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ABC News Australia on MSN15d
Cook Islands PM says a new constitutional agreement with NZ needs to reflect country's increasing independence
A spokesperson for Mr Peters said that the Cook Islands was free to pursue full independence from New Zealand at any time, ...
Anadolu Agency14d
Cook Islands to rework ties with New Zealand if new pact increases independence: Premier
The Cook Islands is now a much more independent country than it was in 1965,' Premier Mark Brown says amid tensions with Wellington over closer ties with Beijing - Anadolu Ajansı ...
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Kiwiblog11dOpinion
Let’s do full independence!
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says he will only re-work constitutional ties with New Zealand if the new agreement makes it clear his country is now "more independent" - risking a fresh brawl ...
The Daily Monitor on MSN1mon
China’s Pacific power play: How the Cook Islands deal threatens regional security
The Cook Islands’ strategic location halfway between ... Beijing is expertly exploiting Brown’s ambitions for greater independence while dangling relatively modest financial incentives.