused a pension because he now lives in the Cook Islands.

PM greets Gillard warmly with a peck on the cheek before they get down to the business of the Pacific Islands Forum.