Pacific Blue Line collective, made up of women, youth, faith-based, and environmental organisations, is demanding “for an outright ban on deep sea mining” as Pacific leaders meet in ...

China will be able to establish a “significant strategic presence” in the Pacific following its new agreement with the Cook ...

Cook Islanders hold New Zealand citizenship. Brown said the seabed minerals deal supported the partnership pact he signed in ...

The Cook Islands has announced five-year agreement with China for the exploration of seabed minerals. New Zealand has urged ...

A copy of the deal shows it covers cooperation - but does not involve any agreement to give a license for mining, or exploration. The Cook Islands also signed a Joint Plan for Comprehensive Strategic ...

New Zealand’s leading newspaper, the New Zealand Herald, screamed out this headline on 10 February: “Should New Zealand ...

Eighteen-year-old Daman Kumar will be able to stay in New Zealand, following an intervention from the associate immigration ...

Tensions have continued to escalate between the New Zealand and Cook Islands Governments as the Cooks inked in a new ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters wants to 'reset' New Zealand's relationship with Cook Islands. "During 2025, as we celebrate ...

New Zealand claims Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is not sharing all the documents on his recent agreement signed ...

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