For transgender Americans, passports just became a lot more complicated. President Donald Trump issued an executive order saying there are two sexes, male and female, and rejecting the idea that ...

New Zealand is alarmed by the lack of transparency surrounding a potential pact between the Cook Islands and China. The director of the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program speaks to TaiwanPlus ...

Wellington is at odds with the Cook Islands over a looming new agreement with China and the former Pacific colony's plan to have its own passport.

A rift between the governments of the Cook Islands and New Zealand has eased with an announcement the island nation is no ...

SYDNEY: New Zealand said on Friday (Feb 7) it had been "blindsided" by the Cook Islands' plans to sign a major agreement with ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters expresses concern over Pacific nation’s independent plans, including a proposed pact with Beijing.

The Kenyan passport is among the most powerful in Africa, thanks to the country's extensive visa-free agreements. ・Kenyan ...

The Cook Islands are expected to sign a deal with China, a move that has blindsided New Zealand. Kerre Woodham has some thoughts.

The Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with China, which is expected to be penned in Beijing next week. Brown told RNZ Pacific the ...