I grew up in a place where no building is allowed to be higher than the tallest coconut tree. It remains my happiest place on ...

RAROTONGA (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hokulea and Hikilanalia have arrived in Rarotonga, the largest island of the Cook Islands. The last time the canoes arrived on shores was back in 2014. The Polynesian ...

The Cook Islands—population 15,000—are being courted by the two superpowers as they hunt for rare earths, and could stand to ...

The heart of the South Pacific. What: What many consider to be a cheaper and less touristy version of Tahiti, Rarotonga is the capital of the Cooks, a lovely volcanic island surrounded by a pristine ...

Each time Trader Jacks gets torn down by a cyclone, locals pitch in to help build another bar. Maybe that says something about Rarotonga – locals help each other in times of trouble – or perhaps it ...

Guests could wake up in the lap of luxury, enjoy breakfast with a view before meandering down to the calm shore. It was money in the bank, or so it seemed, before it all went horribly wrong. With a ...

Rarotonga, the hub of the Cook Islands, sits about half way between New Zealand and Hawaii. The island promises no traffic lights and no building taller than the highest coconut tree. In December, ...

“Find out where all the short-legged dogs come from,” an acquaintance told me, just before I left for Rarotonga, the capital island of the Cook Islands. Given that I was going to work as a ...