Cook Islands government delivered cyber safety awareness training to 142 public servants, bolstering defences against rising ...

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.” ...

Cost of living and housing are among the major items on the agenda for the incoming Cook Islands Party-led government in their first 100 days in office, Prime Minister Mark Brown has confirmed.

(Reuters) - New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday his country must "reset" its relationship with the Cook Islands government after its Pacific neighbour signed agreements with ...

FILE - Cook Islands Prime Minister, and outgoing Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Mark Brown, speaks at the opening of the annual Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, on Aug.

New Zealand has extended its pause on direct payments to the Cook Islands government, after it signed partnership agreements with China earlier this year. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson ...

The tiny 15-island nation's head-turning decision to declare the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) as a Whale Sanctuary has drawn praise from the conservation organisation, WWF. Cook Islands, ...

The Cook Islands is set to strike a comprehensive strategic partnership with China, triggering a hysterical response from New Zealand’s government and media, which brands the deal as a major ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is visiting Beijing this week to sign a strategic partnership agreement with the world’s second-largest economy in the latest sign of China’s expanding influence ...

A new Cook Islands Government report shows financial and insurance services contributed more than NZ$48 million to the economy in 2024/25, up around 27 percent from NZ$38 million in 2019/20.1 The ...

As the Cook Islands embraces the burgeoning industry, deep-sea mining companies are becoming part of the community’s day-to-day. Can the country avoid the mistakes of resource extraction’s past? By ...