Cook Islands signs partnership deal with China
The decision drew from New Zealand, which is increasingly cautious about China's growing presence in the Pacific region.
Ocean swimmer Craig Clarke retires from 'brutal' Cook Strait double crossing
Clarke wanted to be the first person in almost 40 years to achieve a double crossing of New Zealand's Cook Strait but the ...
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China extends reach in South Pacific with Cook Islands deal
No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...
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'Brutal conditions': Craig Clarke makes it a single, not double, Cook Strait crossing in 13-hour swim
MEREWETHER marathon swimmer Craig Clarke described "brutal conditions" after a single crossing, not double as intended, of ...
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New Zealand Marathon Swimmer Breanna Ward Achieves Triple Crown Crossing And Doing It For Shark Survival
New Zealand marathon swimmer Breanna Ward has joined a select band of swimmers to complete the country’s triple crown of ...
Road Freight Survey To Fill Key Knowledge Gaps
Registrations for the National Road Freight Survey have opened today (February 14) with company owners, managers, drivers and other essential staff encouraged to have their say in the largest sector ...
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New Zealand and the Cook Islands fall out over China
The Cook Islands needs trade and investment. Its economy depends on tourism, and, having graduated to “high-income” status in ...
Cook Islands prime minister discusses marine, climate and economics in China visit
Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown said on Thursday he had held discussions with institutions on marine science, climate ...
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China says US naval patrol of Taiwan Strait poses security risk
China’s military has accused the United States of engaging in risky behaviour in the Taiwan Strait after two US naval ships transited the international waterway.
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 ...
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 ...