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New Zealand, the Cook Islands’ biggest funder, halts money to the Pacific nation over its China ties
New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...
Explainer: Why has New Zealand paused funding to the Cook Islands over China deal?
New Zealand has halted more than $18 million in development assistance to its realm country. But the island's prime minister ...
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New Zealand has suspended millions in funding to the Cook Islands over its growing China ties
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth ...
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding in stoush over China
New Zealand has paused nearly $20m of core sector support funding for the Cook Islands, after its government signed ...
New Zealand suspends Cook Islands funding over China ties
New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in budget funding to the Cook Islands, it said on Thursday, as the relationship ...
NZ pauses Cook Islands funding over China deal stoush citing ‘gap in understanding’
New Zealand is pausing its funding to the Cook Islands in the wake of a controversial deal signed between China and the Cook ...
New Zealand freezes Cook Islands financial aid over China ties
New Zealand has announced it halted millions of dollars in financial aid to the Cook Islands. The move comes amid Wellington's growing concern over the island group's deepening ties with China.
New Zealand suspends US$10.97 million Cook Islands funding over China deal
We “will also not consider significant new funding until the Cook Islands government takes concrete steps to repair the ...
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New Zealand Freezes Aid to Cook Islands Over China Pact, Demands Restoration of Trust
New Zealand has halted $11m aid to Cook Islands after secretive China deals spark fears of growing regional influence ...
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China deals
New Zealand has paused millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over wide-ranging deals that its smaller Pacific ...
New Zealand halts millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over deals with China
The self-governing Cook Islands, a country of 17,000 people, has a “free association” relationship with its former colonial ...
New Zealand freezes funding to Cook Islands over closer China ties
The Cook Islands is one of New Zealand’s closest allies in the Pacific. Wellington controlled the territory, which has a population of about 27,000, until 1965. The countries now have a “free ...