AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPacific Investment: The Asian Development Bank’s 2026–30 strategy includes the Cook Islands and 11 other Pacific nations, with a focus on jobs, essential services, resilient infrastructure and projects tailored to island economies. Aitutaki Infrastructure: Cyclone Wati damaged Arutanga Harbour’s causeway, threatening a vital route for food, fuel and other supplies. More than $7 million has gone into upgrades, and the full repair bill is not yet known. Seabed Mining: A US application seeks exploration and commercial mining rights over about 65,000 square kilometres of the Pacific’s Clarion-Clipperton Zone. It has not been approved, but the unilateral process raises concerns for the Cook Islands and international ocean governance. Tourism and Innovation: The Cook Islands was named Oceania’s Leading Island Destination for a fourth straight year. A Rarotonga engineering team, meanwhile, is looking to bring home waste-to-fuel technology it helped build and operate in Bali.
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