New Zealand backed US co-funding port on former Cook Islands military base without a formal business case

Azaria HowellPolitical Reporter·Newstalk ZB·15 Nov, 2026 04:00 PM6 mins to read‌Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has said the port upgrade in the Cook Islands was "hugely significant". Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has said the port upgrade in the Cook Islands was "hugely significant". New Zealand supported the United States co-funding a major port upgrade on a former American military base in the Cook Islands without a business case.The port upgrade in Penrhyn, part of the northern Cook Islands, is on track to be co-funded with the US Government. The latter is intending