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

When the Cook Islands was granted “internal self-government” in 1965—while still remaining a New Zealand colony—Albert Henry’s Cook Islands Party won the territory’s first election.

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 ...

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 ...

A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships but excludes security ties, a document released by the Pacific island ...

New Zealand’s intelligence chief has voiced concerns over China’s growing influence in the Pacific, saying he will ramp up security of the Cook Islands over its deepening ties with Beijing.