WELLINGTON: The Cook Islands said Saturday (Feb 22) it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the Pacific nation's seabed mineral riches. A copy of ...

The Cook Islands are a paradise in the South Pacific Ocean, nestled between New Zealand and Hawaii, covering an area of 93 square miles spread across 15 islands. The capital is Avarua, located on ...

Cook Islands is free to change that status but has not.” In fact, the Declaration nowhere defines the scope and nature of bilateral “consultations.” Moreover, it explicitly affirms the Cook ...

"The reality is we've been not told(sic) what the nature of the arrangements that they seek in Beijing might be," he told Morning Report on Friday. Cook Islands-NZ relationship under strain (6 min ...

Cook Islands is “always free to choose” to be independent of New Zealand, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Wednesday. The statement from Peters came amid tensions between Wellington and ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown speaks during a livestream on Facebook earlier this month. Photo / via video The Cook Islands said on Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China ...