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Clark was a signatory of the 2001 agreement with the Cook Islands as New Zealand prime minister at the time. “It is the Cook Islands government’s actions which have created this crisis,” she said.

Happier times … Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters in February last year. This week, New Zealand through Peters paused $18.2 million of core sector ...

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark believes the Cook Islands, a realm of New Zealand, caused a crisis for itself by not consulting Wellington before signing a deal with China. The New ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown on Friday condemned “patronising” neighbour New Zealand, which halted aid to the Pacific island nation after it signed a slew of deals with China. Major ...

Pausing nearly $20 million in development assistance is “patronising” and “inconsistent with modern partnership”, Prime Minister Mark Brown has told the Cook Islands Parliament.

The U.S. Coast Guard concluded bilateral maritime law enforcement operations alongside Cook Islands law enforcement partners offshore Rarotonga last Friday. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane ...

Police in Rocky River, Ohio, said in a statement that they had arrested Feras Hamdan, 36, of Ohio, in connection to the alleged targeting on Thursday of Rep. Max Miller, a Republican representing ...

Peters said the Cook Islands had failed to give satisfactory answers to New Zealand’s questions about the arrangement. “We have made it very clear in our response to statements that were being made — ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who is on his first official visit to China, said the Cook Islands had not been transparent and open about its comprehensive strategic partnership with China.

Over the past three years, New Zealand has provided nearly $200 million to the Cook Islands through the development programme, which Peters said relied on a "high-trust relationship." The amount on ...

Freeze emerges as NZ's leader visits China News of the 18.2 million New Zealand dollar ($11 million) funding halt only emerged when a Cook Islands news outlet saw its brief mention in a government ...