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New Zealand has suspended millions in funding to the Cook Islands over its growing China ties
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who is on his first official visit to China, said the Cook Islands had not been transparent ...
New Zealand suspends Cook Islands funding over China ties
STORY: New Zealand has suspended millions in budget funding to the Cook Islands over that nation's growing ties with ...
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 ...
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China deals
New Zealand's latest move also comes as Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is on an official visit to China, where he will meet ...
Cook Islands PM decries New Zealand’s ‘patronising’ aid pause
Cook Islands PM said the relationship between his country and New Zealand is defined by partnership, not paternalism. Read ...
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China row
New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in budget funding to the Cook Islands, it said on Thursday, as the relationship between the two constitutionally-linked countries continues to deteriorate ...
New Zealand pauses Cook Island aid over China deals
China has been wooing Pacific Island countries with strategic partnership agreements. New Zealand has said it will pause ...
The Washington Post1d
New Zealand, the Cook Islands' biggest funder, halts money to the Pacific nation over its China ties
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China ...
Reuters1d
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China row
New Zealand suspended NZ$18.2 million in funding to Cook Islands Wellington concerned about Cook Islands' growing ties with China Funding will not resume until trust restored Freeze coincides with ...
The Straits Times1d
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China row
WELLINGTON - New Zealand announced on Thursday it was suspending NZ$18.2 million ($10.97 million) in budget funding to the Cook Islands, as the relationship between the two constitutionally linked ...