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New Zealand has suspended millions in funding to the Cook Islands over its growing China ties
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who is on his first official visit to China, said the Cook Islands had not been transparent ...
New Zealand, the Cook Islands' biggest funder, halts money to the Pacific nation over its China ties
New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...
New Zealand suspends Cook Islands funding over China ties
STORY: New Zealand has suspended millions in budget funding to the Cook Islands over that nation's growing ties with ...
New Zealand halts millions of funds to Cook Islands over its China ties
New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials in Wellington said Thursday ...
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China row
New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in budget funding to the Cook Islands, it said on Thursday, as the relationship between the two constitutionally-linked countries continues to deteriorate ...
New Zealand pauses Cook Island aid over China deals
New Zealand has said it will pause funding to the Cook Islands until it can take a closer look at these deals.New Zealand's ...
Tensions rise as New Zealand freezes millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over China deals
Tensions rise as New Zealand freezes millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over China deals - New Zealand says funding ...
China could be major beneficiary of New Zealand's move on Cook Islands - security expert
A Massey University security and defence observer says the New Zealand government's tactic of trying to punish partners over ...
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Gang members from New Zealand with Cook Islands heritage causing serious concerns
The growing presence and influence of organised gang members from New Zealand with Cook Islands heritage is causing serious concern for local authorities, with police confirming that the Cook Islands ...
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New Zealand Police open to supporting Cook Islands in combating gang influence
The New Zealand Police Commissioner has pledged continued support to help build the capabilities of the Cook Islands Police Service and to address growing concerns around transnational gang activity ...
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New Zealand
Over the past 40 years, the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy, dependent on concessionary British market access, to a more industrialized, free market economy that ...