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 ...

Situated in the South Pacific, about halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii, is a tiny island nation that is home to around 15,000 people—and untold billions in assets from the world's ultrawealthy.

“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, Kapa ...

Last month, New Zealand’s political and media establishment erupted in outrage over the decision by the Cook Islands government to sign a wide-ranging strategic partnership agreement with China ...

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 standoff between New Zealand and the Cook Islands reflects an urgent question in the Pacific: Is China a threat or a partner for growth? By Victoria Kim Reporting from Wellington, New Zealand Every ...

Increasing economic ties between the Cook Islands and China represent a pivotal shift in regional geopolitics with implications for Australia and New Zealand’s influence in the South Pacific — a ...

The art of tivaevae, the colourful patchwork and appliqué that’s symbolic of the Cook Islands, is a craft that’s flourished since the introduction of quilting by Christian missionaries in the 19th ...