Our Stories

While expert judges travel from Rarotonga to our outer islands to evaluate industry standards, the People’s Choice Awards put the voting power directly into the ...

In the Cook Islands, hospitality isn’t just an industry—it is a way of life. Following a post-pandemic hiatus, the Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism ...

To honour those who quietly build our community, the Cook Islands established Te Tango Raumaire o Avaiki—our very own National Awards rooted in local values ...

The story behind the founding of Cook Island Distillery by Ashleigh and Mike Steele is love story. The love of each other and the love ...

For over 50 years, Chris Mussell has lived an adventurous life that has taken him from the shores of England to the tropical paradise of ...

Cook Islands’ pioneer of tourism, Eric Bateman, has turned 87. He arrived in Rarotonga a year before the International Airport opened in 1974. Prior to ...

Cook Islands’ most celebrated designer Ellena Tavioni ardently followed her childhood dream to create the unique Pacific design fashion house known today as TAV Pacific ...

Marcus Niszow is Chief Executive Officer at the Pacific Resort Hotel Group (PRHG). He is a Cornell University and Harvard Business School educated Australian expat ...

For over 33 years Pa Teuruaa guided 5000 visitors on Rarotonga’s rugged cross-island track, famously known as Pa’s Trek. He retired in 2018 handing Pa’s ...

Alanna Matamaru Smith is Director of Te Ipukarea Society (TIS), an environmental NGO in the Cook Islands. She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in ...