The funding cut leaves the Cook Islands facing a sudden financial shortfall, prompting warnings that Wellington's approach ...

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

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

The Cook Islands, amidst Chinese influence, signed strategic agreements with Beijing, echoing moves by Vanuatu and Solomon ...

Cook Islands engages with countries “who respect our sovereignty”, says Prime Minister Mark Brown, calling New Zealand’s ...

Pausing nearly $20 million in development assistance is "patronising" and "inconsistent with modern partnership", Prime Minister Mark Brown has told the Cook Islands parliament. New Zealand ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown on Friday defended a string of contentious deals with China, saying they did not ...

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

In December 2024, Prime Minister Mark Brown proposed issuing a unique Cook Islands passport;a move Wellington warned could ...

This combined photo shows New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, left, and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown. (Kyodo) SYDNEY (Kyodo) -- New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in ...

Cook Islands government anticipated the multi-million-dollar core sector support funding ‘pause’ from New Zealand towards the ...