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Saturday 21 June 2025 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy, National, Parliament
In Parliament yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Brown said: “In that letter, I welcomed the continued dialogue and discussion between our two officials to find a resolution to rebuild this erosion of trust in our relationship that seems to have occurred in just not the last 20 years, in just the last six months, since the beginning of the year.”. Photo: LOSIRENE LACANIVALU /25062101
Prime Minister Mark Brown has been urged to ‘kiss and make up’ by the Opposition amidst ongoing tension with New Zealand, which has escalated in NZ pausing millions of dollars in development funding.
Prime Minister Mark Brown has been urged to ‘kiss and make up’ by the Opposition amidst ongoing tension with New Zealand, which has escalated in NZ pausing millions of dollars in development funding.
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Comments
David Sadler on 22/06/2025
If officials have been working on this since April with no apparent progress then maybe they need help? However no help from PM Brown as the reduced trust has happened since he has been in power! We do not need apologies from both sides just from Cook Island who have created the problem. Yes the agreement with China is not the issue ir was the secret way it was created with no discussion or communication with NZ or with the Cook Island people!