'Reset' needed with Cook Islands, Winston Peters says
Foreign Minister Winston Peters wants to 'reset' New Zealand's relationship with Cook Islands. "During 2025, as we celebrate 60 years of free association, we are going to need to reset the ...
New Zealand must ‘reset’ Cook Islands ties after China pact, foreign minister says
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters calls for a reset in relationship with Cook Islands over China agreements.
Winston Peters, Shane Jones again attack migrant Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March
Rather than apologise to Ricardo Menéndez March, the deputy prime minister has indicated he will seek to update Parliament's ...
Explainer-What Is the Cook Islands Deal With China and What Has Worried NZ?
The country’s Seabed Minerals Authority estimates there are 6.7 billion tonnes of mineral-rich nodules on its sea floor, ...
Hundreds march to Cook Islands’ parliament to oppose deal with China
Hundreds march to Cook Islands’ parliament to oppose deal with China - Protests erupt over Cook Islands’ new strategic ...
Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age – we’re witnessing a similar process now
When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice ...
Hundreds protest in Cook Islands as PM faces no confidence vote over pact with China
Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in the Pacific nation of Cook Islands, urging the government to protect its ties with New Zealand.
Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand
The South Pacific country of Cook Islands has unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation after the pact provoked a rare diplomatic clash with the nation's chief benefactor, New ...
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 Pacific has hit the close relationship between Wellington and the Cook Islands ...