The money is part of NZ $200 million directed to the Cook Islands by New Zealand over the past three years as part of an almost 60-year-old free association compact.

Cook Islands has established its own national awards system, Te Tango Raumaire o Avaiki, to recognise outstanding service and achievement across all sectors of society.

In 2001, New Zealand and the Cook Islands signed a Joint Centenary Declaration, which broadly states that the two governments must “consult regularly on defence and security issues.” Peters ...

Thirty-seven (37) individuals with overseas gang affiliations have been stopped from entering the Cook Islands between June 2024 and April of this year, revealed the Minister for Immigration and ...

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands. The government is taking that action because of several agreements the smaller Pacific nation has made with China. HPR's ...

Kahu Ken Makuakane, left, of Kawaiaha‘o Church, helped unwrap a maile lei Thursday during a blessing of the new Kahawai Chapel at the Outrigger Reef hotel. A Japanese company invested in the new ...

The decision by Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters to suspend payment of aid to the Cook Islands could backfire on the New Zealand government, an academic says. Peters has withheld more than ...

Confusion and concern is mounting over a growing spat between New Zealand and Cook Islands, which analysts believe could result in stronger ties between the Pacific island nation and China.

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown described New Zealand's suspension of funding as 'cruel'. Photo: Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOS Confusion and concern is mounting over a growing spat between New Zealand ...

New Zealand is the biggest provider of financial support for the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands' China deals The funding pause is part of larger friction between New Zealand, Australia and smaller ...