The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the ...

Climate change is causing more frequent and devastating natural disasters. The goal of this paper is two-fold. First, it examines the dynamic effects of natural disasters on the growth of output and ...

Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday his country must “reset” its relationship with the Cook Islands ...

Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this ...

Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this ...

China floods to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, these are the world's deadliest natural disasters—and the details are not for the faint of heart.

I It’s one thing to fix your home after something basic has gone wrong, but it’s a different beast to rebuild and recover after a major natural disaster has destroyed multiple properties on ...

It is considered the biggest environmental disaster in Solomon Islands' history, and local residents say the effects of the disaster are still being felt today. Australian lawyer Dirk Heinz told ...

It is considered the biggest environmental disaster in Solomon Islands' history, and local residents say the effects of the disaster are still being felt today. Australian lawyer Dirk Heinz told RNZ ...

disasters and defence. A proposal in December by the Cook Islands to allow the creation of its own passports was rejected by New Zealand but Wellington said it could discuss independence.