Prime Minister Mark Brown is expected back in the Cook Islands on Monday (New Zealand time) after a trip to China this week where it was anticipated he may sign a deal with Beijing causing concern with New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister.
Winston Peters says New Zealand's constitutional arrangement with the Cook Islands means he should have been fully informed of the details.
Meanwhile protests are being planned in the Cook Islands while a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister took place on Thursday.
Mihi spoke to RNZ Pacific's reporter Caleb Fortheringham who is in Avarua and began by asking him what we know about the deal.
Prime Minister Mark Brown with Chinese officials in Rarotonga. Photo: Cook Islands Government
