The Cook Islands government says it is working to stabilise its strained relationship with New Zealand, but not at the cost ...

The Cook Islands Prime Minister says ministers and officials have engaged "consistently" with New Zealand through every ...

A special Herald investigation has found the Cook Islands flag has flown on over 100 oil tankers accused of illicitly trading ...

Millions in vital aid funding remains suspended in an escalating  diplomatic row over the Cook Islands’ recent agreement with ...

A Cook Islands politician says public pressure is mounting for its Government to mend its rift with New Zealand.

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 ...

Feb 26 (Reuters) - Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown survived on Wednesday a vote of no confidence in parliament brought by the opposition over deals he struck with China that strained relations ...

The New Zealand political and media establishment continued to ratchet up tensions with the Cook Islands over the past week, as more details were released about the small Pacific country’s recent ...

BEIJING — China insisted on Monday that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not meant to conspire against anyone in the South Pacific, despite the trip stirring ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China acknowledged a visit by the Cook Islands leader for the first time on Thursday, amid exasperation in New Zealand that it was not consulted about expected agreements involving ...