This change doesn’t alter who qualifies for a visa, but it does make the process much easier for those who do qualify.

FILE - New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters comments during an interview with The Associated Press in his parliamentary office in the capital, Wellington, Aug. 22, 2024.

Port Marlborough welcomes the Government’s announcement today confirming agreement has been reached on the core infrastructure required to support the new Cook Strait ferry service. Today’s ...

A spokesperson for Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a statement that New Zealand had decided in early June to suspend payment of NZ$18.2 million (S$14.1 million) in core sector support ...

A Massey University security and defence observer says the New Zealand government's tactic of trying to punish partners over their decision-making is short-sighted.

New Zealand “paused” the payments and would not resume them until the Cook Islands took “concrete steps” to restore trust, a spokesman for Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a ...

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China.

New Zealand and Australia have both become increasingly cautious about China’s growing presence in the Pacific and the threat it poses to their national security.

The “breadth and content” of the deals and lack of consultation with Wellington about them prompted a review of funding to the Cook Islands, Peters' office said. “New Zealand has therefore paused ...

New Zealand has halted funding to the Cook Islands over what it considers the small Pacific nation's deepening ties with China.