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 ...

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 ...

This has greatly alarmed Australia and New Zealand, the two major powers in the region and members of the Five Eyes security alliance, alongside the U.S., Britain and Canada.

WELLINGTON – 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 ...

New Zealand is planning to nearly double defense spending to reach 2% of its GDP in the next eight years—a step that marks a major shift in its national security strategy.

News of the 18.2 million New Zealand dollar ($11 million) funding halt Thursday only emerged when a Cook Islands news outlet saw its brief mention in a government budget document.