Where is the Cook Islands and what is 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 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres) ...
New Zealand voices renewed concern as Cook Islands PM eyes agreement with China
New Zealand expressed renewed concern on Monday about the Cook Islands' prime minister travelling to China this week to sign ...
Factbox-Where is the Cook Islands and what is its relationship with New Zealand?
The Cook Islands was within the New Zealand borders from 1901. In 1965, it became self governing but in free association with New Zealand. It is a realm country of New Zealand, along with Niue and ...
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 ...
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New Zealand voices 'concern' as Cook Islands seeks China deal
New Zealand's Foreign Minister voiced "significant concern" on Sunday as close Pacific partner the Cook Islands prepared to sign a cooperation deal with China. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark ...
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New Zealand Government concerned regarding Cook Islands-China agreements
The New Zealand Government says the Cook Islands has failed to properly consult it on proposed agreements Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will be signing in China this week. Brown has now ...
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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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Cook Islands’ new passport move, China deal leave New Zealand ‘blindsided’
New Zealand said on Friday 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 said he had ...
Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands
Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands - Beijing’s growing influence in the South ...
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Cook Islands rejects New Zealand’s oversight of China deal
Mark Brown, prime minister of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific, has criticized New Zealand for seeking excessive oversight of his country's upcoming agreement with China, which is set to be ...
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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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How passports and a deal with China have put New Zealand at odds with its former colony Cook Islands
This week, New Zealand's sometimes outspoken Foreign Minister Winston Peters issued a sharp rebuke to the Cook Islands, a sprawling Pacific archipelago that has been in a state of "free ...