WELLINGTON (Reuters) - 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 country in ...

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 recent ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The South Pacific country of Cook Islands on Tuesday unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation on matters including mining seabed minerals after the pact ...

Feb 19 (Reuters) - New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday his country must “reset” its relationship with the Cook Islands government after its Pacific neighbour signed ...

New Zealand’s attempts to “coerce” the Cook Islands over its relationship with China will not work, Prime Minister Mark Brown said in an interview aired on Cook Islands Television last week. He said ...

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 ...

Explainer: New Zealand and the Cook Islands are in the middle of a diplomatic row. A series of events has frustrated New Zealand, with the latest being the island nation's prime minister going to ...

“Happy Te Maeva Nui!”—a cheerful phrase that echoed across the Cook Islands as the nation celebrated 60 years of independence with reed dances, float parades, and choir performances. For a week, Kapa ...

WELLINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - 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 ...