The island nation signed a five-year agreement with China for seabed mineral exploration and research without New Zealand consultation. Winston Peters has called for the Government to address issues ...

Researchers around the world are racing to get a fuller picture of the ecological impacts of mining the deep seabeds of the ...

The Chinese warships off Australia's coast are carrying missiles with a range of about 1,000 kilometres, New Zealand's ...

China will be able to establish a “significant strategic presence” in the Pacific following its new agreement with the Cook ...

The deal does not involve any agreement to give an exploration or mining licence to China, says the Cook Islands government.

The Cook Islands said on Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching ...

The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the ...

The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Marine scientists are worried that the Centre’s plan to mine sand off Kerala’s coast could cause ...

A copy of the deal shows it covers cooperation - but does not involve any agreement to give a license for mining, or exploration. The Cook Islands also signed a Joint Plan for Comprehensive Strategic ...

The Cook Islands said it has formalized cooperation pacts with China, including an action plan for a comprehensive strategic ...