{
  "id": 618036,
  "title": "Cook Islands election: PM Mark Brown speaks on the diplomatic crises that defined his year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/cook-islands-election-pm-mark-brown-speaks-on-the-diplomatic-crises",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T00:24:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/12/cook-islands-election-mark-brown-pm-prime-minister"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The prime minister tells the Guardian that last year’s diplomatic rift with ally New Zealand could be on voters’ minds as they head to the polls As voters in the Cook Islands prepare to head to the polls in a high-stakes general election, they will have much to reflect on. Over recent years, politics in this small island nation has been defined by fierce debates about deep-sea mining , diplomatic…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RNZ Pacific",
        "title": "Cost of living, water tariffs, mining on Cook Islanders' minds ahead of election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/cost-of-living-water-tariffs-mining-on-cook-islanders-minds-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-08-11T19:49:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}