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Carter long time in 'training' for islands diplomatic post

MP Carter to be High Commissioner to Cook Islands

Islands cop HIV criticism

Nauru tops obesity league

Pacific island nations now occupy the top seven places in the World Health Organisation's global obesity rankings.

WikiLeaks cable: Discussion with Cook Islands deputy PM on maritime cooperation

WikiLeaks cable: Cooperating with GNZ to shore up weak Cooks vessel registry

Cook Islands to underwrite flights

Cyclones may be risk for French Polynesia, Cooks

49 NZers died of swine flu last year

Samoa replacement houses not quake proof - study

Tsunami-wrecked houses in Samoa are being rebuilt on higher ground - but without protection against cyclones or earthquakes, engineers say.

Pacific voyage rite of passage for sailors

NZ pledges $5.5m in aid for Cook Islands

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has announced a $5.5 million reconstruction package for Aitutaki following last month's cyclone.

Fresh cyclone warning for Cook Islands

Defence staff astonished no one hurt in Cooks cyclone

An explosion in the tropics

The tropics have exploded into action with 3 major cyclones in just a week.

$200,000 for cyclone-hit Cook Islands

Second cyclone set to hit Cook Islands

Residents on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands are preparing for a second cyclone following the category three Cyclone Pat which struck the island yesterday.

State of disaster on Aitutaki as Pat tears through