The neighboring government would need to analyze the contents of the pact released on Monday and its implications for New Zealand and the people of the Cook Islands, whose government it intends ...

“While the connection between the people of the Cook Islands and New Zealand remains resolutely strong, we currently face challenges in the government-to-government relationship,” he said.

"I know there has been strong interest in the outcomes of this visit, and I want to reassure our people that every conversation is being guided by what is best for the Cook Islands," Brown said in ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and Chinese ... "This provides opportunities for our government, our private sector and our people to benefit from enhanced partnership opportunities with ...

Nearly 100,000 people who identify as Cook Island Maori live in New Zealand currently. According to New Zealand's foreign ministry, New Zealand has a constitutional obligation to respond to ...

A separate passport and citizenship is only available to fully independent countries, Wellington says New Zealand has rejected a proposal by the Cook Islands to introduce a separate passport for ...