The public quarrel between New Zealand and the Cook Islands — which share a passport, a military and constitutional ties — is ...

The Cook Islands needs trade and investment. Its economy depends on tourism, and, having graduated to “high-income” status in ...

New Zealand cancelled its visit to Kiribati because Winston Peters specifically wanted to meet with President Taneti Maamau Kiribati MP Ruth Cross Kwansing says the cancelled trip had nothing to ...

The unusual move to review all finance to Kiribati was prompted by the abrupt cancellation of a planned meeting this month between President Taneti Maamau and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston ...

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has not managed a meeting with Kiribati President Taneti Maamau since returning to office in 2023. A spokesman for Peters said in an email late on ...

Winston Peters, also New Zealand’s foreign minister, put tens of millions of dollars in assistance for Kiribati under review after President Taneti Maamau pulled out of a planned meeting ...