Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands
Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands - Beijing’s growing influence in the South ...
China says a visit by Cook Islands’ prime minister isn’t meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the ...
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Why a China deal has set off a Cook Islands-New Zealand spat
With tensions mounting, we break down what the proposed deal between China and the Cook Islands is all about, why New Zealand is upset and what this means for the region. What is ...
New Zealand voices renewed concern as Cook Islands PM eyes agreement with China
New Zealand expressed renewed concern on Monday about the Cook Islands' prime minister travelling to China this week to sign ...
Factbox-Where is the Cook Islands and what is its relationship with New Zealand?
The Cook Islands was within the New Zealand borders from 1901. In 1965, it became self governing but in free association with New Zealand. It is a realm country of New Zealand, along with Niue and ...
The New Zealand Herald20d
Bay News: Bay of Islands sailing week sees record 96 boats in regatta
The Carrea, skippered by John Meadowcroft, in action hard on the wind during the 2024 Bay of Islands Sailing Week. Photo / Jacob Fewtrell Media In 2003, the first-ever sailing week was held in the ...
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Providence Restaurant Week to return with over 60 dining options across Rhode Island
Providence Restaurant Week is returning with over 60 dining options across the state. This year's restaurant week will be held from Sunday, Jan. 26, to Feb. 8.
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Love Island SPOILER: Ekin-Su and Curtis announce they've made things 'official' after just a week in the villa
And Curtis Pritchard and Ekin-Su Culculoglu decide to take their budding romance to the next level in Wednesday night's Love Island episode. Catching up by the pool in the evening Ekin-Su asks ...
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Cook Islands police struggle to fill 40 vacancies
The starting salary is set at the minimum wage of NZ$9.50 an hour. Prime Minister Mark Brown told Cook Islands News last week a supplementary budget - to top up the existing NZ$328 million 2024/25 ...
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Tom Meighan and Chicane for Isle of Wight Independent Venue Week 2025
Kasabian’s former lead singer and a Leeds-based indie-folk band are among the acts performing on the Isle of Wight as part of Independent Venue Week 2025. From Tuesday, January 28 to Sunday, February ...
Big Island Now22d
12 motorists arrested for DUI during week of Jan. 1-5 on Big Island roads
Hawai‘i Police Department officers during the first week of the new year continued their crackdown on motorists who drive under the influence of an intoxicant on Big Island roadways, arresting ...
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Tourism in the Cook Islands bounces back from Covid
Total visitor numbers in the Cook Islands in 2024 could rival the pre-pandemic high set in 2019. Tourism accounts for about 70 percent of the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) which came to a halt ...