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Cook Islands

March

Inside Duncan Saville’s billion-dollar Bermuda Triangle

A decade after the ATO hit the reclusive Australian investor with a $189 million tax bill and savaged his character, Canberra is rolling out the red carpet.

February

Arriving in Rarotonga feels like stepping into a living postcard.

Emboldened China signs Pacific mining deal amid Tasman naval drills

A minerals exploration deal between the superpower and the Cook Islands is Beijing’s latest push for influence in a region historically aligned to the West.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

New Zealand ‘blindsided’ by Cook Islands-China deal

New Zealand, along with Australia and the United States, have become increasingly concerned about China’s growing presence in the Pacific region.

December 2020

Tom Albanese ran mining giant Rio Tinto from May 2007 until January 2013.

Albanese spearheads Cook Islands mining play

Former Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese's name is back in front of select Australian natural resources investors - this time as a key player in a group hoping to extract cobalt from the Cook Islands.

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