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The Parliament of the Cook Islands decriminalizes gay sexual practices between men.
2023-04-15

Citizens of the Cook Islands head to the polls to vote in a general election.
2022-08-1

New Zealand creates its first "travel bubble" with the Cook Islands, citing low COVID-19 infection rates and their "special ties". The travel bubble will allow citizens to travel between both countries without having to quarantine in early 2021.
2020-12-11

The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Mark Brown, calls the threat of five nations (Palau, Nauru, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia) withdrawing from the Pacific Islands Forum in case their nominee is not elected as Secretary-General as "premature" and "extreme".
2020-11-1

Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna says he is stepping down in September after nearly a decade in power. His deputy and Finance Minister Mark Brown will take over.
2020-06-17

The Cook Islands Ministry of Health issues an edict mandating that all expatriate workers receive MMR vaccines, or risk losing their permits.
2020-01-24

A tropical cyclone warning is issued for the northern Cook Islands as Tropical Cyclone Victor approaches.
2016-01-15

The Cook Islands announces the country's first ever HIV infection.
2010-12-17

The Cook Islands Party wins a majority of seats in the Cook Islands general election, defeating the incumbent Democratic Party. Henry Puna will become the next Prime Minister.
2010-11-19

People in the Pacific island nation of Cook Islands go to the polls for the general election as well as a referendum on reducing the number of MPs.
2010-11-17