Winston Peters, left, and Mark Brown. Photo: RNZ/Pacific Islands Forum/123RF
Unease is continuing over the planned comprehensive strategic partnership agreement to be signed between the Cook Island's and China.
The Cook Island's Prime Minister, Mark Brown is in Beijing to finalise the deal.
The New Zealand government says it wasn't consulted as required under agreements between this country and the realm nation, something Mark Brown disagrees with.
The Cook Islands opposition has organised a protest in Rarotonga next week.
All this in a year when the Cook Islands is celebrating it's 60th anniversay of self governance with the theme "I know who I am, I have a homeland.'
Cook Islands political commentator, Thomas Tarurongo Wynne, joins Katherine to talk about what is motivating the direction of the Cook Islands government.
