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CITV Local News Monday 13 October 2025 The Cook Islands has made history — becoming the first Pacific nation to fully define all its maritime borders under international law. The United Nations has officially recognised an additional 350,000 square kilometres of seabed on the Manihiki Plateau as part of the Cook Islands’ maritime territory. It’s a major milestone that strengthens the country’s control over its ocean resources — and marks a proud achievement in this 60th year of self-governance.

Cook Islands culture and traditions are present all around and in our daily lives. In the way that we greet each other with a Kia Orana and a kiss on the cheek, in the way that we celebrate with traditional cuisines, song and dance, in how we acknowledge and respect one another, and so on ❤️ When in the Cook Islands you're bound to experience first hand how the fine twist of Polynesian heritage and European influences, that is our culture, reflects through our way of life. Cook Islanders are war