The New Zealand ruling elite depicts itself as a benevolent colonial ruler defending the Cook Islands from the alleged ...

"The Cook Islands is small, and when you sign deals with economic giants like China, you have to question the long-term consequences." ...

The South Pacific country of Cook Islands has unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation after the pact provoked a rare diplomatic clash with the nation’s chief benefactor, New ...

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in the Pacific nation of Cook Islands, urging the government to protect its ties with New Zealand.

In a vote on Wednesday afternoon (Tuesday, Cook Islands time), the man who has been at the centre to controversy in the past few weeks, deated the motion by 13 votes to 9. Two government ministers ...

Hundreds of Cook Islanders protested outside their parliament in the capital, Avarua, on Monday (February 17), demonstrating against Prime Minister Mark Brown's strategic partnership deal with China.

Hundreds of Cook Islanders have gathered to protest in the capital of Avarua after Prime Minister Mark Brown signed a pact with China. Opposition leaders have filed a no confidence vote against ...

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Cook Islands parliament in Avarua on 18 February 2025. Screengrab (1News /YouTube) New Zealand’s prime minister Christopher Luxon earlier said he ...

And about 400 people protested at the Cook Islands parliament in the capital, Avarua, on Tuesday after Brown returned from China, according to news outlets there. Footage showed demonstrators ...

Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer joined more than 400 people in Rarotonga on Tuesday morning (Monday, Cook Islands time) to protest against Prime Minister Mark Brown’s Government.