China will be able to establish a "significant strategic presence" in the Pacific, a security studies professor says.

Cook Islanders hold New Zealand citizenship. Brown said the seabed minerals deal supported the partnership pact he signed in ...

The government of the Cook Islands said on Saturday that it had struck a five-year agreement with China to explore deep-sea minerals. The deal has raised eyebrows in nearby New Zealand. The Cook ...

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Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the Cook Islands public and New Zealand deserve transparency regarding the Cook ...

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has called for a reset in government-to-government relations with the Cook ...

The tiny Pacific nation’s partnership agreement with China was signed amid a furious diplomatic row with New Zealand, its ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has used a policy address to remind the Cook Islands of their responsibilities under a ...

New Zealand's Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, calls for a 'reset' in relations with the Cook Islands following agreements ...

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday his country must “reset” its relationship with the Cook Islands ...

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

"The public deserves to know if there are any debt obligations, resource access clauses, or strategic commitments involved." ...