New Zealand announced on Thursday that it was suspending NZ$18.2 million ($10.97 million) in budget funding to the Cook Islands, as the relationship between the two constitutionally linked countries ...

In the Cook Islands, a nation that has experienced record tourism numbers, the tension between profit and preservation has ...

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New Zealand has abruptly halted nearly $NZ20 million ($US11 million) in funding to the Cook Islands in retaliation for a ...

Cook Islands is self-governing but shares a military and passports with New Zealand. ... defended its partnership with the country of 15 islands and 15,000 people.

Beijing, which said in February that the deals were not intended to antagonize New Zealand, defended its partnership with the country of 15 islands and 15,000 people.

The news - amid a stoush over the region's relationship with China - only emerged as Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ...

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

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown didn't immediately comment. News Livestream Weather Sports The Lift School Alert. ... defended its partnership with the country of 15 islands and 15,000 people.

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown told lawmakers in Parliament on Thursday that the funding was “not halted, ... defended its partnership with the country of 15 islands and 15,000 people.

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China. Cook Islands is a self-governing country in free association ...