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Cook Islands: Mangaia residents turn to land and sea amidst shipping delays
Islands Business
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March 6, 2025
The University of the South Pacific (USP) ‘s Pro Chancellor Siosiua Tuitalukua Tupou Utoikamanu has released a statement clarifying that Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Pal Ahluwalia “has not resigned”. This week, Fiji’s Education...
Cook Islands PM defends China pact
TerraDaily
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Cook Islands PM defends China pact by AFP Staff Writers Sydney (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 The Cook Islands' prime minister on Tuesday defended a new partnership pact with China and urged his country not to depend on handouts from "big brother" New...
Experts weigh risks and opportunities of foreign influence on Cook Islands
Cook Island News
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April 1, 2025
Secretary for the Ministry of Infrastructure Cook Islands Elizabeth Wright-Koteka is one of the panellists. MFAI/22120248 As the Cook Islands commemorates 60 years of self-governance, debates about sovereignty and the country’s relationships with...
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Cook Islands: Why a tiny nation has unnerved bigger Pacific countries, clue lies in China
Firstpost
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February 28, 2025
Cook Islands’ shift towards China however has stirred political tensions in the country. Recently, protests broke out in Rarotonga - the largest Cook Island that also hosts the capital and the parliament read more The Cook Islands might be a small...
Rarotonga businesses gain AI edge at Cook Islands Tourism workshop
Cook Island News
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March 31, 2025
The Cook Islands Tourism “Future of Tourism Marketing” workshop brought together tourism orientated businesses. MELINA ETCHES/25032712 In an era where artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, Cook Islands Tourism is taking proactive steps...
Otago's Cook Islands community creates ‘home away from home’ for overseas students
Pacific Media Network
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The Cook Islands community in Otago is dedicated to making overseas students feel welcome and at home. On Sunday, Te Vaka Cook Islands of Dunedin organised a warm and heartfelt church service for young Cook Islanders and other Pacific students who...
Cook Islands new security policy highlights climate, economic context for Pacific
Pacific News Service
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A new national security policy launched by the Cook Islands in the margins of a regional meeting of Pacific security advisers has brought the security dimensions of climate and economic crises into the spotlight. “Maintaining economic stability is...
A Challenge to the Constitution for the Ocean? Understanding Trump’s Deep Sea Mining Executive Order
JD Supra - California
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May 30, 2025
On April 24, 2025, President Trump signed a far-reaching executive order aimed at accelerating the development of deep-sea mining for critical minerals beneath both United States and international waters. Framed as a matter of national security...
Food industry blamed for 60% overweight and obesity rate by 2050
Food Navigator
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March 3, 2025
A third of children and adolescents are also predicted to be overweight within the next 25 years as the global obesity epidemic continues to eat its way into societies. That equates to 3.8bn adults and 746m children & adolescents globally,...
Cook Islands China deal riles allies as West's grip loosens
BBC
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February 27, 2025
Katy WatsonPacific correspondent ShareSave The remote and resource-rich Cook Islands has antagonised old allies over a deal with China The Cook Islands may be small but the ambitions of its leader are mighty and his signing of a range of deals...
Vaka Puaikura electrifies Te Maeva Nui with powerful tribute to leaders
Cook Island News
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July 31, 2025
Vaka Toa Puaikura thrilled the audience with their fantastic ura pa’u on Tuesday night at the Are Karioi Nui. MELINA ETCHES/25073049/25073057/25073059 Vaka Toa Puaikura electrified the stage on Tuesday night with a power-packed performance that...
Cook Islands PM beats no-confidence vote over China deals
South China Morning Post
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February 26, 2025
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown survived on Wednesday a vote of no-confidence in parliament brought by the opposition over deals he struck with China that strained relations with New Zealand. Members of parliament voted 13-9 to defeat the...
Cook Islands PM survives no-confidence vote over China pact
Channel News Asia
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February 26, 2025
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown survived on Wednesday (Feb 26) a vote of no confidence in parliament brought by the opposition over deals he struck with China that strained relations with New Zealand. Members of parliament voted 13-9 to...
Cook Islands PM condemns NZ govt for ‘interference’ in foreign affairs
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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February 27, 2025
AVARUA: Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has defeated a no-confidence vote sparked by a controversial agreement he signed with the Chinese government. Opposition parties organised a protest last week soon after Mr Brown arrived back from...
Cook Islands and China Partner on Sustainable Seabed Resource Development
Ocean Mining Intel - Florida
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The Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Blue Partnership in the Field of Seabed Minerals Affairs with the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China, reinforcing a shared...
Majority of businesses report structural, coastal damages in Cook Islands
Pacific News Service
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Cook Islands businesses have rallied round in the wake of last week’s flooding as they prepare for another battering. The king tides, which reached as high as 4.5 metres on the south side of Rarotonga, are expected to return on today, with some...
Govt allocates $2 million for state-run shipping services
Cook Island News
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May 28, 2025
Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Mark Brown in Parliament on May 21, 2025. LOSIRENE LACANIVALU / 25052131 Cook Islands Government is investing $2 million this financial year in shipping services, specifically for the setup of two vessels...
Cook Islands PM Brown Breaks Silence on China Deal with Luxon
New Kerala
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February 26, 2025
Wellington, Feb 26: Mark Brown, the Prime Minister of Cook Islands, wrote to his New Zealand counterpart, Christopher Luxon, on Wednesday after weeks of diplomatic silence. The two nations had a fallout when Brown signed a five-year agreement with...
Cook Islands PM breaks silence
Otago Daily Times
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February 26, 2025
The Cook Islands Prime Minister has written to Christopher Luxon after weeks of communication silence with the New Zealand government. A spokesperson for Prime Minister Luxon said a letter had been received, and would be responded to, but added...
Cook Islands PM breaks silence in communications to Luxon
RNZ
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February 26, 2025
Photo: AFP/LIU BIN The Cook Islands Prime Minister has written to Christopher Luxon after weeks of communication silence with the New Zealand government. A spokesperson for Prime Minister Luxon told RNZ a letter had been received, and would be...