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Pacific Countries Launch Robust Efforts to Combat Dengue Fever

The Pacific region, renowned for its magnificent landscapes and vibrant culture, is currently at the forefront of an aggressive initiative to tackle the dengue fever outbreaks affecting several of its island nations. Despite the challenges imposed by this viral outbreak, countries like Samoa, the Cook Islands, and Kiribati are responding…

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Tiny forests sow seeds of big biodiversity impact

As the number of tiny forests grows across Australia, one biodiversity champion has laid down regional roots with a first Pacific planting.

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Sydney to host Tonga-Samoa World Cup blockbuster

The draw has been released for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup with Australia in the same pool as Fiji, New Zealand and the Cook Islands.

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How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables

Picture dusk falling somewhere in the Solomon Islands. A fisher’s skiff glides home using a whisper-quiet electric outboard motor. In the Cook Islands, a big battery steadies the island grid. In Papua New Guinea’s highlands, solar kits bring electric light to homes for the first time.

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In the depths of the ocean, a new contest between the US and China emerges

Around the Cook Islands, the world’s two most powerful countries are exploring the possibility of deep-sea mining for critical minerals

The Guardian - AU

Wild island league helps Sharks' little guy Iro aim big

Getting knocked around by men as a teenager in the Cook Islands, lightweight Cronulla centre KL Iro loves the challenge of cutting his opponents down to size.

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Cook Islands Wages War On 'Plague' Of Hungry Starfish

Divers clutch wooden spears as they plunge beneath the waves, hunting hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs around the Cook Islands.

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The Pacific Island Nation That Wants To Mine The Ocean Floor

A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining.

International Business Times

Caught in the contest between China and the west, the Cook Islands asks where its future lies

After the Pacific nation struck deals with Beijing, New Zealand abruptly cut off millions of dollars in critical aid and funding

The Guardian - AU

China could win from Cook Islands-New Zealand spat

New Zealand has paused funding to the Cook Islands in an escalation over the Pacific island nation's ties to China.

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Tensions rise as New Zealand freezes millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over China deals

New Zealand says funding won’t resume until Pacific nation takes ‘concrete steps to repair relationship and restore trust’

The Independent UK

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 with China, officials in Wellington said Thursday

The Independent UK

‘Utu’ as foreign policy: how a Māori worldview can make sense of a shifting world order

There is a growing feeling in New Zealand that the regional geopolitical situation is becoming less stable and more conflicted. China has ramped up its Pacific engagement, most recently with the Cook Islands, and the United States under Donald Trump is abandoning the old multilateral world order.

The Conversation

‘Playing gods with the cradle of life’: French Polynesia’s president issues warning over deep-sea mining

Exclusive: Moetai Brotherson fears environmental risks of controversial practice and says independence from France must not be ‘rushed’

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Never-before-seen chain of volcanoes discovered hiding near the Cook Islands

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the newly discovered structures.

International Business Times

Cook Islands Strikes Deal With China On Seabed Minerals

The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the Pacific nation's seabed mineral riches.

The Guardian - AU

On the ground in the Cook Islands, controversial deal with China stirs debate

Some residents say the agreement has harmed relations with New Zealand while others welcome the economic benefits it may bring

AAP

New Zealand to seek Cook Islands reset over China pact

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has used a policy address to remind the Cook Islands of their responsibilities under a longstanding pact with New Zealand.

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The Independent UK

Hundreds march to Cook Islands’ parliament to oppose deal with China

Protests erupt over Cook Islands’ new strategic partnership with China, raising concerns about ties with New Zealand

The Guardian - AU

Cook Islands PM defends signing of wide-ranging deal with China

Mark Brown says Beijing deal that covers trade, investment, oceans, infrastructure and transport complements ties with New Zealand

AAP

Backlash grows to Cook Islands PM's plan for China pact

Mark Brown is facing calls to apologise or quit as Cook Islands Prime Minister over his secretive plans to grow ties with China.

The Independent UK

Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands

Beijing’s growing influence in the South Pacific has hit the close relationship between Wellington and the Cook Islands

The Independent UK

China says a visit by Cook Islands' prime minister isn't meant to antagonize others in South Pacific

China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the South Pacific, despite the trip stirring up a diplomatic spat between the tiny nation and its chief benefactor, New Zealand

Al Jazeera

Why a China deal has set off a Cook Islands-New Zealand spat

The strategic agreement comes as Beijing moves to deepen its ties in the Pacific region.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand raises ‘concern’ as Cook Islands prepares to sign China deal

Deputy PM says New Zealand hasn’t been adequately consulted on an agreement the Cook Islands leader is expected to sign in Beijing this week

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