New Zealand and Cook Islands fall out over China deal
The Cook Islands is hugely reliant on New Zealand under a longstanding "free association" agreement that provides it with ...
New Zealand government alarmed by Cook Islands deal with China
The Cook Islands’ pact with China has been furiously denounced by New Zealand as breaching the neo-colonial constitutional ...
Cook Islands government accused of misleading public on seabed mining
An advocate for ocean conservation and protection claims the Cook Islands government is misleading public into believing the ...
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Cook Islands: Navigating Sovereignty and Relationships
The Cook Islands, a collective of 15 islands, holds a significant relationship with New Zealand, granting its citizens New Zealand citizenship and rights. Although self-governing, it's tied ...
Where is the Cook Islands and what is its relationship with New Zealand?
The Cook Islands, part of New Zealands realm since 1965, have a unique self-governing status with New Zealand citizenship for ...
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Cook Islands rejects New Zealand’s oversight of China deal
There is no need for New Zealand to sit in the room with us,' Premier Brown says, referring to China ties, upcoming deal with ...
China: Cook Islands' relationship with Beijing 'should not be restrained'
"The relationship between China and the Cook Islands does not target any third party," the Chinese Foreign Ministry says, as ...
Cook Islands’ ‘strategic’ deal with China angers New Zealand
Australia, New Zealand and the US have been moving to counter China’s growing strategic and diplomatic influence in the past three years by striking agreements with nations including Tuvalu, Nauru and ...
‘Strategic failure’: Secret China deal raises new fears in the Pacific
The tiny nation of Cook Islands has delivered a significant blow to Australia’s efforts to counter China’s push into the ...
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Cook Islands-China deal stirs New Zealand tensions
New Zealand said it was “blindsided” as Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown prepares to this week sign a “comprehensive ...
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Mark Brown on China deal: ‘No need for NZ to sit in the room with us’
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with China, which is ...
The Cook Islands and its relationship with New Zealand
The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 1.9 million ...