A standoff between New Zealand and the Cook Islands reflects an urgent question in the Pacific: Is China a threat or a ...

Win: “Happy Te Maeva Nui!”—a cheerful phrase that echoed across the Cook Islands as the nation celebrated 60 years of independence with reed dances, float parades, and choir performances. For a week, ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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, a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific Ocean, have been closely tied to New Zealand for decades. Though the Cook Islands govern their own internal matters, they still rely ...

STORY: New Zealand has suspended millions in budget funding to the Cook Islands over that nation's growing ties with China. Tensions between the two escalated in February after Cook Islands Prime ...

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 ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the "breadth and content" of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, ...

For the second time in a year Apple CEO Tim Cook has travelled to China, and for the second time the purposes of his visit are shrouded in mystery, speculation, and, of course, tech-world chatter ...

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