Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown Photo: Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration Cook Islanders in New Zealand are excited at the prospect of being reunited with 'anau soon. Mareta Matenga from the Hamilton Cook Islands Association was overjoyed with the news. "The Christmas-New Year, that's been a bit of a tough time for a lot of our families but exciting to know now they can, you know, jump on a plane and not have to worry about quarantine. So, that'll be awesome." Mareta Matenga said she hoped the safeguards would be enough to keep the Cook Islands Covid-free.