WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres) The country in ...

Cook Islands is marking 60 years of independence and stylish silver and gold coins do their part to make the occasion a special one that is distinctly appealing through the efforts of CIT.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation has made with China, ...

The Cook Islands Maritime Authority says a US sanctioned oil tanker is falsely using Cook Islands identifiers to evade ...

The New Zealand political and media establishment continued to ratchet up tensions with the Cook Islands over the past week, as more details were released about the small Pacific country’s recent ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships but excludes security ties, a document released by ...

Research commissioned by Greenpeace, showing that deep sea mining in the Cook Islands is unlikely to make any money, is being ...

Glide above the postcard-perfect South Pacific with this breathtaking drone video of the Cook Islands. Witness the stunning, ...

FILE - Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown speaks during a plenary session at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 13, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File) BEIJING (AP) — China ...

Let the islands’ people decide whether deepening ties with China reflect their collective aspirations – and whether the constitutional relationship with New Zealand still serves their future. From ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown completed a week-long state visit to China on February 14, signing a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to boost relations with Beijing. Cook Islands Prime ...

The Cook Islands, a nation in the Pacific Ocean, hosted this year’s ecumenical World Day of Prayer on March 7, bringing together hundreds of people from the country’s six Christian churches. The World ...