Cook Islands announces deep sea minerals deal with China
The Cook Islands has announced five-year agreement with China for the exploration of seabed minerals. New Zealand has urged ...
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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.
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 ...
What is the Cook Islands deal with China and what has worried NZ?
Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this ...
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Why a China deal has set off a Cook Islands-New Zealand spat
Cook Islands ... with the world’s second-largest economy in the latest sign of China’s expanding influence in the Pacific Islands region. But the proposed pact has shaken decades-old ties between the ...
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Cook Islands PM Mark Brown criticises New Zealand oversight on China deal
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 ...
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New Zealand says 'blindsided' by Cook Islands' China overture
SYDNEY: New Zealand said on Friday (Feb 7) it had been "blindsided" by the Cook Islands' plans to sign a major agreement with China and issue its own passports. Foreign Minister Winston Peters ...
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Cook Islands-NZ relationship under strain
A significant strain is being placed on the New Zealand - Cook Islands relationship, over concerns about the Island nation's transparency as an agreement with China draws near. Cook Islands Prime ...
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Cyber Attack Severity Rating System Established in UK
The U.K.’s new cyberattack rating system ranks incidents from 1 to 5, but experts warn businesses must go beyond awareness and strengthen their defences. A new rating system in the U.K. will ...
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'Do not see eye to eye': NZ and Cook Islands at odds over diplomatic issues
New Zealand and the Cook Islands are not seeing eye to eye on a number of issues, the Foreign Affairs Minister's office says. The Cook Islands is set to discuss a major partnership agreement with ...
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‘Do Not See Eye To Eye’: NZ And Cook Islands At Odds Over Diplomatic Issues
“We can confirm that there are a number of issues on which New Zealand and the Cook Islands Government currently do not see eye to eye,” the spokesperson for Deputy PM Winston Peters said.Caleb ...
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Cook Islands PM aims to boost trade ties during China visit
The Cook Islands, a grouping of 15 islands and atolls in the South Pacific, has been a self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand for nearly 60 years. The democratically elected ...