Upon arrival at the Cook Islands, you’ll receive a run-of-the-mill passport stamp, so you’ll want to head to the island of Atutaki to get the truly coveted one. Known as “One Foot Island ...

A separate passport and citizenship is only available to fully independent countries, Wellington says [Getty Images] New Zealand has rejected a proposal by the Cook Islands to introduce a separate ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand has rejected a proposal by the Cook Islands, a self-governing nation in free association with the larger Pacific country, to allow the creation of its own ...

New Zealand has rejected a proposal by the Cook Islands to introduce a separate passport for its citizens while allowing them to retain New Zealand citizenship. Cook Islands, a self-governing ...

Both New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Peters have said this is not possible. "A Cook Islands passport would raise fundamental questions for our shared constitutional ...