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

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon brought up New Zealand’s frustrations over China’s engagement with the Cook Islands in his ...

Cook Islands PM said the relationship between his country and New Zealand is defined by partnership, not paternalism. Read ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon brought up New Zealand’s frustrations over China’s engagement with the Cook Islands in his ...

New Zealand on Thursday said it had paused a planned US$11 million development assistance payment for the next financial year ...

Te Maeva Nui NZ is seen as the largest Cook Islands cultural festival outside of the Cook Islands. Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor went ...

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

This comes amid the Cook Islands' deepening ties with China. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands, the government said Thursday, as relations ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown on Friday defended a string of contentious deals with China, saying they did not ...

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

In December 2024, Prime Minister Mark Brown proposed issuing a unique Cook Islands passport—a move Wellington warned could ...