A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Jan. 30 after a new ...

New Zealand seeks transparency from Cook Islands on China agreements China says it sees Cook Islands as important South Pacific partner Cook Islands opposition questions lack of consultation on ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - 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 ...

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 ...

New Zealand has repeatedly asked the Cook Islands to consult on the contents of agreements that Brown plans to sign with China but has not received a proper response, deputy prime minister Winston ...

Taranaki Maunga is an honored ancestor to the Maori, something the New Zealand government has cemented with this designation.

New Zealand Voices Renewed Concern as Cook Islands PM Eyes Agreement With China By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand expressed renewed concern on Monday about the Cook Islands' prime ...

Pacific allies don’t usually air their dirty laundry in public. But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation ...

A resolution was passed Friday by the Alaska Legislature urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America's tallest peak as Mount Denali. AP The Alaska ...

4,500 MT of structural steel and 5,772 MT of reinforcement stainless steel, among other materials were used to erect the new bridge, whose towers rise up to a maximum height of 34 metres.

The bus collided with other vehicles on a main bridge in Guatemala’s capital before ... straining to read the list. Every time a new name was added, guttural cries of grief emerged from the ...

A New Zealand mountain has been legally recognised as a person by the government. Mount Taranaki has been legally granted all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of a person as part of ...