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New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...

China’s growing influence in the Cook Islands symbolises a potentially transformative moment in South Pacific geopolitics, requiring Australia and New Zealand to adapt to this new reality. China’s ...

The best time to travel to the Cook Islands depends on the traveler's preferences. The high season runs from June to August, when the weather is drier and cooler, ideal for outdoor activities.

There are around 15,000 Cook Islanders living in the Pacific island nation, but as many as 100,000 live in New Zealand and Australia. Culturally, Cook Islands Māori - who make up the majority of ...

Cook Islands’ China deal a ‘nightmare scenario’ for Australia. China’s latest Pacific deal is a huge embarrassment for NZ and a potential security problem for Australia.

The Cook Islands said it has formalized cooperation pacts with China, including an action plan for a comprehensive strategic partnership and an agreement covering exploration for seabed minerals.

The new China-Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia. ... The ‘German Connection’ in Myanmar’s Civil Wars.

A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships but excludes security ties, a document released by the Pacific island ...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown addresses the media during a press conference of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Bonn, Germany, October 5, 2023. ... Australia and China.

The Cook Islands is a self-governing nation and maintains free association with Wellington, sharing a head of state and citizenship rights. It is permitted an independent foreign policy, but the ...

There are around 15,000 Cook Islanders living in the Pacific island nation, but as many as 100,000 live in New Zealand and Australia. Culturally, Cook Islands Māori - who make up the majority of ...