EXPLAINER - Cook Islands election emerges as test of China-West rivalry in Pacific
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- rnz.co.nzseen 14 Aug, 21:26description edited
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Polling is opening in the Cook Islands where 110,000 registered voters will elect their leaders for the next four years.Polling is open in the Cook Islands where 11,000 registered voters will elect their leaders for the next four years.
- South China Morning Postseen 18 Aug, 12:39description edited
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Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown’s securing of another term, despite a dispute with New Zealand over his government’s deals with China, suggests voters are more focused on the cost of living than geopolitical concerns, analysts have said. Brown’s Cook Islands Party is on track to win a fifth consecutive term in government. According to preliminary results from last week’s general election, the party will obtain 18 seats – up from its previous 12 – in the 24-member parliament, giving it...Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown’s securing of another term, despite a dispute with New Zealand over his government’s deals with China, suggests voters are more focused on the cost of living than geopolitical concerns, analysts have said. Brown’s Cook Islands Party is on track to win a fifth consecutive term in government after securing 18 seats – up from its previous 12 – in last week’s election, according to preliminary results. That gives the party a three-quarter supermajority in...
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Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- Anadolu Agency (AA)14:24first to report
Wednesday’s vote will decide 24 parliamentary seats, but the contest is unfolding against a larger struggle involving China, New Zealand and the US
Wed, 12 August 2026
2 reports- The Guardian World00:24
The prime minister tells the Guardian that last year’s diplomatic rift with ally New Zealand could be on voters’ minds as they head to the polls As voters in the Cook Islands prepare to head to the polls in a high-stakes general election, they will have much to reflect on. Over recent years, politics in this small island nation has been defined by fierce debates about deep-sea mining , diplomatic rifts with ally New Zealand and a major reshaping of the country’s foreign partnerships. In an...
- rnz.co.nz19:15edited after publishing
Polling is open in the Cook Islands where 11,000 registered voters will elect their leaders for the next four years.
Thu, 13 August 2026
1 report- rnz.co.nz09:00
Preliminary results are starting to come in for the Cook Islands general election.
Tue, 18 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post07:00edited after publishing
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown’s securing of another term, despite a dispute with New Zealand over his government’s deals with China, suggests voters are more focused on the cost of living than geopolitical concerns, analysts have said. Brown’s Cook Islands Party is on track to win a fifth consecutive term in government after securing 18 seats – up from its previous 12 – in last week’s election, according to preliminary results. That gives the party a three-quarter supermajority in...
Tue, 25 August 2026
1 report- cookislandsnews.com18:36
Twelve seats were declared following the final count of the 2026 general election, which started yesterday at Sinai Hall, with 11 more to be counted today before the final list of MPs is determined.