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New Zealand signs Cook Islands agreement to counter China deal

FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Team South Korea and Team Cook Islands wave their flags from a boat during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics.   Lee Jin-man/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Team South Korea and Team Cook Islands wave their flags from a boat during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics.   Lee Jin-man/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

US forces seize third sanctioned oil tanker, Pentagon says

In a post on X, the US Department of Defense said its forces boarded the Bertha overnight. It accused the crude oil tanker of seeking to defy Iran-related sanctions.
In a post on X, the US Department of Defense said its forces boarded the Bertha overnight. It accused the crude oil tanker of seeking to defy Iran-related sanctions.

New Zealand beefs up ties with Niue amid Cook Islands row

FILE PHOTO: New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters attends a press conference with the Nordic colleagues as they meet in Stockholm within the framework of the informal foreign and security policy cooperation between the Nordic countries (N5), in Stockholm, Sweden, October 29, 2025. TT News Agency/Claudio Bresciani via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters attends a press conference with the Nordic colleagues as they meet in Stockholm within the framework of the informal foreign and security policy cooperation between the Nordic countries (N5), in Stockholm, Sweden, October 29, 2025. TT News Agency/Claudio Bresciani via REUTERS/File Photo

Finnish court to deliver verdict in Baltic Sea cable breach trial against tanker crew

Nato forces in the region went on high alert following the Dec 25 incident, one of a string of cable and gas pipeline outages in the Baltic Sea.
Nato forces in the region went on high alert following the Dec 25 incident, one of a string of cable and gas pipeline outages in the Baltic Sea.

US says it has started seabed mineral talks with Cook Islands

Polymetallic nodules encrusted with coveted metals like cobalt, nickel and manganese seen onboard the research vessel MV Anuanua Moana in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
Polymetallic nodules encrusted with coveted metals like cobalt, nickel and manganese seen onboard the research vessel MV Anuanua Moana in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

Cook Islands wages war on ‘plague’ of hungry starfish

Members of the environmental group Korero O Te Orau counting and measuring some of the crown-of-thorns starfish collected from a reef off Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.
Members of the environmental group Korero O Te Orau counting and measuring some of the crown-of-thorns starfish collected from a reef off Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.

Cook Islands PM decries New Zealand’s ‘patronising’ aid pause

Mr Brown defended his nation’s ties with China, saying they did not “compromise” its independence.
Mr Brown defended his nation’s ties with China, saying they did not “compromise” its independence.

New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China row

A spokesperson for New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters (pictured) said the country's core sector support funding relies on a high trust bilateral relationship.
A spokesperson for New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters (pictured) said the country's core sector support funding relies on a high trust bilateral relationship.

China accuses New Zealand’s top spy of spreading ‘false information’

In recent years, Beijing has struck deals with a number of Pacific nations, worrying New Zealand.
In recent years, Beijing has struck deals with a number of Pacific nations, worrying New Zealand.

New Zealand’s top spy warns on China’s influence in the Pacific, backs Five Eyes

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.