The official language is English, although Cook Islands Māori is also widely spoken by the locals. The territory is a parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand, meaning its ...

Growing ties between China and the Cook Islands present challenges for Australia and New Zealand’s influence in the region ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is visiting Beijing this week to sign a strategic partnership agreement with the world’s second-largest economy in the latest sign of China’s expanding ...

The Cook Islands signed a series of far-reaching agreements with China, including a comprehensive strategic partnership. These agreements represent more than bilateral cooperation; they reflect a ...

The public quarrel between New Zealand and Cook Islands — which share a passport, a military and constitutional ties — was a victory for Beijing’s efforts to woo Pacific leaders and a blow ...

Cook Island's Prime Minister Mark Brown says any new agreement with NZ can't "wind back the clock" to the colonial era. NZ and Cook Islands remain at loggerheads over contentious China deal.

The Cook Islands, an archipelago of 15 islands between New Zealand and Hawaii, has been self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1965. With a total population of 21,000 ...