Aotearoa has an opportunity to "show maturity" as Cook Islands celebrates six decades of self-governance, a Cook Islands ...

Peters and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will not attend the celebrations. Ten years ago, former Prime ...

Former Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr has become a member of the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund (CINSF) board. Orr has family links to the Cooks and has supported the fund previously with ...

Iran’s women’s basketball team secured a commanding 82-32 victory over the Cook Islands in its opening match of the FIBA ...

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The Cook Islands, a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific Ocean, have been closely tied to New Zealand for decades.

New Zealand has what is known as a "free association" relationship with the Cook Islands, and helps the latter with defence and foreign affairs. In the last three years, Wellington provided NZ$194m in ...

New Zealand has halted funding to the Cook Islands over what it considers the small Pacific nation's deepening ties with China.

New Zealand has paused nearly $20m in budget funding to the Cook Islands, after its government signed partnership agreements with China earlier this year without consulting New Zealand. Foreign ...

The funding cut leaves the Cook Islands facing a sudden financial shortfall, prompting warnings that Wellington's approach could backfire What began as a quiet series of infrastructure deals between ...

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