The leader of the tiny South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands has flown to China to seal a controversial security deal, in ...

The Cook Islands’ pact with China has been furiously denounced by New Zealand as breaching the neo-colonial constitutional ...

Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands - Beijing’s growing influence in the South ...

China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the ...

"The relationship between China and the Cook Islands does not target any third party," the Chinese Foreign Ministry says, as ...

The Cook Islands Prime Minister's visit to Beijing aims to explore renewable energy and agriculture cooperation, amidst growing China-Pacific relations. New Zealand, a longtime Cook Islands partner, ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters says the deal between the Cook Islands and China came out of left field for not only New ...

A snub by the Cook Islands prime minister will be watched by any nations keen to see how deep New Zealand's partnerships in ...

With tensions mounting, we break down what the proposed deal between China and the Cook Islands is all about, why New Zealand is upset and what this means for the region. What is ...

There is no need for New Zealand to sit in the room with us,' Premier Brown says, referring to China ties, upcoming deal with ...