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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 ...
New Zealand has suspended millions in funding to the Cook Islands over its growing China ties
New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...
Winston Peters tells MPs New Zealand 'not doing enough' on foreign affairs
Foreign Affairs is a portfolio that often receives bi-partisan respect. In an otherwise adversarial Scrutiny Week, Winston ...
NZ’s Foreign Policy Reset: Progress & Reflections | Keynote Speech To The New Zealand Institute Of International Affairs
Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs. Keynote speech to the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) national conference, Takina Convention Centre, Well ...
New Zealand halts millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over deals with China
The self-governing Cook Islands, a country of 17,000 people, has a “free association” relationship with its former colonial ...
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding in stoush over China
The news - amid a stoush over the region's relationship with China - only emerged as Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ...
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China downplayed nuclear-capable missile test, classified New Zealand gov’t papers show
China tried to mislead foreign governments in 2024 by playing down the importance of a nuclear-capable missile test over the ...
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Education remains key pillar driving Vietnam-New Zealand relations: scholar
Education plays a vital part in contributing to the future success of the Vietnam-New Zealand partnership and their contribution to the global community, according to Prof. Damon Salesa, ...
New Zealand freezes funding to Cook Islands over closer China ties
The Cook Islands is one of New Zealand’s closest allies in the Pacific. Wellington controlled the territory, which has a population of about 27,000, until 1965. The countries now have a “free ...
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Former New Zealand PM blames Cook Islands for creating a crisis
WELLINGTON: Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark believes the Cook Islands, a realm of New Zealand, caused a crisis ...
New Zealand pauses Cook Islands funding over deepening China ties
New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands, the government said Thursday, as relations ...
New Zealand freezes millions in aid to Cook Islands over China ties
New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...