Norman George says self-government has failed and urges Aotearoa to take action, but Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says any change must come from the Cook Islands people.

Explainer-What Is the Cook Islands Deal With China and What Has Worried NZ? By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive ...

Cook Islands-NZ relationship under strain (6 min 38 sec) Massey University's Dr Anna Powles said the relationship was "incredibly important to New Zealand, and incredibly important to get right".

The Cook Islands prime minister has announced a zone to protect the migratory corridors of the endangered Oceania humpback ...

NZ and Cook Islands remain at loggerheads over contentious China deal. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says he will only re-work constitutional ties with New Zealand if the new agreement ...

The New Zealand Government says the Cook Islands has failed to properly consult it on proposed agreements Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will be signing in China this week. Brown has now ...

Following a meeting between Brown and China’s NZ Ambassador Wang Xiaolong in Auckland last September, the Cook Islands Foreign Affairs Ministry posted a statement on areas identified for “expa ...

A Cook Islands-registered ship being seized by Finnish authorities over a suspected incident of sabotage “creates a bad look” for New Zealand, an international law professor says. AFP reported ...

New Zealand’s navy and air force actively patrol the Cook Islands’ substantial exclusive economic zone, roughly 3,000 kilometres northeast of Auckland. The NZ Defence Force frequently visits ...

New Zealand yesterday expressed renewed concern about the prime minister of the Cook Islands traveling to China this week to sign agreements without properly consulting with Wellington despite the two ...

WELLINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this week, have raised concerns in New Zealand ...