The leader of the tiny South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands has flown to China to seal a controversial security deal, in ...

Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands - Beijing’s growing influence in the South ...

The Cook Islands Prime Minister's visit to Beijing aims to explore renewable energy and agriculture cooperation, amidst growing China-Pacific relations. New Zealand, a longtime Cook Islands partner, ...

China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the ...

"The relationship between China and the Cook Islands does not target any third party," the Chinese Foreign Ministry says, as ...

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

Foreign Minister Winston Peters says the deal between the Cook Islands and China came out of left field for not only New ...

But the proposed pact has shaken decades-old ties between the Cook Islands and New Zealand, neighbours that are set to mark ...

Mark Brown is travelling to China soon where he is expected to potentially sign an agreement on closer cooperation with Beijing.

SYDNEY: New Zealand said on Friday (Feb 7) it had been "blindsided" by the Cook Islands' plans to sign a major agreement with ...