COOK ISLANDS – The Parliament of the Cook Islands passed a new sexual offenses bill decriminalizing homosexuality on Friday, April 14. Speaking in the parliament, Prime Minister Mark Brown said ...

Under their 60-year-old agreement, the Cook Islands is self governing in "free association" with New Zealand. The two countries are expected to consult each other over issues of defence and security.

Rarotonga is the largest of the Cook Islands’ 15 islands. Tourism currently drives the country’s economy, but deep-sea mining is being touted as a way to diversify the economy and provide much ...

A MFAT spokesperson says if Mark Brown wishes to run a foreign and defence policy without the need to consult, then he should ...

WELLINGTON, Feb 10 (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 ...

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. The links demand consultation ...

Divers clutch wooden spears as they plunge beneath the waves, hunting hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs ...

Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown said on Thursday he had held discussions with institutions on marine science, climate resilience and economic cooperation so far during a trip to China that ...

New Zealand authorities have been on alert overnight for any dangerous tsunami activity.