Cook Islands · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

The Cook Islands is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. While self-governing, the country is in free association with New Zealand. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately 236.7 square kilometres (91 sq mi). The Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1,960,027 square kilometres (756,771 sq mi) of ocean. The capital is Avarua, located on the island of Rarotonga. Since the start of the 21st century, the country has conducted its own independent foreign and defence policy, and also its own customs regulations.

From Wikipedia: Cook Islands · CC BY-SA 4.0

In its own news

WILLIAM NUMANGA: What CIP govt must deliver nextcookislandsnews.com

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Pictures

CICC church in Avarua, RarotongaJERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
Float parade during the annual Maeva Nui celebrationsIan Sewell · CC BY-SA 3.0
A CICC congregationalist churchChristopher Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Governor Lord Ranfurly reading the annexation proclamation to Queen Makea on 7 October 1900Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
Tiare māori, the national flower of the Cook IslandsCC BY-SA 3.0
The parliament building of the Cook Islands, formerly a hotelMr Bullitt · CC BY 2.5