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Cook Islands PM decries New Zealand’s ‘patronising’ aid pause
Cook Islands PM said the relationship between his country and New Zealand is defined by partnership, not paternalism. Read ...
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 ...
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China could win from Cook Islands-New Zealand spat
New Zealand has paused funding to the Cook Islands in an escalation over the Pacific island nation's ties to China.
Cook Islands defends China deals after US$11 million New Zealand aid pause
New Zealand on Thursday said it had paused a planned US$11 million development assistance payment for the next financial year ...
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China deals
New Zealand has what is known as a "free association" relationship with the Cook Islands, and helps the latter with defence ...
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 the “breadth and content” of agreements the ...
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 ...
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 halts Cook Islands funding in stoush over China
New Zealand has paused nearly $20m of core sector support funding for the Cook Islands, after its government signed ...
Tensions rise as New Zealand freezes millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over China deals
New Zealand says funding won’t resume until Pacific nation takes ‘concrete steps to repair relationship and restore trust’ ...
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 the “breadth and content” of agreements the ...
Explainer: Why has New Zealand paused funding to the Cook Islands over China deal?
New Zealand has halted more than $18 million in development assistance to its realm country. But the island's prime minister ...