New Zealand expressed renewed concern on Monday about the Cook Islands' prime minister travelling to China this week to sign ...

China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the ...

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 Cook Islands is hugely reliant on New Zealand under a longstanding "free association" agreement that provides it with ...

Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands - Beijing’s growing influence in the South ...

The Foreign Affairs Minister’s office is aware of media reporting suggesting the Cook Islands has backed down from its controversial proposal to introduce its own passport, an initiative that ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will visit China next week, the first visit by a leader of the small South Pacific state in a decade, to help improve ties ranging from ...

The Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with China, which is expected to be penned in Beijing next week. Brown told RNZ Pacific ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand's not the only one in the dark about a potential deal between the Cook Islands and China. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is heading to ...

Cook Islands PM Aims to Boost Trade Ties During China Visit SYDNEY (Reuters) - Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will visit China next week, the first visit by a leader of the small South ...