Beyond the sandy beaches and shimmering lagoons of the Cook Islands, there is a jungle war being fought. The location is Atiu, the third-largest of the Cooks' 15 islands. Its original name is Enuamanu ...

The first skull takes my breath away. In a dank cave, my flashlight catches its toothy grimace, limbs neatly beside it. I shouldn't be surprised: I am in a burial cave, after all, on the Cook Islands ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. While Atiu lacks the lagoons of Rarotonga or Aitutaki, there are aqua treats on hand. The modern world might've come to Atiu; but most ...

Peter de Graaf finds a prime holiday spot on a quiet Pacific island. Location: On Atiu Island, a 45-minute flight from Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. The villas are tucked into a tropical garden on ...

Current time and date at Atiu Island Airport is 05:00:15 AM (-10) on Sunday, Dec 21, 2025 Looking for information on Atiu Island Airport, Atiu Island, Cook Islands? Know about Atiu Island Airport in ...

A remote island in the South Pacific Ocean is aiming to be the first place in the world to become free of the feral myna bird. Early last century, the myna was introduced to Atiu Island in Cook ...

In a career spent documenting global adventures through both lens and pen, Aus Geo Adventure senior contributor Mark ‘Watto’ Watson has explored numerous corners of the world, yet few places have ...

A couple of kunikuni pigs appeared amid the rows of coffee bushes. "Ah," said Juergen Manske-Eimke, who runs Atiu Coffee, "there are are some of our volunteer workers." Seeing my raised eyebrows he ...

A long-term plan to preserve the Rimatara lorikeet by restoring an extirpated population of the species on a neighboring island that is free of predatory ship rats is demonstrating the importance of ...