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Letter: Time for change

Letter: Time for change

According to Prime Minister Brown, this isn’t about his failure to talk with Cook Islanders – it’s about New Zealand exerting control.

Letter to the editorDede Mingi4 March 2025Cook Islands, Prime Minister Mark Brown, Seabed Mining, Government Transparency, Public Consultation, Cook Islands Politics, New Zealand Relations, China-Cook Islands Agreements\, Public Accountability

Thomas Wynne: What does China want from Cook Islands?

Thomas Wynne: What does China want from Cook Islands?

There is a question that rests heavily on my heart – one that goes beyond politics and economics, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

CI NEWSDede Mingi15 February 2025Cook Islands, Seabed Mining, Manganese Nodule, Deep-Sea Mining, China Relations, Pacific Geopolitics, Trade Agreements, Resource Management, Sovereignty and Self-Determination, Economic Development, Foreign Investments, Trust and Governance, Cook Islands Politics, Cultural Values, Pacific Partnerships