The Cook Islands was within the New Zealand borders from 1901. In 1965, it became self governing but in free association with New Zealand. It is a realm country of New Zealand, along with Niue and ...

The Cook Islands, a collective of 15 islands, holds a significant relationship with New Zealand, granting its citizens New Zealand citizenship and rights. Although self-governing, it's tied ...

Concerns are mounting in New Zealand as the Cook Islands’ Prime Minister travels to China this week to sign agreements without properly consulting with New Zealand, despite the two nations' ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been ordered to cease production of the one-cent coin known as the penny, President ...

Diplomatic tension between the Cook Islands and New Zealand is growing. Here's what it's about about, what China has to do with it, and why it matters.

A snub by the Cook Islands prime minister will be watched by any nations keen to see how deep New Zealand's partnerships in the region really are, an expert on geopolitics in the Pacific says.

The leader of the tiny South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands has flown to China to seal a controversial security deal, in defiance of warnings from its partner New Zealand.

A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...