Foreign Minister Winston Peters said the declaration signed today clarifies the relationship between NZ and the Cook Islands.
New Zealand
44 mins ago
Analysis: Foreign Minister Winston Peters is heading to the Cook Islands tomorrow in a move that signifies a further improvement in relations between the two countries.
Politics
Tuesday 4:04pm
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced governments overseas to get creative.
World
Tuesday 6:00am
The quake struck 153km west of Neiafu, in Vavaʻu.
Tue, Mar 24
Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy told Channel 7 that Eli Katoa was "doing really well at the moment," but was unsure if doctors would clear him to return to the game.
Health
The 66-year-old was pulled from the water unresponsive at a lagoon in Vaimaanga, Rarotonga, on Wednesday afternoon.
Sat, Mar 21
The Samoan Government says the honour was a traditional courtesy for visiting leaders and was not linked to any policy obligations.
Mon, Mar 16
Samoa’s Prime Minister claimed in a recent interview Luxon himself had asked for the title, and the request came via New Zealand’s High Commissioner.
Sat, Mar 14
The former prime minister is using $5.1 million of funding originally granted in 2024 toward the cause.
Tue, Mar 10
In this extract from her new memoir Be Brave, Barbara Dreaver recalls the night she was detained and locked up in Fiji.
Life
Sun, Mar 8
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade funded athletes from seven Pacific countries to participate with support from Athletics New Zealand.
Sat, Mar 7
Acid rain from the volcano on Ambae, located 310km north west of the capital of Port Vila, is reportedly affecting water and food supplies.
Prime Minister Jotham Napat said activity at Manaro volcano was increasing, with Penama province preparing evacuation plans for a possible eruption.
Fri, Mar 6
TVNZ Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver on identity, prejudice and standing up to power.
Thu, Mar 5
Feral cats, rats and invasive taro vine devastating parts of the Pacific are being pushed back with support from New Zealand communities in a bid to protect rare wildlife.
Environment
Wed, Mar 4
The charges include negligently causing a ship to be lost, which is punishable by up to two years in prison.
Tue, Mar 3
The vessel sank off the coast of Samoa in October 2024.
Mon, Mar 2
The crew of the small wooden boat had been drifting in the Pacific Ocean for more than a week.
Thu, Feb 19
Four tonnes of cocaine, worth $1.5b on the street, was enroute to New Zealand when it was intercepted – enough to supply our current illicit appetite for nine years.
Crime and Justice
Thu, Feb 12
BG Wealth/DSJ Exchange, a Ponzi scheme promising 100% returns, is sweeping the kingdom and New Zealand.
Sun, Feb 8
Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro and her husband would make the journey on the Canterbury to the atolls of Atafu, Nukunono and Fakaofo next week.
Sat, Feb 7
Peters' office said he is set to become the first foreign minister to visit all 17 other Pacific Island Forum member countries within a single Parliamentary term.
Sat, Jan 17
Pacific Island nation offers the world an opportunity to be a 'careholder' to each square kilometre of its Marine Protected Area.
Fri, Jan 9
TVNZ's Pacific Correspondent knows the islands from all angles, including their most idyllic.
Tue, Jan 6
When 23-year-old Nikau Dix set out for a beach walk last year, he wasn’t expecting to stumble upon one of the most significant archaeological finds in the Pacific.
Te Ao Māori
December 27, 2025
