Gold Beneath the Waves: Can the Cook Islands Cash In? | The Pacific | ABC News

Cook Islands is confronting critical questions about identity, the environment, and the future of the country as the debate over deep sea mining across the Pacific intensifies. The government is now considering expanding exploration licenses to companies looking to mine within Cook Islands' waters. Reporter Johnson Raela is in Rarotonga to see first hand how the country is grappling with the issue. ‘The Pacific’ is hosted by Johnson Raela and Alice Lolohea. #ABCThePacific Watch The Pacific on ABC Australia or on ABC iView: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pacific Like ABC Pacific on Facebook:   / abcpacific   Follow ABC Pacific on Instagram:   / abcpacific   For more from ABC Pacific news, click here: https://www.abc.net.au/pacific Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Read more here: Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel:    / newsonabc   Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia