Cook Islands opposition leader is calling for a "national pause" on the Cook Islands' deep sea mining ambitions, warning that ...

Hundreds march to Cook Islands’ parliament to oppose ... Opposition leader Tina Browne said: ... it’s looking like primarily ...

New Zealand has halted more than $18 million in development assistance to its realm country. But the island's prime minister ...

Opposition has grown in the Cook Islands to any threat its pacts with China pose to close ties with New Zealand, and Brown’s government faces a no-confidence vote in parliament due after Feb. 25 ...

Tina Browne, leader of the opposition Democratic party, told New Zealand-based radio station 531pn that people were concerned about the lack of consultation firstly about a proposed Cook Islands ...

“The first concern is the lack of consultation not only with us Cook Islanders, but also with New Zealand,” said opposition leader Tina Browne, who had pushed for transparency on the deal. China is to ...

Tina Browne, leader of the opposition Democratic party, told New Zealand-based radio station 531pn that people were concerned about the lack of consultation firstly about the Cook Islands ...

Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, ... “I've always viewed New Zealand as a good partner and neighbour,” said Tina Browne, the leader of the opposition.

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown visits National Deep Sea Centre in Qingdao, China in this picture released on February 12, 2025.

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...

Around 400 demonstrators, led by opposition parties, assembled outside the Cook Islands parliament in capital Avarua on Tuesday to protest against the prime minister’s recent deal with China ...