China, Cook Islands and New Zealand

Cook Islands rejects New Zealand’s oversight of China deal
There is no need for New Zealand to sit in the room with us,' Premier Brown says, referring to China ties, upcoming deal with Beijing - Anadolu Ajansı
Cook Islands PM aims to boost trade ties during China visit
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will visit China next week, the first visit by a leader of the small South Pacific state in a decade, to help improve ties ranging from trade, climate and investment to tourism and infrastructure.
New Zealand says 'blindsided' by Cook Islands' China overture
SYDNEY: New Zealand said on Friday (Feb 7) it had been "blindsided" by the Cook Islands' plans to sign a major agreement with China and issue its own passports. Foreign Minister Winston Peters said he had not been consulted on the moves by the Cook Islands,
How passports and a deal with China have put New Zealand at odds with its former colony Cook Islands
Wellington is at odds with the Cook Islands over a looming new agreement with China and the former Pacific colony's plan to have its own passport.
Cook Islands reportedly dropping separate passport idea, Winston Peters ‘blindsided’ by China move
The Foreign Affairs Minister’s office is aware of media reporting suggesting the Cook Islands has backed down from its controversial proposal to introduce its own passport, an initiative that threatened to shake the island state’s relationship with New Zealand.
What does the Cook Islands-China deal mean for New Zealand?
The Cook Islands and China are expected to form a comprehensive strategic partnership, but what does this mean for New Zealand?
Cook Islands PM heads to China in the wake of a diplomatic spat with New Zealand
A diplomatic spat has erupted between New Zealand and the Cook Islands over plans by Rarotonga to sign a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with Beijing.
Cook Islands PM Mark Brown criticises New Zealand oversight on China deal
The Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with China, which is expected to be penned in Beijing next week. Brown told RNZ Pacific the Cook Islands-New Zealand relationship was reciprocal.
"Blindsided": Cook Island-China deal came out of left field, Winston Peters says
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says the deal between the Cook Islands and China came out of left field for not only New Zealand, but the people of the Coo
Cook Islands PM Brown offered state visit to China later this month
The state visit was initially announced in December 2024, during a visit by Dr Zhaoxu Ma, the Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
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Analysis: NZ Alarmed by Lack of Transparency in Cook Islands-China Pact - TaiwanPlus News
New Zealand is alarmed by the lack of transparency surrounding a potential pact between the Cook Islands and China. The director of the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program speaks to TaiwanPlus ...
Cook Islands police struggle to fill 40 vacancies
Cook Islands Police is short by about 40 staff and low remuneration rates are making it difficult to drum up new recruits.