The Cook Islands—population 15,000—are being courted by the two superpowers as they hunt for more rare earths, and could ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships but excludes security ties, a document released by ...

Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand and the Cook Islands Phan Minh Giang has recently presented his credentials to Sir Tom ...

The Cook Islands is set to cut its colonial ties by changing the island nation’s name to one that reflects its Polynesian culture. Republic of North Macedonia born amid mass protests Philippines ...

As the Cook Islands embraces the burgeoning industry, deep-sea mining companies are becoming part of the community’s day-to-day. Can the country avoid the mistakes of resource extraction’s past? By ...

The Cook Islands have marked a major milestone in their sporting history, sending a fully home grown U18 women's rugby sevens ...

In small island states, conservation has often depended less on formal institutions than on vigilance: watching harbors, ...

The Cook Islands is searching for a new and less colonial name, ahead of a potential referendum on the issue in the former British possession. A committee tasked with finding a new name was given ...

MOST political leaders play up their country’s economic performance. Those on the Cook Islands, a collection of 15 islets spread over 2m square kilometres in the South Pacific, are doing the opposite.