China will be able to establish a "significant strategic presence" in the Pacific, a security studies professor says.

Cook Islanders hold New Zealand citizenship. Brown said the seabed minerals deal supported the partnership pact he signed in ...

The Cook Islands has announced five-year agreement with China for the exploration of seabed minerals. New Zealand has urged ...

A copy of the deal shows it covers cooperation - but does not involve any agreement to give a license for mining, or exploration. The Cook Islands also signed a Joint Plan for Comprehensive Strategic ...

New Zealand’s leading newspaper, the New Zealand Herald, screamed out this headline on 10 February: “Should New Zealand ...

Tensions have continued to escalate between the New Zealand and Cook Islands Governments as the Cooks inked in a new ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters wants to 'reset' New Zealand's relationship with Cook Islands. "During 2025, as we celebrate ...

New Zealand claims Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is not sharing all the documents on his recent agreement signed ...

New Zealand wants to renegotiate its free association agreements with Cook Islands to secure increased transparency in its ...

南太平洋国家库克群岛星期二(2月18日)公布了与中国达成的一项协议的细节，这项协议旨在加强在包括海底矿产开采等领域的合作。协议引发了与该国主要资助方新西兰的罕见外交冲突，并在国内引发了抗议。

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the Cook Islands public and New Zealand deserve transparency regarding the Cook ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters wants to 'reset' New Zealand's relationship with the Cook Islands. Peters spoke to Corin Dann.