New Zealand must ‘reset’ Cook Islands ties after China pact, foreign minister says
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday his country must “reset” its relationship with the Cook Islands ...
Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand
The South Pacific country of Cook Islands has unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation after the pact ...
Explainer-What Is the Cook Islands Deal With China and What Has Worried NZ?
The country’s Seabed Minerals Authority estimates there are 6.7 billion tonnes of mineral-rich nodules on its sea floor, ...
Cook Islands deal with China on economy, seabed mining spurs protest
A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships ...
Cook Islands signs strategic agreement with China
The tiny Pacific nation’s partnership agreement with China was signed amid a furious diplomatic row with New Zealand, its ...
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Cook Islands’ China Shock: A ‘Frog in the Pot’ Moment for Pacific Security
Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.
Climate change is robbing Pacific islands of another resource: Tuna
Fourteen Pacific island nations will receive $107 million to adapt their tuna-dependent economies as climate change pushes ...
Hundreds march to Cook Islands’ parliament to oppose deal with China
Around 400 demonstrators, led by opposition parties, assembled outside the Cook Islands parliament in capital Avarua on ...
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Cook Islands’ China deal spurs protest
A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships, ...
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Cook Islands, China Pact Sparks Diplomatic Tensions with New Zealand
The Cook Islands has announced a controversial deal with China focusing on seabed mineral cooperation, stirring tensions with ...
After China deal, Cook Islands looks beyond ‘big brother’ New Zealand, US
The islands’ PM said Pacific nations were looking for other countries to ‘fill the gap’ in the wake of Trump’s return as US ...
Cook Islands PM pledges to release details of China deal
SYDNEY: Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown said he would release soon the full details of a comprehensive strategic ...