The Cook Islands prime minister has suggested a double standard after the New Zealand government cut its development assistance to the island over a China deal.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who is on his first official visit to China, said the Cook Islands had not been transparent and open about its comprehensive strategic partnership with China.

New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands. The government is taking that action because of ...

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Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown hit back the next day by accusing Wellington of being “patronising”, contending that the relationship should be “defined by partnership, not ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown told lawmakers in Parliament on Thursday that the funding was “not halted, it’s paused” and downplayed the significance of the amount frozen.

WELLINGTON – Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown on June 20 condemned “patronising” neighbour New Zealand, which halted aid to the Pacific island nation after it signed a slew of deals ...

New Zealand has abruptly halted nearly $NZ20 million ($US11 million) in funding to the Cook Islands in retaliation for a ...

FILE - Cook Islands Prime Minister, and outgoing Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Mark Brown, speaks at the opening of the annual Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, on ...