The Cook Islands prime minister has suggested a double standard after the New Zealand government cut its development ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who is on his first official visit to China, said the Cook Islands had not been transparent ...

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands. The government is taking that action because of ...

New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials in Wellington said Thursday. Cook Islands is ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister, and outgoing Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Mark Brown, speaks at the opening of the annual Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, on Aug. 26 ...

New Zealand has abruptly halted nearly $NZ20 million ($US11 million) in funding to the Cook Islands in retaliation for a ...

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in budget funding to the Cook Islands, it said on Thursday, as the relationship between the two constitutionally-linked countries continues to deteriorate ...

Cook Islands PM Mark Brown defended his nation’s ties with China, saying they did not “compromise” its independence. PHOTO: AFP. UPDATED Jun 20, 2025, 06:46 PM. Thanks for sharing!

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

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown on Friday condemned “patronising” neighbour New Zealand, which halted aid to the Pacific island nation after it signed a slew of deals with China.