WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand and Cook Islands signed a defense and security pact Thursday, easing more than a year of tension between the Pacific nations over Cook Islands’ deepening ...

New Zealand’s attempts to “coerce” the Cook Islands over its relationship with China will not work, Prime Minister Mark Brown said in an interview aired on Cook Islands Television last week. He said ...

New Zealand’s National Party-led government has suspended two years of aid payments—around $NZ30 million—to the Cook Islands, amid a deteriorating diplomatic ...

Cook Islands has received $20 million of the paused funding from New Zealand, with the remaining balance to be released once both nations finalise agreements on specific programmes.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand and the Cook Islands signed a defense and security pact on Thursday, alleviating over a year of diplomatic tension related to the Cook Islands' growing ties ...

New Zealand has signed a defence and security declaration with the Cook Islands, repairing a relationship strained when the tiny South Pacific nation entered a strategic agreement with China. The ...

Cook Islands' minimum wage increase to $10.50 hourly, effective 1 July 2026, has sparked intense debate, with workers calling the 50-cent raise insufficient against inflation and businesses warning of ...