Aside: the Cook Islands seems to desire to be independent from NZ: https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/cook-islands-looking-to-declare-independence-from-nz-media/

Aside: the Cook Islands seems to desire to be independent from NZ: https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/cook-islands-looking-to-declare-independence-from-nz-media/ https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/cook-islands-looking-to-de... Background: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_the_Cook_Islands_and_Niue https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_the_Cook... It looks like the Cook Islands are heavily dependent on financial support from NZ government, and NZ tourists.