New Zealand on Thursday said it had paused a planned US$11 million development assistance payment for the next financial year ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon brought up New Zealand’s frustrations over China’s engagement with the Cook Islands in his ...

The Cook Islands prime minister has suggested a double standard, after the New Zealand government cut its development ...

President Xi Jinping met with New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Beijing on Friday, calling on both sides to ...

The leaders of China and New Zealand discussed on Friday the role of trade in boosting ties, while New Zealand also pressed ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon brought up New Zealand’s frustrations over China’s engagement with the Cook Islands in his ...

New Zealand leader’s China trip focuses on trade and tourism, but differences over Pacific island ties cast a shadow.

The prime minister of New Zealand stressed the mutual benefits of trade with China in a meeting with Chinese leader Xi ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown on Friday defended a string of contentious deals with China, saying they did not ...

The island nation signed a comprehensive strategic partnership with China, without reference to New Zealand, despite our two countries' official special relationship. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has slammed New Zealand for what he calls a "patronising" approach over its China deal. This week it was revealed that nearly $20m of New Zealand funding to the ...

In December 2024, Prime Minister Mark Brown proposed issuing a unique Cook Islands passport—a move Wellington warned could ...