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New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China deals
New Zealand has what is known as a "free association" relationship with the Cook Islands, and helps the latter with defence and foreign affairs. In the last three years, Wellington provided NZ$194m in ...
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The Cook Islands, a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific Ocean, have been closely tied to New Zealand for decades.
New Zealand snub a clear message for Cook Islands, says opposition
New Zealand's top political leaders skipping the Cook Islands' 60th Constitution anniversary on 4 August has ignited public ...
Cook Islands aid row spotlights China’s Pacific outreach, New Zealand’s mounting unease
The funding cut leaves the Cook Islands facing a sudden financial shortfall, prompting warnings that Wellington's approach could backfire What began as a quiet series of infrastructure deals between ...
Explainer: Why has New Zealand paused funding to the Cook Islands over China deal?
New Zealand has halted more than $18 million in development assistance to its realm country. But the island's prime minister said his government was "aware" it was coming.
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New Zealand, the Cook Islands' biggest funder, halts money to the Pacific nation over its China ties
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the "breadth and content" of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, ...
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New Zealand, the Cook Islands’ biggest funder, halts money to the ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with ...
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New Zealand halts millions of funds to Cook Islands over its China ties
Freeze emerges as NZ's leader visits China. News of the 18.2 million New Zealand dollar ($11 million) funding halt Thursday only emerged when a Cook Islands news outlet saw its brief mention in a ...
Cook Islands' 60th Anniversary: 'Who New Zealand Sends, Sends A Message'
The Cook Islands will mark 60 years of being in free association with New Zealand on 4 August. "Who [New Zealand sends], ...
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Factbox-Where is the Cook Islands and what is its relationship with New ...
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres) The country ...
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On the way to New Zealand, a Cook Islands sojourn is an unexpected ...
For the first leg, Air New Zealand offers the only direct flight linking the U.S. mainland to the Cook Islands — departing LAX every Saturday a bit before midnight. New Zealand by the numbers ...
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New Zealand, the Cook Islands’ biggest funder, halts money to the ...
Freeze emerges as NZ’s leader visits China. News of the 18.2 million New Zealand dollar ($11 million) funding halt Thursday only emerged when a Cook Islands news outlet saw its brief mention in ...