Winston Peters, Shane Jones again attack migrant Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March
Rather than apologise to Ricardo Menéndez March, the deputy prime minister has indicated he will seek to update Parliament's ...
David Seymour distances himself from Winston Peters’ comments on Green MP; Greens say PM complicit
Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March says Prime Minister Christopher Luxon needs to step in after NZ First leader Winston Peters ...
Explainer: What is the Cook Islands deal with China and what has worried NZ?
Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this week, have raised concerns in New Zealand, which has a close constitutional ...
Hundreds march to Cook Islands’ parliament to oppose deal with China
Hundreds march to Cook Islands’ parliament to oppose deal with China - Protests erupt over Cook Islands’ new strategic ...
The Cook Islands/China strategic partnership is a huge diplomatic failure - Richard Prebble
It is deep in Pacific culture. In the village, everyone knows everything. Our High Commissioner, Catherine Graham, holds degrees in International Relations & Politics and Commerce, Economics & Public ...
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Cook Islands PM pledges to release details of China deal
SYDNEY: Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown said he would release soon the full details of a comprehensive strategic ...
Hundreds protest in Cook Islands as PM faces no confidence vote over pact with China
Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in the Pacific nation of Cook Islands, urging the government to protect its ties with New Zealand.
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NZ concerns: Is Cook Islands-China deal shipshape?
A $3m ship deal is among the early examples of how a polarising pact between the Asian superpower and a Pacific partner will bear fruit ...
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Cook Islands’ China deal spurs protest
A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships, ...
Winston Peters latest to urge NZ to pull out of Paris Agreement
The Deputy Prime Minister has added his voice to questions on New Zealand's place in the Paris Climate Accord. ACT leader David Seymour earlier this month ...
After China deal, Cook Islands looks beyond ‘big brother’ New Zealand, US
The islands’ PM said Pacific nations were looking for other countries to ‘fill the gap’ in the wake of Trump’s return as US ...
Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand
The South Pacific country of Cook Islands has unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation after the pact ...