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Festive Greetings from Stats!

Festive Greetings from Stats!

Greetings during this festive season! The Cook Islands Statistics Office extends heartfelt Meitaki Ma'ata (a big thank you) and warm Christmas wishes to you and your loved ones. As we celebrate Christmas, let's also take a moment to be thankful for our diverse...

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Climate Change and Labour Force Survey Begins

Climate Change and Labour Force Survey Begins

The Cook Islands Statistics Office (CISO) is officially mobilizing for the Climate Change and Labour Force Survey (CC & LFS). CISO has spent the last couple of months conducting exercises and attending workshops to prepare for this large undertaking. One example...

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Cook Islands Strategy Review underway

Cook Islands Strategy Review underway

The Cook Islands Strategy for the Development of Statistics (CSDS) 2015–2025 is currently being reviewed by the Cook Islands Statistics Office (CISO) in collaboration with Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ). Over the course of a week, consultants Jonathan Palmer (Lead...

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Enhancing our capacity in conducting Labour Force Surveys!

Enhancing our capacity in conducting Labour Force Surveys!

In preparation for the Climate Change and Labour Force Survey 2023, staff from the Cook Islands Statistics Office attended a week long “Training workshop on work and labour force statistics”  held in Fiji from the 28th August - 1st September 2023. A Cook Islands'...

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BOP Mission: Outcomes and Next Steps

BOP Mission: Outcomes and Next Steps

To support the Cook Islands Statistics Office (CISO) in improving its external sector statistics (ESS) the staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave the office technical assistance in the form of a week long workshop. The last BOP mission was conducted in...

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Our Mission to Update Maps and Household Listings of Rarotonga

Our Mission to Update Maps and Household Listings of Rarotonga

In preparation for our upcoming Climate Change and Labour Force Survey 2023, the Cook Islands Statistics Office (CISO) is now on a mission to update household listings and maps for the selected Enumeration Areas (EAs) of Rarotonga. This exercise will cover 37 EAs from...

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Taking Off: The Launch of a New Website

Taking Off: The Launch of a New Website

The Cook Islands Statistics Office are starting their year off with a bang as they announce the official launch of their brand new website. Stats officials are pleased to cross one of the top projects of the year off their bucket list, reported Cook Islands Stats....

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Technical Assistants tackle GDP Mission

Technical Assistants tackle GDP Mission

On a mission the Cook Islands Statistics office hosted two International Money Fund (IMF) / Pacific Technical Assistance Center (PFTAC) consultants Bimlesh Krishna and Richard Wild for an intense two-week operation. The goal was to review and improve how the Cook...

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