Plugs and voltage
The Cook Islands uses Type I sockets. Mains supply is 240 V at 50 Hz.
At 240 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Money
$ New Zealand Dollar NZD
| 1 USD | 1.77 NZD |
|---|---|
| 1 EUR | 1.98 NZD |
| 1 GBP | 2.38 NZD |
| 1 JPY | 0.01128 NZD |
Language
- Englishofficial100%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
The Cook Islands is on UTC−10, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in the Cook Islands drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries
Public holidays in the next 12 months
13 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
December 2026
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- Boxing Day (observed)
January 2027
- New Year's Day
- Day after New Year's Day
- Day after New Year's Day (observed)
March 2027
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
April 2027
- ANZAC Day
June 2027
- Sovereign's Birthday
July 2027
- Day of the House of Ariki
August 2027
- Constitution Day
October 2027
- Cook Islands Gospel Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
No separate advisory; covered by the advisory for New Zealand: Level 1 Exercise normal precautions.
Read it. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to the Cook Islands.
Updated 2025-12-10. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +682
- Internet domain
- .ck
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
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Flag: Flag of the Cook Islands.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of the Cook Islands.svg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Josedar. Electricity: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), see methodology.
