Robert Tapaitau, the former deputy prime minister of the Cook Islands, was sentenced to twos years and nine months in prison ...

The New Zealand Foreign Minister has dismissed criticism over the government's decision not to send a minister to the Cook ...

The Cook Islands will mark 60 years of being in free association with New Zealand on 4 August. "Who [New Zealand sends], ...

Iran’s women’s basketball team secured a commanding 82-32 victory over the Cook Islands in its opening match of the FIBA ...

The Cook Islands, a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific Ocean, have been closely tied to New Zealand for decades.

Islanders can become more resilient to rising seas and extreme weather by protecting marine habitats and adapting farming ...

Former Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr has become a member of the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund (CINSF) board. Orr has family links to the Cooks and has supported the fund previously with ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, ...

When team Cook Islands walks out during the opening ceremony of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, it will be led by two locals who put sport and community at the forefront.

New Zealand has paused millions of dollars in development funding to the Cook Islands after previously saying it was blindsided by the island nation’s deals with China earlier this year. The deals ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation has made with China, ...

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China. Cook Islands is a self-governing country in free association ...