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New Zealand halts aid to Cook Islands

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 the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials from the New Zealand Foreign Minister's office said Thursday.
New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China row
New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in budget funding to the Cook Islands, it said on Thursday, as the relationship between the two constitutionally-linked countries continues to deteriorate amid the island group's deepening ties with China.
Threatened by China deals, New Zealand pauses aid payments to Cook Islands
New Zealand's government has announced a halt to aid payments to the Cook Islands, a close Pacific partner, citing a dispute over agreements the island nation recently struck with China. The move signals growing concern in Wellington over Beijing's expanding influence in the Pacific region.
New Zealand Pauses Cook Islands Funding Over China Deal
New Zealand has paused development funding to the Cook Islands after the tiny South Pacific nation signed agreements with China without the expected level of consultation.
New Zealand halts aid to Cook Islands over China deals
New Zealand “paused” the payments and would not resume them until the Cook Islands took “concrete steps” to restore trust, a spokesman for foreign minister Winston Peters
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