In the Cook Islands, a nation that has experienced record tourism numbers, the tension between profit and preservation has ...

Big clean up campaigns are underway in Rarotonga to try to stamp out mosquito breeding grounds. The Cook Islands declared a dengue fever outbreak on Thursday (Friday NZT). Outbreaks have also been ...

At Muri Beach, we opted for a sea turtle snorkelling tour. Our guide, Eric, explained the importance of turtles to the Cook Islands economically, environmentally and culturally.

Walking along a beach at sunset in the Cook Islands is something else. However, as I hold a half coconut filled with a sweet, slightly sour brew of naturally fermented forest fruits, from what ...

Right next to Pacific Resort is SilverSands Restaurant at Muri Beach Club Hotel, which seems to attract a younger crowd. Like most restaurants on the Cook Islands, it’s all Pacific Island cuisine. I ...

The night markets at Muri are also a good way to sample local fare. Paul’s hot sauce is not one to miss! Volunteer at the SPCA With more than 30 dogs to walk twice a day, the Cook Islands SPCA staff ...

The Cook Islands is so paradisical that it tends to inspire great passion in those who visit. New Zealander Tom Neale purposely marooned himself on the small atoll of Anchorage in the Suwarrow atolls ...

Vahine Island Resort & Spa, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Image: Instagram It may be known as a honeymooners’ paradise, but in family-friendly Tahiti, adults-only properties are non-existent.

A marine biologist has relived the incredible moment she escaped from a shark – thanks to a 50,000-pound humpback whale. Captured off the coast of the Cook Islands, Nan Hauser’s rescue was even filmed ...

MURI BEACH, COOK ISLANDS: Marine biologist Nan Hauser, aged 69, has shared the emotional journey of an extraordinary encounter with a 50,000-pound humpback whale that came to her rescue from a shark ...