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 Islands, a security studies professor says. The Cook Islands has signed a ...

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

The Cook Islands said on Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching ...

The Cook Islands has announced five-year agreement with China for the exploration of seabed minerals. New Zealand has urged the self-governing nation to keep to its "free association" relationship ...

The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The federal government has announced it will begin negotiations with Papua New Guinea on a formal defence treaty. Australia ...

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