Chinese financial assistance – along with aid from Australia and New Zealand – helped the Cook Islands host the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting in 2023, according to the Pacific ...

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 ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters said he had not been consulted on the moves by the Cook Islands, a small, self-governing Pacific nation that has a “free association” with New Zealand.

Leader of Cook Islands flies to Beijing to negotiate a security deal despite New Zealand warnings The leader of the tiny South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands has flown to China to seal a ...

SYDNEY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka will attend a presidential prayer breakfast in Washington on Thursday, the first opportunity for a Pacific Islands leader to press ...

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 ...

But, the open source version was a hot mess that failed to prioritize economic and security autonomy for Pacific Island countries. While the new strategy made a commitment to “a substantial ...

New Zealand — home to large populations of Pacific peoples — is a popular spot for those from island nations to live and work. “In the meantime, New Zealand stands ready, as we always have ...

This week, New Zealand's sometimes ... front of a row of Australian and Solomon Islands flags. The federal government is preparing to unveil a slew of Pacific initiatives designed to bolster ...

The Cook Islands is a self-governing country in free association with New Zealand, which provides budget support and commits to defend the South Pacific nation, whose people are New Zealand citizens.