In a clear and deliberate diplomatic snub, the New Zealand government boycotted celebrations in the Cook Islands on August 4 marking 60 years of “self-government in free association with New Zealand.” ...
In 1860, Captain Sinclair of the American schooner “Wamp” recruited four Polynesian men and six Polynesian women at Manihiki Atoll, Cook Islands, and shipped them to Koloa Plantation to labor in the ...
Let the islands’ people decide whether deepening ties with China reflect their collective aspirations – and whether the constitutional relationship with New Zealand still serves their future. From ...
A standoff between New Zealand and the Cook Islands reflects an urgent question in the Pacific: Is China a threat or a partner for growth? By Victoria Kim Reporting from Wellington, New Zealand Every ...
New Zealand and Cook Islands signed a defense and security pact Thursday, easing more than a year of tension between the ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — 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, ...
From left to right, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Mark Brown, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Cook Islands Tukaka Ama, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, and Chinese Minister ...