SYDNEY: New Zealand said on Friday (Feb 7) it had been "blindsided" by the Cook Islands' plans to sign a major agreement with ...

New Zealand is alarmed by the lack of transparency surrounding a potential pact between the Cook Islands and China. The director of the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program speaks to TaiwanPlus ...

The Cook Islands are expected to sign a deal with China, a move that has blindsided New Zealand. Kerre Woodham has some thoughts.

A diplomatic spat has erupted between New Zealand and the Cook Islands over plans by Rarotonga to sign a comprehensive ...

The Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with China, which ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is expected to sign a comprehensive strategic partnership with China in the coming ...

Pacific voyaging is being celebrated at the Australian Wooden Boat festival this year, and some traditional experts hope it ...

The Foreign Affairs Minister’s office is aware of media reporting suggesting the Cook Islands has backed down from its ...

New Zealand has raised the alarm on a new pact to be signed by China and the Cook Islands, saying its Pacific partner failed ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will visit China next week, marking the first such visit in a decade. The visit aims ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will visit China next week, the first visit by a leader of the small South Pacific ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is set to visit China from February 10 to 14. This marks the first visit by a leader of this Pacific island nation to China in ten years, aiming to boost ties in ...