For New Zealand, a small nation which relies on the international rules-based order and had succeeded in establishing close ties with both the United States and China after 9/11, this evolving ...

"If the goal of the Government of the Cook Islands is independence from New Zealand, then of course that's a conversation we are ready for them to initiate," the spokesperson said. He added any ...

"Such a referendum would allow the Cook Islands people to carefully weigh up whether they prefer the status quo, with their access to New Zealand citizenship and passports, or full independence ...

A New Zealand pilot has been taken hostage by separatist ... But they say they won't release him until the independence of West Papua is recognised. The five passengers who were also onboard ...

the New Zealand Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NZSLA) and the Independence Contribution Connection (ICC) study. These projects have been led or co-led by the Health and Ageing Research Team (HART).

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand has rejected a proposal by the Cook Islands, a self-governing nation in free association with the larger Pacific country, to allow the creation of its own ...