When it comes to worries about Chinese influence in the Pacific, the recent rifts between NZ and two of our neighbours are only the tip of the iceberg.
Analysis: Small island states like the Cooks and Kiribati are not the only Pacific nations extremely exposed to the sharp elbows of the big powers. NZ, too, is coming under enormous pressure to take ...
By signing a deal with Beijing, the Cook Islands is asserting its independence – in a stark challenge to New Zealand’s ...
Sir Keir Starmer proves with day after day of silence on this issue that he won't stick up for his own country.
New Zealand needs to ensure it does not become unhinged over the spat with the Cook Islands, says an international relations ...
Cook Islanders are bracing for potential backlash from a controversial partnership deal with China, which is expected to be finalised any moment now. The planned comprehensive strategic partnership ...
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Australian deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has reaffirmed Australia's commitment to being the “partner of choice” for ...
The Cook Islands’ pact with China has been furiously denounced by New Zealand as breaching the neo-colonial constitutional ...
Q: I want to ask about the visit of the prime minister of the Cook Islands to China this week. It’s reported that China and ...
Beijing’s growing influence in the South Pacific has hit the close relationship between Wellington and the Cook Islands ...
An ultrarunner from Worthing known as the “Hardest Geezer” is preparing for a new challenge to run 3,000km in New Zealand.