The Pacific nation's prime minister wants to reassess longstanding agreements with New Zealand, but Wellington is already ...

The Cook Islands is now a much more independent country than it was in 1965,' Premier Mark Brown says amid tensions with ...

Mark Brown is facing a motion of no confidence in parliament today after his controversial moves to have Cook Islands passport and sign deals with China.

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says he will only re-work constitutional ties with New Zealand if the new agreement makes it clear his country is now "more independent" - risking a fresh brawl ...

New Zealand has accused the Cook Islands government of a lack of transparency over its plans to strike a partnership deal with China. The tiny Pacific Island nation's leader, Mark Brown ...

SYDNEY--Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown said he would release soon the full details of a comprehensive strategic partnership deal signed between China and his country, which has raised ...

The Cook Islands have led the charge in the pacific in LGBTQIA+ rights with their decriminalisation same-sex relationships - ...

Cook Islanders hold New Zealand citizenship. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown said the deal supported a broader partnership pact he signed on a state visit to China this month for the two ...

Domestically, though, the deal was so unpopular it forced an unsuccessful attempt at a no-confidence vote in the Cook Islands’ Prime Minister Mark Brown. Not only do the Cook Islands offer ...

Mark Brown has recently been caught up in a bitter dispute with New Zealand over agreements he signed with China.