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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: How Cook Islandsâflagged ships became tied to Russian and Iranian oil trade
Description: The Cook Islandsâ flag has flown from more than a hundred oil tankers implicated in illicitly trading Russian and Iranian oil. A special Herald investigation has revealed that itâs sparked alarm from foreign governments â with New Zealand diplomats fielding concerns from Helsinki and London. Our Foreign Minister Winston Peters has labelled the issue âalarming and infuriatingâ. So, what is the link between the Baltic Sea and the Pacific? And how has this been allowed to happen? Today on The Front Page, NZ Herald business investigations reporter Matt Nippert is with us to expl...