WELLINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this week, have raised concerns in New Zealand ...

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Cook Islands-NZ relationship under strain (6 min 38 sec) Massey University's Dr Anna Powles said the relationship was "incredibly important to New Zealand, and incredibly important to get right".

Following a meeting between Brown and China’s NZ Ambassador Wang Xiaolong in Auckland last September, the Cook Islands Foreign Affairs Ministry posted a statement on areas identified for “expa ...

TEMO general manager Ben Green and readiness and operations manager Marcus Tibble showed the visitors the state of the art desalination units, the solar powered stations and a 50-litre water heater, ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says he will only re-work constitutional ties with New Zealand if the new agreement makes it clear his country is now "more independent" — risking a fresh ...

New Zealand’s navy and air force actively patrol the Cook Islands’ substantial exclusive economic zone, roughly 3,000 kilometres northeast of Auckland. The NZ Defence Force frequently visits ...

New Zealand yesterday expressed renewed concern about the prime minister of the Cook Islands traveling to China this week to sign agreements without properly consulting with Wellington despite the two ...

A Cook Islands-registered ship being seized by Finnish authorities over a suspected incident of sabotage “creates a bad look” for New Zealand, an international law professor says. AFP reported ...

Explainer-What Is the Cook Islands Deal With China and What Has Worried NZ? By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive ...