New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...

New Zealand has what is known as a "free association" relationship with the Cook Islands, and helps the latter with defence ...

New Zealand has halted funding to the Cook Islands over what it considers the small Pacific nation's deepening ties with China.

New Zealand has abruptly halted nearly $NZ20 million ($US11 million) in funding to the Cook Islands in retaliation for a ...

New Zealand has paused nearly $20m of core sector support funding for the Cook Islands, after its government signed partnership agreements with China earlier this year without consulting New Zealand.

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands. The government is taking that action because of ...

Cook Islands PM said the relationship between his country and New Zealand is defined by partnership, not paternalism. Read ...

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands, the government said Thursday, as relations ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown on Friday condemned “patronising” neighbour New Zealand, which halted aid to the ...

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark believes the Cook Islands, a realm of New Zealand, caused a crisis for itself ...

The funding pause amounts to a $11 million development assistance payment for the next financial year, according to government figures. New Zealand is the biggest provider of financial support for the ...

Confusion and concern is mounting over a growing spat between New Zealand and Cook Islands, which analysts believe could ...