Cook Islands to rework ties with New Zealand if new pact increases independence: Premier

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

Cook Islands prime minister wants to rework ties to NZ to be more independent

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 with Wellington. The post Cook Islands prime minister wants to rework ties to NZ to be more independent appeared first on Islands Business.