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Will New Zealand’s ‘patronising’ aid freeze push Cook Islands closer to China?

Summary by South China Morning Post
The funding cut leaves the Cook Islands facing a sudden financial shortfall, prompting warnings that Wellington’s approach could backfire.

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According to 1NEWS on June 19, Foreign Minister Winston Peters made the decision in early June to suspend $18.2 million in development aid to the Cook Islands and informed the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands by letter.

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South China Morning Post broke the news in Hong Kong on Sunday, June 29, 2025.
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