The Diplomat17h
New Zealand’s Kiribati Aid Review Further Opens Door for Chinese Influence
New Zealand’s announced review of its development aid to Kiribati after a diplomatic rift between the two countries should ...
Treaty Principles Bill: Far North mayor says law would place near ‘impossible’ costs on council
A council has baulked at the potential costs David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill could place on its financially strained ...
China confirms 'in-depth exchange' with Cook Islands as New Zealand faces criticism for bullying
Beijing revealed details of its meeting with Prime Minister Mark Brown for the first time on Thursday, as New Zealand Foreign ...
Waatea1d
Winston Peters downplays Cook Islands tension
Yesterday, opposition members of the Cook Islands government filed a motion of no confidence towards Prime Minister Mark ...
Waatea2d
Cook Islands PM faces no-confidence but China deal moves forward
The Cook Islands Parliament has filed a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Mark Brown and his Cabinet following ...
‘National sovereignty’ central to Cook Islands PM’s discussions with China as deal enters final stages
Brown is visiting China this week and is expected to sign the proposed Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two ...
Newsroom2d
Cook Islands crisis presents challenge for Peters
Analysis: Complex constitutional and geopolitical issues have come to the fore in a diplomatic disagreement between New ...
Al Jazeera English4d
Why a China deal has set off a Cook Islands-New Zealand spat
But the proposed pact has shaken decades-old ties between the Cook Islands and New Zealand, neighbours that are set to mark ...
asiapacificreport.nz6d
Mediawatch: NZ media in the middle of Asia-Pacific diplomatic drama
On Facebook — at some length — New Zealand-born Kiribati MP Ruth Cross Kwansing blamed “media manufactured drama”. “The New Zealand media seized the opportunity to patronise Kiribati, and the familiar ...
Winston Peters to meet Mexican ambassador after MP's 'racist' comments
The ambassador is meeting the deputy PM in Waitangi, after controversial comments Peters and Shane Jones made.
indiannewslink14d
The Jones-Mexican Ambassador saga may end with a shot of Tequila
Winston Peters backs down Despite initially backing his colleague’s comments, Mr Peters backed down after being made aware of the Ambassador’s concerns. “In the heat of the moment in the robust ...