Kiwi boy Lapana Tupou, 7, was lost overboard on a journey to Rarotonga.

The island was the perfect place for a luxury resort. Then, it all went horribly wrong.

The Pacific Island destination so good, Lorna Subritzky has been there 14 times.

Property owners' email prompts apology from Tourist Board.

Demand for premium economy is growing quickly as leisure travellers want more comfort.

It's believed the man was in Rarotonga for an event run by George FM.

A 70-year-old woman died after falling into the sea from a tender platform.

Kiwi Paige Fraser says she was the victim of an unprovoked attack in Rarotonga.

Cook Islands police investigating after a NZ woman claims off-duty cop attacked her.

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 rundown beachfront resort in Rarotonga, known for it's unusual history and mafia links, is set to be sold - again.

Shandelle Battersby takes refuge from Raro's heat at a secluded beachfront spot.

A 7-year-old was left stranded in Auckland without hotel compensation for two days after his flight was cancelled because of fog.