China extends reach in South Pacific with Cook Islands deal
No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...
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UAE and New Zealand partner to boost solar power in Solomon Islands
ABU DHABI, 18th October, 2015 (WAM) -- The UAE and New Zealand have signed an arrangement for the development of a jointly funded 1 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in the Solomon Islands ... Change ...
Solomon Islands Lifts 'Stop Notice' On Miss Pacific Islands Pageant Judges
However, when the stop notices were issued two judges, Pakop Sovo of PNG, and Ms Ma'ata Mo'ungaloa Tupou of Tonga had already departed Solomon Islands. Samoa's Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt, Jane Kanas of ...
New Zealand Government Alarmed By Cook Islands Deal With China
The Cook Islands is set to strike a comprehensive strategic partnership with China, triggering a hysterical response from New ...
Cook Islands opposition seek removal of PM Mark Brown for secrecy on China agreement
A no confidence motion has been filed against Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown as he prepares to sign an historic agreement with China. Opposition MPs say the PM’s actions have threaten relation ...
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New leaders face old problems in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands saw major political changes in 2024 with Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele taking power after a delayed election ...
NZ-Pacific tensions rise as China strengthens regional ties – The Front Page
Could New Zealand’s relationships with its Pacific neighbours be in jeopardy – and is China ready to take full advantage? Tensions have emerged in recent weeks between New Zealand and several Pacific ...
America’s Pacific paradox leaves the door open to China
Perhaps geography is still destiny after all. The closer a Pacific nation sits to American shores, the more Washington seems ...
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 ...
A US ally is reconsidering aid to a strategic Pacific nation. Will China move in?
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...