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.

Eight Maori people from New Zealand spent the last week in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., learning about the Inuvialuit culture and ...

The funding cut leaves the Cook Islands facing a sudden financial shortfall, prompting warnings that Wellington’s approach could backfire.

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.

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China. Cook Islands is a self-governing country in free association ...

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.