AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoCook Islands Election: Prime Minister Mark Brown is set for a second term after the Cook Islands Party won 12 of 24 seats in preliminary results, with voting delayed on remote Nassau; Brown’s party is expected to form government with support from independents, while analysts say cost of living beat geopolitics in voters’ minds. Parliament Math: Three newly elected Mangaia independents—Agnes Armstrong, Rimmel Poila-Mokoroa and Tetangi Matapo—have agreed to join the CIP, pushing it toward a supermajority. Opposition Shake-up: Democratic Party leader Tina Pupuke-Browne has pledged an “honest campaign review” after preliminary results show the party losing all seats, though two races remain extremely close. Pacific Aviation: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters pointed to the Cook Islands’ airline experience as a Pacific aviation model, highlighting how support helped lift routes to about 175,000 passengers a year. Deep-Sea Mining Watch: Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) raised Cook Islands concerns at the International Seabed Authority over seabed mining plans near the South Penrhyn Basin. Bird Flu Prep: Pacific governments, including the Cook Islands, have sought New Zealand advice as H5 bird flu spreads in Australia and New Zealand.
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