New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters attends a press conference during a Nordic Council Meeting within the framework of the informal foreign and security policy cooperation (N5), on Oct. 29, 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden. Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images
More than a year of strained relations between New Zealand and the Cook Islands appears to be at an end with the signing of a new defence and security declaration in Rarotonga.
The Pacific Island nation is part of the “Realm of New Zealand,” which means it should consult the New Zealand government before making decisions regarding foreign relations with other countries.
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