The New Zealand ruling elite depicts itself as a benevolent colonial ruler defending the Cook Islands from the alleged ...

BEIJING: China and the Cook Islands signed an action plan last week for a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday (Feb 17), giving ...

Data released by police shows 300 incidents were reported to Rarotonga Police during January and February this year, compared ...

The Cook Islands may be small but the ambitions of its leader are mighty. A range of deals Prime Minister Mark Brown signed ...

All of New Zealand’s diplomatic efforts to persuade the Cook Islands not to sign the Action Plan have failed. Are we finally at the moment of reckoning where New Zealand will find a way to rally ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown survived on Wednesday a vote of no confidence in parliament brought by the opposition over deals he struck with China that strained relations with New Zealand.

The Cook Islands are a group of 15 small islands and atolls halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii, scattered across 2 million square km of resource-rich Pacific Ocean. Sign up here. Since 1965 ...

We therefore view the Cook Islands as having failed to properly consult New Zealand with respect to any agreements it plans to sign this coming week in China. This lack of consultation is a matter of ...

the Cook Islands has found itself at the center of geopolitical competition. Its recent decision to sign an action plan for a “comprehensive strategic partnership 2025-2030” with China has sparked ...

The Cook Islands signed a five-year agreement with China for seabed mineral exploration and research. Prime Minister Mark Brown was accused of not consulting New Zealand on the deal with China.