A criminal case in Alaska involving nearly a dozen people born in American Samoa is highlighting concerns about birthright ...

Canberra and Wellington have been warning for years of Beijing’s attempts to increase its diplomatic and security footprint ...

A total of 188 New Zealanders who have made their mark on New Zealand have been awarded for their services, in the King's ...

The Cook Islands government held a similar consultation tour in New Zealand in November last year, which the prime minister ...

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.

Cook Island's Prime Minister Mark Brown says any new agreement with NZ can't "wind back the clock" to the colonial era. NZ and Cook Islands remain at loggerheads over contentious China deal.

Domestically, though, the deal was so unpopular it forced an unsuccessful attempt at a no-confidence vote in the Cook Islands’ Prime Minister Mark Brown. Not only do the Cook Islands offer ...

The New Zealand political and media establishment continued to ratchet up tensions with the Cook Islands over the past week, as more details were released about the small Pacific country’s ...

The Cook Islands may be small but the ambitions of its leader are mighty. A range of deals Prime Minister Mark Brown signed with China without consulting the public or New Zealand – an ally to ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown speaks during an interview on the sidelines of the G7 Summit Leaders Meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 19, 2023. Photo: AFP However, Brown said that New ...

The parliament voted 13-to-9 against the motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Mark Brown's government ... now-defunct plan for a "symbolic" Cook Islands passport. "This constant media ...

Prime Minister Mark Brown’s eager embrace of Chinese influence ... The constitutional relationship between New Zealand and the Cook Islands, a “free association” that has provided Cook ...