New Zealand has paused funding to the Cook Islands in an escalation over the Pacific island nation's ties to China.

New Zealand has paused funding to the Cook Islands in an escalation over the Pacific island nation's ties to China.

Wellington says it has paused payment of some funding until Pacific island nation takes steps to ‘repair the relationship and restore trust’

Wellington says it has paused payment of some funding until Pacific island nation takes steps to ‘repair the relationship and restore trust’

New Zealand has halted more than $18 million in development assistance to its realm country. But the island's prime minister said his government was...

Brown has suggested a double standard, after the New Zealand government cut its development assistance by nearly $20 million.

Brown has suggested a double standard, after the New Zealand government cut its development assistance by nearly $20 million.

The Cook Islands prime minister has suggested a double standard, after the New Zealand government cut its development assistance to the tune of nearly...

The Cook Islands prime minister has suggested a double standard, after the New Zealand government cut its development assistance to the tune of nearly...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the government saw no need to give China a heads-up over its decision to halt funding for the Cook Islands.