Cook Islands, China and New Zealand

New Zealand and Cook Islands fall out over China deal
The Cook Islands is hugely reliant on New Zealand under a longstanding "free association" agreement that provides it with defence and financial support. China's growing influence
Where is the Cook Islands and what is its relationship with New Zealand?
The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres)
NZ concerned as Cook Islands PM eyes China deals
New Zealand has repeatedly asked the Cook Islands to consult on the contents of agreements that Brown plans to sign with China, but has not received a proper response, New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peter’s office said in a statement on Sunday. Cook Islanders have also questioned secrecy around the agreement.
New Zealand Government concerned regarding Cook Islands-China agreements
The New Zealand Government says the Cook Islands has failed to properly consult it on proposed agreements Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will be signing in China this week. Brown has now left for China without further consultation,
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 agreements without properly consulting with Wellington despite the two nations' constitutional ties.
NZ concerns rise as Cook Islands PM to sign China deal
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says New Zealand expects transparency and consultation with Cook Islands as it prepares
Cook Islands PM Mark Brown criticises New Zealand oversight on China deal
The Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with China, which is expected to be penned in Beijing next week. Brown told RNZ Pacific the Cook Islands-New Zealand relationship was reciprocal.
New Zealand concerns mount as Cook Islands PM plans to sign agreement with China
Concerns are mounting in New Zealand as the Cook Islands’ Prime Minister travels to China this week to sign agreements without properly consulting with New Zealand, despite the two nations' constitutional ties.
How passports and a deal with China have put New Zealand at odds with its former colony Cook Islands
Wellington is at odds with the Cook Islands over a looming new agreement with China and the former Pacific colony's plan to have its own passport.
Cook Islands’ ‘strategic’ deal with China angers New Zealand
The Cook Islands will this week sign a strategic agreement with China, in a move that has rattled the south Pacific country’s traditional partner New Zealand and deepened concerns about Beijing’s influence in the region.
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Cook Islands rejects New Zealand’s oversight of China deal
Mark Brown, prime minister of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific ... strategic partnership between the two countries. “There is no need for New Zealand to sit in the room with us,” said ...