Starting from the country’s main gateways, such as Auckland and Christchurch, these road trips offer the best chance to experience the wealth and breadth of New Zealand’s unparalleled landscapes.

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) ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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 ...

The coronavirus pandemic has decimated the travel industry, as hotels, restaurants and airlines in destinations around the world struggle to survive. But there’s one place on the planet where ...

Now, New Zealand authorities have decided the uncertainty has gone on long enough. The result is a law that formally allows the islands to have two names, including one in the language of the ...

The biggest names in New Zealand's country rock scene are set to play in the Bay of Islands this month as live music begins a slow return to post-Covid normality.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who is on his first official visit to China, said the Cook Islands had not been transparent and open about its comprehensive strategic partnership with China.

Massive dolphin leaps from water into fishermen's boat A placid fishing trip turned "berserk" for three New Zealand men when a dolphin weighing more than 900 pounds appeared to fall out of the sky ...

SYDNEY, April 5. /TASS/. The government of the Cook Islands intends to hold a nationwide referendum to determine whether the population wants to separate from New Zealand and join the United ...

In early nineteenth century New Zealand the arrival of missionaries and whalers initiated two different kinds of European relationships with indigenous Maori, which impacted on the indigenous ...

New Zealand’s longest-running and largest country music festival is back. The Bay of Islands Country Rock Festival should have been celebrating its 34th year, this year but because of Covid-19 ...

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