New Zealand and Cook Islands have signed a defense and security pact, easing over a year of tension between them.

From left to right: Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Mark Brown, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Cook Islands Tukaka Ama, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, and Chinese Minister ...

A Sri Lankan woman has been stranded in the Cook Islands for three years, but neither New Zealand nor Australia is approving ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to establish diplomatic relations Monday with two South Pacific nations, the Cook Islands and Niue, as his administration aims to show to Pacific Island ...

The family of a Sri Lankan woman who has been stuck in the Cook Islands for three years because Australia and New Zealand refuses to let her transit warns her "mental state is not good".

The Cook Islands just created a marine preserve that’s 7,000 times its land size. The small Pacific nation of the Cook Islands passed legislation last week to create one of the world’s largest ocean ...

There are many great places to go for amazing views—Fiji, Bora Bora, Hawaii, the Caribbean—but what’s great about the Cook Islands is that it’s not as well-known, so the crowds that you find elsewhere ...

Karmichael Hunt has hailed Cook Islands veteran Brad Takairangi after his final Test and called for a change to the ...

The US is formally establishing diplomatic relations with a pair of Pacific Island nations Monday, recognizing the Cook Islands and Niue for the first time. The recognition comes as President Joe ...

Hard fought wins over New Zealand and Fiji Australia have seen the Kangaroos qualify for the semi-finals of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup with a week to spare. But first, attention turns to ...

New Zealand and Cook Islands Sign a Defense Pact, Easing Tensions Over a China Deal WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand and Cook Islands signed a defense and security pact Thursday, easing more ...