Maritime experts have identified Captain James Cook's HMS Endeavour off Newport, Rhode Island, confirming site RI 2394 matches the legendary ship after decades of research.

Cook Islands engages with countries “who respect our sovereignty”, says Prime Minister Mark Brown, calling New Zealand’s decision to pause $18.2 million in development assistance “patronising” and ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation has made ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown told lawmakers in Parliament on Thursday that the funding was “not halted, it’s paused” and downplayed the significance of the amount frozen.

In a report tabled in the Cook Islands Parliament this week, the Public Accounts Committee registered “concern” about a reduction of 10 million New Zealand dollars ($6 million) in the ...

Cook Islands was “not privy to or consulted on” any agreements New Zealand may enter into with China during Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s visit this week. Prime Minister Mark Brown made this ...

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation has made with China, officials said ...