The South Pacific is a rich collection of islands and archipelagos with a dizzying array of options for visitors. The easiest ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown signed the agreement on Friday during a visit to China, the first by the country’s leader in a decade, as the small Pacific nation seeks to diversify its ...

China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the South Pacific, despite the trip stirring up a diplomatic spat between ...

When the Cook Islands was granted “internal self-government” in 1965—while still remaining a New Zealand colony—Albert Henry’s Cook Islands Party won the territory’s first election.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The South Pacific country of Cook Islands on Tuesday unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation on matters including mining seabed minerals after ...

China’s growing influence in the Cook Islands symbolises a potentially transformative moment in South Pacific geopolitics, requiring Australia and New Zealand to adapt to this new reality. China’s ...

The Cook Islands is a self-governing country in free association with New Zealand, which provides budget support and commits to defend the South Pacific nation whose people are New Zealand citizens.

FILE - Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown speaks during a plenary session at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 13, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File) 29,248 people ...

China extends reach in South Pacific with Cook Islands deal. No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the start of ...