The sole ranking New Zealand city is not Auckland, its largest population center, or the South Island city of Christchurch—but Queenstown (No. 4): a lakeside resort town on the South Island ...

Map of the south-west Pacific Ocean ... In 2018, the median annual income for Cook Islands Māori in New Zealand was $22,500, equivalent to 65 percent of the median income for Europeans ($34,600).

New Zealand seeks transparency from Cook Islands on China agreements China says it sees Cook Islands as important South Pacific partner Cook Islands opposition questions lack of consultation on ...

The bond between Kiribati — population 120,000 — and its near neighbor New Zealand, a country of 5 million people, might not appear the South Pacific’s most significant.

The Cook Islands is a grouping of 15 islands and atolls in the South Pacific. It has a population of 15,000 and been a self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand for nearly 60 years.