The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed mineral exploration and development, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.

The State Department has already begun talks with the South Pacific nation for research on seabed mineral exploration and ...

The Cook Islands has no intention of leaving its special relationship with New Zealand, Prime Minister Mark Brown says.

CEO Gerard Barron praised the U.S. move to initiate talks with the Cook Islands over seabed resources, but warned that China ...

The United States initiates discussions with the Cook Islands about seabed mineral exploration to counter China's growing ...

Freeze emerges as NZ’s leader visits China News of the 18.2 million New Zealand dollar ($11 million) funding halt only emerged when a Cook Islands news outlet saw its brief mention in a ...

New Zealand has what is known as a "free association" relationship with the Cook Islands, and helps the latter with defence and foreign affairs. In the last three years, Wellington provided NZ ...

New Zealand's latest action was an “entirely avoidable consequence of Cook Islands’ strategic flirtations with China,” said Mihai Sora, analyst with the Australia-based thinktank Lowy Institute.

14 Prime Ministers thanked Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum (ANZLF) representatives for their engagement in Queenstown and looked forward to the Forum’s biennial meeting in Canberra in September ...

New Zealand’s latest action was an “entirely avoidable consequence of Cook Islands’ strategic flirtations with China,” said Mihai Sora, analyst with the Australia-based thinktank Lowy ...

News of the 18.2 million New Zealand dollar ($11 million) funding halt only emerged when a Cook Islands news outlet saw its brief mention in a government budget document.