New Zealand has what is known as a "free association" relationship with the Cook Islands, and helps the latter with defence ...

The funding cut leaves the Cook Islands facing a sudden financial shortfall, prompting warnings that Wellington's approach ...

The proposed China-Cook Islands strategic deal comes amid growing competition for influence in the region between China on the one hand, and the US, Australia, and New Zealand on the other.

New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...

China and the Cook Islands on Friday signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement, but the lack of transparency around the details has alarmed New Zealand, the South Pacific state’s ...

Cook Islands releases plan for pact signed with China Deal spans seabed mining, disaster relief and cultural ties Protesters support existing ties with New Zealand New Zealand calls for release of ...

Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this week, have raised concerns in New Zealand, which has a close ...

Brown’s refusal to show New Zealand officials the text of the China deal ahead of his trip prompted censure from Wellington this month. And about 400 people protested at the Cook Islands ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - 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, ...

China's foreign ministry said China is willing to have an "in-depth exchange of views" with the Cook Islands, with its Prime Minister Mark Brown set to meet China's premier on his visit, which is ...

The China-Cook Islands agreement stands in contrast to Trump’s decision to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, which the Biden administration saw as a key plank in ...