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 ...
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Cook Islands strikes deal with China on seabed minerals
The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the ...
Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand
The public quarrel between New Zealand and the Cook Islands — which share a passport, a military and constitutional ties — is ...
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Cook Islands PM defends China pact
The Cook Islands' prime minister on Tuesday defended a new partnership pact with China and urged his country not to depend on ...
'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 ...
Winston Peters calls for ‘reset’ of relationship with Cook Islands - but how?
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has called for a “reset” of New Zealand’s relationship with the Cook Islands. In a speech to the Pacific Island Political Science Association in Wellington on Wednesday ...
Cook Islands and China sign five-year seabed exploration deal
The Cook Islands said on Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching ...
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 ...
'Trust, but verify': Winston Peters calls for the release of all details of the Cook Islands-China deal
New Zealand claims Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is not sharing all the documents on his recent agreement signed ...
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'Reset' Needed With Cook Islands, Winston Peters Says
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 ...
Cook Islands deal opens up Pacific to China - expert
China will be able to establish a "significant strategic presence" in the Pacific, a security studies professor says.