When the Cook Islands was granted “internal self-government” in 1965—while still remaining a New Zealand colony—Albert Henry’s Cook Islands Party won the territory’s first election.

Tara iti, New Zealand’s rarest bird, sees a breeding success with 50 individuals recorded post-season, aided by careful management and Auckland Zoo support.

Air India, Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Juneyao Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and Virgin Australia have cancelled flights to Indonesia after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday, blaming “misinformation” from former colonial ruler New Zealand for destabilising his Pacific country. Parliament voted 13 ...

An island at New Zealand’s easternmost ... Chatham Island writers retreat invites international authors to New Zealand gem at world’s ... The Chatham Islands, 800km east of New Zealand, ...

The money is part of NZ $200 million directed to the Cook Islands by New Zealand over the past three years as part of an almost 60-year-old free association compact.

A Santa Cruz couple’s New Zealand bucket list surpassed all expectations, offering kayak jaunts, hikes, biking and incredible scenery. Here are their travel tips.

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres) The country ...

WELLINGTON--New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials from ...

Brown’s refusal to show New Zealand officials the text of the China deal ahead of his trip prompted censure from Wellington this month. And about 400 people protested at the Cook Islands ...

He estimated a cost for a tunnel of 50 billion New Zealand dollars ($28 billion), comparable in today’s terms to the price of the undersea tunnel that connects Britain and Europe by rail.

A man has died after being attacked by a shark off the coast of a remote island to the east of New Zealand. Jade Kahukore-Dixon had been diving off a boat in the Bay of Waitangi, near Chatham ...