Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is visiting Beijing this week to sign a strategic partnership agreement with the world’s second-largest economy in the latest sign of China’s expanding ...

WELLINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this week, have raised concerns in New Zealand ...

The Cook Islands' minimum wage will increase by 50 cents, from $9.50 to $10 per hour, effective 1 July 2025. While some welcome the change, others argue it's insufficient given the rising cost of ...

The Cook Islands are a paradise in the South Pacific Ocean, nestled between New Zealand and Hawaii, covering an area of 93 square miles spread across 15 islands. The capital is Avarua, located on ...

The China-Cook Island's Comprehensive Strategic Partnership draws the island nation into a rising competition in the pacific ...

Factbox-Where Is the Cook Islands and What Is Its Relationship With New Zealand? WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands ...

"According to the Pacific Syndromic Surveillance System, as of May 27th 2025, dengue cases are increasing or peaking in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, and Cook Islands. There have been deaths reported ...

The Cook Islands is proving that sustainable tourism isn't just possible – it's essential. Here's how this South Pacific nation is preserving their paradise for generations for come. Landing on ...

Cook Islands foreign affairs minister says they have yet to re-engage with Beijing following the signing of the agreements that caused a diplomatic row with New Zealand.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — China and the South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal on Friday, raising alarm that Beijing is extending its reach ...

NZ and Cook Islands remain at loggerheads over contentious China deal. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says he will only re-work constitutional ties with New Zealand if the new agreement ...

Increasing economic ties between the Cook Islands and China represent a pivotal shift in regional geopolitics with implications for Australia and New Zealand’s influence in the South Pacific — a ...