Official ratification of a "comprehensive strategic partnership" agreement likely to cause consternation in Wellington.

No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...

New Zealand’s announced review of its development aid to Kiribati after a diplomatic rift between the two countries should ...

China acknowledged a visit by the Cook Islands leader for the first time on Thursday, amid exasperation in New Zealand that ...

China stood ready for "in-depth" talks with the Cook Islands, Beijing said on Thursday, a day before a meeting between ...

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 ...

The Cook Islands is hugely reliant on New Zealand under a longstanding "free association" agreement that provides it with ...

New Zealand expressed renewed concern on Monday about the Cook Islands' prime minister travelling to China this week to sign ...

A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...

Asian equities were mixed on Friday as investors headed into the weekend awaiting the release of US jobs data, while traders ...