Tag: Cook Islands politics
Polling booths open in Cook Islands election
By Tiana Haxton of RNZ Pacific
Polling is open in the Cook Islands where 11,000 registered voters will elect their leaders for the next four...
Cost of living, water tariffs, mining on Cook Islanders’ minds ahead...
By Tiana Haxton of RNZ Pacific
The Cook Islands goes to the polls this week for its four-yearly general election.
Like all countries in the region,...
Luxon and Peters to miss Cook Islands’ 60th Constitution Day celebrations
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
New Zealand will not send top government representation to the Cook Islands for its 60th Constitution Day celebrations in...
Mark Brown: Cook Islands ‘not consulted’ on NZ-China agreements
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has suggested a double standard, saying he was "not privy to or consulted...
Cook Islands needs to ‘stand on our own two feet,’ says...
RNZ Pacific
Prime Minister Mark Brown has survived a motion in the Cook Islands Parliament aimed at ousting his government, the second Pacific Island leader...
‘Clandestine’ Cook Islands-China deal ‘damaged’ NZ relationship, says Clark
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark maintains that Cook Islands, a realm of New Zealand, should have...
China confirms ‘in-depth exchange’ with Cook Islands as New Zealand faces...
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist in Avarua, Rarotonga
China has confirmed details of its meeting with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown for the...
Ruling party in Cook Islands closer to power after gaining 2...
RNZ Pacific
The Cook Islands Party has gained two more seats following the final count of the general election, edging it closer to power.
The party,...
