The New Zealand ruling elite depicts itself as a benevolent colonial ruler defending the Cook Islands from the alleged ...

WOMEN from the South Pacific have inspired a special worldwide reflection in Knutsford. A 2025 World Day of Prayer was held at St John’s Church. This year, the ecumenical service was written by women ...

Campaigner says The Metals Company’s loss of a third of its exploration area is sign of a stuttering industry.

The South Pacific country of Cook Islands has unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation after the pact provoked a rare diplomatic clash with the nation’s chief benefactor, New ...

The Cook Islands may be small but the ambitions of its leader are mighty. A range of deals Prime Minister Mark Brown signed ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The South Pacific country of Cook Islands on Tuesday unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation on matters including mining seabed minerals after ...

"The Cook Islands is small, and when you sign deals with economic giants like China, you have to question the long-term consequences." ...

The Marshall Islands has become the 14th Pacific Islands Forum member state to join the South Pacific's nuclear non-prolifiration and disarmament treaty.

A round-up of news from around the region, including results for an election in Federated States of Micronesia's Yap State.

Cook Islands releases plan for pact signed with China Deal spans seabed mining, disaster relief and cultural ties Protesters support existing ties with New Zealand New Zealand calls for release of ...

China insisted that the visit is not meant to conspire against anyone in the South Pacific. “The relationship between China and the Cook Islands is not directed against any third party and ...

New Zealand’s top spy has warned of the security risks posed by China’s growing influence in the Pacific and said his agency would ramp up scrutiny of the Cook Islands after the nation deepened ties ...