The breakdown in relations points to the extremely sharp geopolitical tensions in the Pacific created by the advanced US-led ...

The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands about research on seabed minerals exploration and development. That's ...

But the proposed pact has shaken decades-old ties between the Cook Islands and New Zealand, neighbours that are set to mark 60 years of a free association agreement in 2025. That agreement has ...

The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership signed between the Cook Islands and China has 'nothing to do with military or ...

New Zealand’s latest action was an “entirely avoidable consequence of Cook Islands’ strategic flirtations with China,” said Mihai Sora, analyst with the Australia-based thinktank Lowy ...

New Zealand's latest action was an “entirely avoidable consequence of Cook Islands’ strategic flirtations with China,” said Mihai Sora, analyst with the Australia-based thinktank Lowy Institute.

A MFAT spokesperson says if Mark Brown wishes to run a foreign and defence policy without the need to consult, then he should "call a referendum on independence from NZ".

New Zealand's latest action was an “entirely avoidable consequence of Cook Islands’ strategic flirtations with China,” said Mihai Sora, analyst with the Australia-based thinktank Lowy Institute.

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres) The country ...