The Cook Islands’ pact with China has been furiously denounced by New Zealand as breaching the neo-colonial constitutional ...
New Zealand is taking too hasty and too abrasive an approach to Pacific islands, putting leadership in the region on edge. We ...
Australia saw a record surge in cyber attacks in 2024, with data breaches escalating. Experts warn of rising risks as hackers ...
Could New Zealand’s relationships with its Pacific neighbours be in jeopardy – and is China ready to take full advantage? Tensions have emerged in recent weeks between New Zealand and several Pacific ...
New Zealand has accused the Cook Islands government of a lack of transparency over its plans to strike a partnership deal ...
Concerns have been rising about a possible diplomatic row between New Zealand and the Cook Islands. A couple of weeks ago, Foreign Minister Winston Peters publicly admonished the President of Kiribati ...
But the proposed pact has shaken decades-old ties between the Cook Islands and New Zealand, neighbours that are set to mark ...
The 15 Pacific Island Countries participating in the Paiaudaud include Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall ...
Explainer: New Zealand and the Cook Islands are in the middle of a diplomatic row. A series of events has frustrated New ...
The Cook Islands PM is in Beijing to sign an agreement with China - but the government says he failed to consult with NZ on the matter, as is required.
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...