At the heart of the matter is a major deal set to be signed between the Cook Islands and China this week, one that observers have called a “diplomatic victory” for Beijing and a potential turn ...

However, if the relationship with New Zealand were to worsen further, there is potential that a referendum over the future of the Cook Islands constitution would be needed. Protests were held in ...

He called for a "reset" of New Zealand's relationship with the self-governing Polynesian archipelago and added that the Cook Islands were not to "pursue policies that are significantly at variance ...

“Wonderfully Made,” composed by Cook Islands woman Ruru Maeva. “Nothing stood in the way because God was in the lead,” the Diocese of Rarotonga posted on Facebook. “Thank you to all our ...

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) his country must “reset” its relationship with the Cook Islands government ... how funds were being used.

The Cook Islands said on Saturday (February 15, 2025) that it signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with China, a move expected to raise concerns in New Zealand with which it has ...

A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education ... Many of these posts claimed that people were dying and that a national emergency had ...

The remarks were made in the midst of one of the biggest crises the relationship has ever known, with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown signing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and a ...

with two opinion polls revealing its support has fallen behind that of the Opposition parties. As NBR presenter Grant Walker observed, if those polls were the election result, “this lot would be out ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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 ...