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

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

Cook Islands opposition leader is calling for a "national pause" on the Cook Islands' deep sea mining ambitions, warning that the country is risking its oceanic heritage and identity.

This comes amid the Cook Islands' deepening ties with China. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

New Zealand has halted funding to the Cook Islands over what it considers the small Pacific nation's deepening ties with China.

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

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

New Zealand on Thursday said it had paused a planned US$11 million development assistance payment for the next financial year. It provided NZ$194 million (US$116 million) to the Cook Islands over the ...

What began as a quiet series of infrastructure deals between the Cook Islands and China has erupted into a diplomatic stand-off, with New Zealand halting millions in aid and Pacific leaders ...

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 ...

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