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Landmark Deepsea Environment Moorings Successfully Deployed in the Cook Islands
Ocean Mining Intel - Florida
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The Cook Islands has reached a significant milestone with the first-ever deployment of three deep-sea environmental monitoring mooring arrays north of Aitutaki (figure 1). Conducted under approved exploration licenses, this initiative was a joint...
Cook Islands reaffirms climate leadership amidst U.S withdrawal from Paris Agreement
Pacific News Service
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Cook Islands has called for continued global cooperation to address climate crisis and for the global community to fill any funding gaps left by the United States after its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. This comes after the United States...
Cook Islands queen champions climate action
Cook Island News
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February 6, 2025
Miss Cook Islands Ngatepaeru Marie Maoate. PASIFIKA: SOLOMON HOST / CROWN & SASHES /25020501/25020502 “Let us use our voices to tell the world, the Pacific is not just a dot on the map, it is a lifeline for millions and it must be protected.” This...
More Cook Islands dance and fitness sessions in Lower Hutt
Wellington Scoop
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Press Release – Hutt City Council Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry enjoyed hias URAHIIT dance class. News from Hutt City Council The beats are pumping, the sun is shining and the demand for more has spoken – URAHIIT is extending its outdoor Cook...
Deep sea mining frontrunner set to sidestep UN oversight , pivots to US route
RNZ
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May 22, 2025
The Metals Company Photo: Facebook / The Metals Company Deep sea mining frontrunner The Metals Company (TMC) has confirmed it will not apply for a mining license through the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in June, instead it will exclusively...
Cook Islands PM Brown offered state visit to China later this month
RNZ
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February 5, 2025
By Rashneel Kumar, Cook Islands News Prime Minister Mark Brown Photo: RNZ Pacific / Lydia Lewis Prime Minister Mark Brown will be accorded a state visit to China this month, highlighting growing cooperation between the two countries. The state...
Serevi collaborates with Pacific Energy
FBC News
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Fiji’s very own rugby legend Waisale Serevi has been announced as the new brand ambassador for Pacific Energy. This three-year partnership will see Serevi represent Pacific Energy not only in Fiji but also across various Pacific island nations,...
China willing to promote common devt with PICs including Cook Islands, FM responds to recently signed China-Cook Islands agreements
Global Times
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Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian When asked to comment on the agreements signed by the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands with the Chinese government, including on access to port facilities on the island, undersea mining and a few...
Cook Islands PM to China on state visit
Pacific News Service
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Prime Minister Mark Brown is set to become the first Cook Islands leader to be accorded a state visit to China, highlighting growing cooperation between the two countries. The state visit was initially announced in December 2024, during a visit by...
Calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining mounts with China joining condemnation of Trump's order to bypass UN rules
Eco-Business
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May 21, 2025
Last week, Chinese Ambassador to Nauru, Lü Jin, and Nauruan president, David Adeang, met to discuss how to fast track seabed mining while they also condemned the Donald Trump administration for issuing an executive order, which will see the US...
Cook Islands turn to China as western influence wanes in South Pacific
The Times
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New Zealand has been “blindsided” by the announcement that the leader of a tiny island nation under its protection is about to sign a strategic partnership deal with China. Winston Peters, New Zealand’s deputy prime minister, said: “Out of left...
Cook Islands PM Mark Brown criticises New Zealand oversight on China deal
The New Zealand Herald
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February 7, 2025
“There is no need for New Zealand to sit in the room with us while we are going through our comprehensive agreement with China. “We have advised them on the matter, but as far as being consulted and to the level of detail that they were requiring,...
Visitor behaviour key focus in ensuring travellers engage respectfully with Cook Islands, Tourism tells PAC
Cook Island News
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March 10, 2025
Visitors arrive at Rarotonga International Airport. Photo: RNZI Walter Zweifel/24120401 Cook Islands Tourism says that while managing visitor behaviour is an ongoing effort, success depends on delivering clear messaging across multiple channels,...
Environmentalists question Henry Puna's role in deep sea mining firm
RNZ
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May 19, 2025
Henry Puna. Photo: Pacific Islands Forum Environmentalists in the Cook Islands have criticised former Prime Minister and Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) head Henry Puna for joining the board of a deep sea mining company. Puna, who finished his term as...
Cook Islands government accused of misleading public on seabed mining
RNZ
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February 2, 2025
By Losirene Lacanivalu, Cook Islands News Over 150 people headed out to sea in vessels of all sizes to promote their call for ocean protection. Photo: Supplied / Ocean Ancestors Cook Islands government is misleading the public into believing the...
As Pacific Islands caution against Seabed mining, the U.S prepares to trash the rules
Island Times
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May 20, 2025
The White House’s executive order last month purports to authorise mining in international waters – against the authority of a UN regulatory body. By Camilla Pohle WASHINGTON (THE DIOLOMAT) — In recent years, deep-sea mining has emerged as a...
Seabed mining plan near American Samoa advances
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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May 21, 2025
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES In an image provided by the government, Oliver Gunasekara, chief executive of Impossible Metals, testifies before the House Committee on Natural Resources, in Washington on April 29....
Cook Islands committed to global efforts to end plastic pollution
Cook Island News
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February 1, 2025
The Cook Islands was represented by a delegation of 10 from the Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Infrastructure Cook Islands, National Environment Service, University of Melbourne and the Secretariat of the Pacific...
Trump’s deep sea mining order condemned by ocean conservationists
Samoa News
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May 19, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — United States President Donald Trump's latest executive order aimed at boosting the deep sea mining industry is a "contemporary militarization of the Pacific region yet again", says an advocate for ocean conservation...
Calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining mount with China joining condemnation of Trump's order to bypass UN rules
Eco-Business
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May 21, 2025
At the same time, Nauru is taking a controversial bet to work with China to potentially allow exploration of its seabed riches. Last week, Chinese Ambassador to Nauru, Lü Jin, and Nauruan president, David Adeang, met to discuss how to fast track...