The Cook Islands is hugely reliant on New Zealand under a longstanding "free association" agreement that provides it with ...

Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands - Beijing’s growing influence in the South ...

The Cook Islands is a self-governing country in free association with New Zealand which provides budget support and commits ...

New Zealand has repeatedly asked the Cook Islands to consult on the contents of agreements that Brown plans to sign with ...

China insisted on Monday that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not meant to conspire ...

Could New Zealand’s relationships with its Pacific neighbours be in jeopardy – and is China ready to take full advantage? Tensions have emerged in recent weeks between New Zealand and several Pacific ...

An ultrarunner from Worthing known as the “Hardest Geezer” is preparing for a new challenge to run 3,000km in New Zealand.

Concerns have been rising about a possible diplomatic row between New Zealand and the Cook Islands. A couple of weeks ago, Foreign Minister Winston Peters publicly admonished the President of Kiribati ...

New Zealand said it was “blindsided” as Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown prepares to this week sign a “comprehensive ...

China and the Cook Islands’ relationship “should not be disrupted or restrained by any third party”, says Chinese Foreign ...

Opposition leader Tina Browne, who is concerned with the latest statement from New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister about the ...