Weather
'Worst in 25 years'
Thursday 14 July 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Weather
Forty beachfront rooms have become unusable at The Rarotongan Resort as large waves combined with king tides smashed through the windows flooding these luxurious rooms and leaving behind an inch of sand.
King tides expected to ‘peak’ tonight: Met Service
Wednesday 13 July 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in National, Weather
King tides are expected to continue for the next 24 hours, according to the Cook Islands Met Service.
Weather masks extreme events
Tuesday 7 June 2022 | Written by Sian Solomon | Published in National, Weather
Data released by the Cook Islands Meteorological Service office has revealed close to an average month for weather in May compared to last year, masking a few extreme weather events.
Strong winds and heavy rain leave trail of destruction
Wednesday 1 June 2022 | Written by Sian Solomon | Published in National, Weather
Ferocious winds and heavy rain have unleashed havoc across Rarotonga bringing a destructive end to the month of May.
‘It’s an ongoing problem … I’m tired of all the flooding’
Tuesday 31 May 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, Weather
The heavy downpour yesterday morning caused severe flooding in Tikioki road, situated northeast of Titikaveka, blocking access to homes.
Palmerston blasted by high winds during "strong squall" event
Saturday 23 April 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in National, Weather
Palmerston Island has been hit by a short and sharp blast of high winds causing damage at the northern tip of the island.
Strong winds, flooding, heavy swell warnings
Friday 22 April 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in National, Weather
Strong winds, flooding and heavy swell warnings are in place across the Southern Cook Islands as unpredictable weather conditions persist.
‘Understanding rainfall and being better prepared’
Tuesday 8 March 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in National, Weather
Cook Islands authorities are undertaking training to better understand and interpret seasonal extreme rainfall and its impacts.
High risk of tropical cyclone
Wednesday 16 February 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Weather
The risk of a tropical cyclone in the Cook Islands is high for the rest of February, says Cook Islands meteorological service director.
Aid for weather-affected
Thursday 10 February 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Weather
Over $130,000 will be given to the fisheries and agriculture sectors who were financially hit from January’s tropical depression.
‘Wet and wild’ January
Tuesday 1 February 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in National, Weather
Rarotonga has received nearly twice the average rainfall since the island was hammered by heavy downpours last month.
Grateful for the support
Monday 31 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, Weather
Brutal winds and torrential rain in the early hours of Saturday morning over a week ago sounded like ‘planes flying over dropping bombs’, says Kavera resident Tabitha Ahsin, who lost the roof of her home that night.
Feb ‘volatile’ weather month
Thursday 27 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in National, Weather
Cook Islands is being warned to be prepared as the nation nears the height of cyclone season following a week of challenging weather conditions.
Resident ‘lucky’ to escape damage from flash flood
Tuesday 25 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, Weather
Extreme flash floods on Friday from tropical depression TD05F affected low lying areas, wetlands and surrounding properties around Rarotonga. Affected residents were yesterday assessing the damage, some thankful the water did not enter their homes.
Back into waters, fisherman shares ‘scary’ sea surge ordeal
Tuesday 25 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, Weather
Fisherman Junior Ioapa made the most of the calmer seas early yesterday morning catching 10 decent sized and one weighing 15 kilo yellow fin tuna.
Dwindling tropical depression leaves trail of destruction
Monday 24 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, Weather
The Tropical Depression TD05F extreme weather experienced over the weekend was not the worst the Cook Islands had experienced but it proved devastating enough, leaving behind a trail of destruction especially to properties in the coastal areas of Rarotonga.
Tropical depression ‘still lurking’ but poses little risk
Monday 24 January 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in National, Weather
Tropical depression TD05F “is still lurking to the south of us” but poses little danger as winds and heavy swells are expected to calm down and skies will clear up starting today, says Meteorological Services director Arona Ngari.
Damaging high sea surge, heavy rain smash Raro
Saturday 22 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, Weather
Heavy rain continued to pelt down yesterday evening with water level of the Empire Bridge threatening to spill over and areas prone to flooding around Rarotonga filling up rapidly and overflowing before the high tide at 11.30pm last night.
Rarotonga hammered with heavy rain and sea swells
Saturday 22 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in National, Weather
Rarotonga was hammered with heavy rain and high winds on Friday bringing wide spread surface flooding, sea surges and road closures to the island.
Chances of tropical cyclone ‘moderate’, says Met Office
Friday 21 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, Weather
The residents of Rarotonga and neighbouring Southern Group islands were last night bracing for a rough weather following multiple special weather bulletins on tropical disturbance TD05F from the Cook Islands Meteorological Services.
