A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships, ...

Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this week, have raised concerns in New Zealand, which has a close constitutional ...

China will provide the Pacific nation of 15,000 people with a one-time grant of about S$5.3 million. Read more at ...

A $3m ship deal is among the early examples of how a polarising pact between the Asian superpower and a Pacific partner will bear fruit ...

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in the Pacific nation of Cook Islands, urging the government to protect its ties with New Zealand.

The Cook Islands' prime minister on Tuesday defended a new partnership pact with China and urged his country not to depend on ...

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

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There's controversy over Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer taking part in an anti-government protest in the Cook Islands.

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The public quarrel between New Zealand and the Cook Islands — which share a passport, a military and constitutional ties — is ...