Its print version is published daily from Monday to Saturday.

[5] In July 2020 Milne returned to New Zealand to become editor of Newsroom Pro.

[1] The News's history has seen frequent clashes with politicians over regulation, with journalists being banned from the Cook Islands Parliament for "unfair" coverage.

In 2001 senior journalist Jason Brown was banned from covering Parliament for two weeks following a complaint that his coverage was unfair to and misrepresented Deputy Prime Minister Norman George.

[10] However, Speaker Niki Rattle warned that she would be quick to ban any journalist who reported unfairly on Parliament in the future.