The Cook Islands has announced five-year agreement with China for the exploration of seabed minerals. New Zealand has urged the self-governing nation to keep to its "free association" relationship ...

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has called for a reset in government-to-government relations with the Cook ...

The tiny Pacific nation’s partnership agreement with China was signed amid a furious diplomatic row with New Zealand, its ...

New Zealand's Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, calls for a 'reset' in relations with the Cook Islands following agreements ...

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday his country must “reset” its relationship with the Cook Islands ...

The public quarrel between New Zealand and the Cook Islands — which share a passport, a military and constitutional ties — is ...

The Cook Islands' prime minister on Tuesday defended a new partnership pact with China and urged his country not to depend on ...

China seeks to increase "political trust" and belt and road cooperation with the Cook Islands, Premier Li Qiang told his visiting counterpart Mark Brown as they met on Friday. Multiple cooperation ...

The Cook Islands said on Saturday that it signed a comprehensive strategic partnership deal with China - a move expected to ...

The decision drew from New Zealand, which is increasingly cautious about China's growing presence in the Pacific region.

No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...

The Cook Islands Parliament has filed a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Mark Brown and his Cabinet following ...