A minerals exploration deal between the superpower and the Cook Islands is Beijing’s latest push for influence in a region ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters needs to restate New Zealand’s relationship with the Cook Islands during talks with his ...

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters will touch down in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit as relations ...

One of the most contentious aspects of the deal is deep-sea mining. Climate change remains the most existential threat to Pacific Island nations, yet the Cook Islands government is exploring seabed ...

The government’s rabid response to the Chinese warships is aimed at justifying a major spending increase on the military and ...

His decades of interaction with China will be invaluable for talks with leaders that seem certain to include the issue of ...

New Zealand and Australia officials said that China had conducted live-fire exercises in international waters between the two ...

New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters is to touch down in Beijing today for a three-day visit after ...

Basic 'rules of the sea' need to be established to avoid potential conflict between Australia and China in the Pacific.

China didn’t violate any rules with its live-fire naval exercises. So, why are Australia and New Zealand so worried?

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