They cover infrastructure, ship-building, tourism, agriculture, technology, education and, perhaps crucially, deep-sea mineral exploration. Prime Minister Mark Brown says his decisions will be based ...

According to Brown, the Cook Islands needs to “stand on our own two feet.” “We need to build the infrastructure to enable that, so harbours and ports need to be upgraded, airports need to be ...

Cook Islands and China have agreed to cooperate on blue economy investments, including new port wharves and deep sea minerals development.