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Cook Islands: Drone explores the South Pacific's home of pearls

Glide above the postcard-perfect South Pacific with this breathtaking drone video of the Cook Islands. Witness the stunning, ...
AFP on MSN

New Zealand warned Pacific neighbour over oil smuggling 'shadow fleet'

A "shadow fleet" of 19 tankers suspected of smuggling oil for Russia and Iran was flagged by New Zealand with Cook Islands ...
Los Angeles Times

New Zealand has suspended millions in funding to the Cook Islands over its growing China ties

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation has made with China, ...
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U.S. moves to partner with Cook Islands on seabed mining after China agreement

The United States has entered talks with the Cook Islands to develop seabed mineral resources, the US State Department said in a statement on Tuesday, just months after the South Pacific nation ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hawaii Coast Guard crew wraps up enforcement mission in Cook Islands

A 26-foot over-the-horizon small boat carrying Coast Guard crew, two Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources fisheries officers and a translator from the U.S. Marine Corps approached a fishing ...
The Diplomat

The Referendum Cook Islanders Deserve

Let the islands’ people decide whether deepening ties with China reflect their collective aspirations – and whether the constitutional relationship with New Zealand still serves their future. From ...