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NZ$10M makeover for two hotel resorts
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Kia Manuia (may you walk this way again)
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CORONARIVUS UPDATE: BORDER RE-OPENED
Two way quarantine-free air travel with New Zealand is now allowed.The maritime border remains closed to all vessels other than authorised freight carriers
"Alert Level 1: Prepare" which means COVID-19 is not present in the Cook Islands and is controlled in New Zealand with no community transmission.
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Two way quarantine-free air travel with New Zealand is now allowed.The maritime border remains closed to all vessels other than authorised freight carriers
"Alert Level 1: Prepare" which means COVID-19 is not present in the Cook Islands and is controlled in New Zealand with no community transmission.
More on the News page Status in more detail
Border re-opens between New Zealand and Islands
Focus moves to opening to Aussie tourists
Vaccine roll out continues at pace
Focus moves to opening to Aussie tourists
Vaccine roll out continues at pace
ISLANDS' INSIGHT
Only a handful of tourists visit MITIARO each year, even though it's a short flight from Rarotonga. But visitors will discover a neat and beautiful place with crystal clear pools in limestone caves. The only freshwater lakes in the Cooks also cover two thirds of the island and they're teeming with prawns and a type of eel that islanders compare to caviar
Unique memories are the lasting souvenirs of a Cook Islands visit, but if you're after something more tangible there's everything from precious black pearls to a $3 note!
Take the Islands home
Take the Islands home