The Cook Islands may be small but the ambitions of its leader are mighty and his signing of a range of deals with China ...

Members of parliament voted 13-9 to defeat the motion introduced by the Cook Islands United Party. Two members abstained from ...

The Cook Islands' prime minister survived a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, blaming "misinformation" from former colonial ...

Cook Islands’ shift towards China however has stirred political tensions in the country. Recently, protests broke out in ...

New Zealand is facing its own ‘Solomon Islands moment’ over a shock deal between China and the Cook Islands that clears the ...

According to International Relations Study Association(IRSA), on the afternoon of February 14, 2025, during the closing of ...

New Zealand's foreign minister said he had raised concerns over China's recent live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea during ...

The deal does not involve any agreement to give an exploration or mining licence to China, says the Cook Islands government.

The prime minister of the Cook Islands could be facing a no-confidence vote this week. It's part of the continuing political ...

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

In a geopolitical manoeuvre that should alarm every nation invested in Pacific stability, the Cook Islands has fallen prey to ...