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Fuel crisis: Passengers and bags left in Rarotonga
Passengers and luggage taken off Rarotonga flight so plane can carry extra fuel.
Passengers and luggage taken off Rarotonga flight so plane can carry extra fuel.
Patricia Greig finds it all too easy to go troppo on the laid-back Pacific island.
One man is on a lonely mission to revive knowledge of the old ways, writes Peter de Graaf.
When you land in Aitutaki you're not in Paradise but relax, it's not far away.
Kiwi travellers stranded in Rarotonga say they spent several hours on hard, metal benches.
Reuniting with family, Jesse Leonard finds his sibling bonds remain strong in Rarotonga.
Same-sex couple won a Rarotonga wedding but couldn't legally claim their prize.
Peter de Graaf enjoys home-brewed bush beer in coconut cups.
Anne Gibson visits Rarotonga and Aitutaki on a holiday fit for a Polynesian princess.
The Shipwreck Bar is one of the world's best beach bars and Jim, its former owner, was much-loved, writes Steve Braunias.
Artist Michel Tuffery and the New Zealand High Commissioner to the Cook Islands, Nick Hurley, explain what's being created for the RSA Cemetery in Rarotonga.
Family spokesman Patrick Tavai said there were still issues around retrieving the body and waiting for the coroner's report.
The gunman who allegedly shot two people dead had earlier retrieved a gun from a container near his house while on community work with other prisoners.
Tracey Bond tags along with a group of bar hoppers for a Tik-e Tour of Rarotonga's best watering holes.
An escaped prisoner, whom police are hunting following the shooting deaths of two people in Rarotonga today, is believed to be on the run with a child.
Sandy Kilgour checks in at the Nautilus Resort, Muri Beach, Rarotonga.
Shandelle Battersby flies from New Zealand to a tropical holiday in the Cook Island abroad flight NZ748.
Captain Awesome helps Chris Daniels become his sons' coconut hero in Raro.
A 7-year-old was left stranded in Auckland without hotel compensation for two days after his flight was cancelled because of fog.
Kiwi injured in a lawnmower explosion in Rarotonga has undergone surgery.
Under the Rarotongan sun, Chris Daniels works up a good tropical sweat, without losing his wedding ring.
Sun, sea, swimming and fishing add up to a perfect gathering for Jim Eagles and his far-flung family.
Three tourists had to be treated in hospital after suffering injuries when they were thrown back while watching an Air New Zealand aircraft take off from Rarotonga.
Kim Palsenbarg revisits a past hobby and is entranced to find the world beneath the waves as welcoming as ever.
Laura Hutchins cherishes the easy-going pace of Cook Island life because she knows when she's home it'll be what she misses the most.
Andrew Stone has the low down on making the most of the island's high times.
A second honeymoon can be better than the first, writes Penny Lewis.
Two New Zealand companies have submitted a $40 million plan to restore an infamous Rarotonga resort once linked to the mafia and subject to a local curse.
Paddleboard yoga brings out the best in Andrew Frampton (at least in his head).
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.