Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is going to China to sign the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and other agreements ...

The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square ...

But the proposed pact has shaken decades-old ties between the Cook Islands and New Zealand, neighbours that are set to mark ...

New Zealand expressed renewed concern on Monday about the Cook Islands' prime minister travelling to China this week to sign ...

The Cook Islands is hugely reliant on New Zealand under a longstanding "free association" agreement that provides it with ...

New Zealand spends just over 1 percent of GDP on defence. It isn't a member of NATO, but is formally a partner. According to ...

The planned visiting forces agreements reflect Manila’s efforts to broaden and deepen its defense partnerships in the face of ...

At the Munich Security Conference, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with New Zealand's Defense Minister Judith ...

The moves are part of a reset in New Zealand’s foreign and defense policy as Wellington looks to step up engagements with its ...