NZ pauses Cook Islands funding over China deals
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New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in development funding to the Cook Islands over a raft of deals its smaller Pacific neighbour struck with China back in February. The NZ government said it was 'blindsided' by the deals covering infrastructure, tourism, technology and deep-sea mineral exploration. GUEST: Associate Professor Anna Powles, Centre for Defence and Security Studies at Massey University PRODUCER: David Cook