With tensions mounting, we break down what the proposed deal between China and the Cook Islands is all about, why New Zealand is upset and what this means for the region. What is ...

China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the ...

New Zealand, along with Australia and the United States, have become increasingly concerned about China’s growing presence in ...

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 ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to announce more measures for boosting foreign investment, including the upcoming global investment summit. Luxon will be joined by Infrastructure Minister ...

NZ First MP Andy Foster has introduced a bill to the member’s ballot to stop banks from withdrawing services from clients for ...

A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...

Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader. New Zealand First has introduced a Member’s Bill aimed at preventing banks ...

Diplomatic tension between the Cook Islands and New Zealand is growing. Here's what it's about, what China has to do with it, ...

The Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with China, which ...

The leader of the tiny South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands has flown to China to seal a controversial security deal, in defiance of warnings from its partner New Zealand.