How passports and a deal with China have put New Zealand at odds with its former colony Cook Islands
Wellington is at odds with the Cook Islands over a looming new agreement with China and the former Pacific colony's plan to have its own passport.
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Kerre Woodham: With any perks come responsibilities
The Cook Islands are expected to sign a deal with China, a move that has blindsided New Zealand. Kerre Woodham has some thoughts.
Cook Islands reportedly dropping separate passport idea, Winston Peters ‘blindsided’ by China move
The Foreign Affairs Minister’s office is aware of media reporting suggesting the Cook Islands has backed down from its ...
NZ, Cook Islanders left in dark over PM's possible China deal - Peters
Mark Brown is travelling to China soon where he is expected to potentially sign an agreement on closer cooperation with Beijing.
Cook Islands ditches passport plan after New Zealand ‘ultimatum’
Exclusive: Cook Islands has dropped the controversial passport proposal, Prime Minister Mark Brown confirmed on Wednesday, ...
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Cook Islands set to sign economic pact with China
New Zealand has raised the alarm on a new pact to be signed by China and the Cook Islands, saying its Pacific partner failed ...
Cook Islands PM aims to boost trade ties during China visit
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will visit China next week, the first visit by a leader of the small South Pacific ...
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European Ships Keep Russia’s Shadow Fleet Afloat
To sustain its oil exports, Russia has been drawing on a network of old tankers it sources from private sellers around the ...
The tale of a St. Augustine couple's sailing and surfing odyssey, from Caribbean to Fiji
On a sailboat from the Caribbean to the South Pacific, a St. Augustine husband and wife spent five years surfing the waves ...