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	Cook Islands - MSN Encarta
		The Cook Islands is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, a voluntary association of sovereign nations and dependencies that give symbolic or actual allegiance to the British Crown.
		The Cook Islands was a founding member of the South Pacific Forum, a regional organization that addresses the foreign affairs and international trade of its members.
		The language and culture of the islands are closely related to those of Tahiti and the Society Islands to the east.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761577287_2/Cook_Islands.html (598 words)

	Background Info \| Cook Islands Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Captain Cook inflicted the wonky name of Hervey Islands (after a British Lord of the Admiralty) on the southern group, though the indignity was softened when a Russian cartographer renamed them fifty years later in honour of Cook himself.
		The Cooks' first prime minister was Albert Henry, leader of the Cook Islands Party and a prime mover for independence.
		Then, in 2000, the islands' status as an offshore finance centre was endangered when they were fllisted by a finance watchdog for refusing to comply with money-laundering rules.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/pacific/cook-islands/essential?a=culture (859 words)

	A short history of Cook Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		James Cook discovers in 1773 the Cook Islands (earlier seen by the Spanish explorer Álvaro de Mendaña) The islands become a British protectorate in 1888 and become a posession of New Zealand in 1901.
		In 1904 Niue island is separated from Cook to become a seperate dependency.
		Since 1989 the country is governed by the Cook Islands Party (CIP) and its leader Geoffrey Henry.
	www.electionworld.org /history/cook.htm (198 words)

	Commonwealth Secretariat - Cook Islands
		Cook Islands is a partner in the regional University of the South Pacific, which has its main campus in Suva, Fiji Islands.
		Under the 1965 Constitution, Cook Islands is a sovereign state with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and a unicameral legislature, which has exhaustive and, since 1981, exclusive legislative powers (including constitutional reform); the New Zealand House of Representatives cannot legislate under any circumstances in respect of the Cook Islands.
		In the general election in June 1999, the coalition of the CIP and recently established New Alliance Party (NAP), led by Norman George, gained a majority and Sir Geoffrey Henry, the CIP leader, was confirmed as prime minister for another five-year term.
	www.thecommonwealth.org /Templates/YearbookInternal.asp?NodeID=140412 (1591 words)

	Sharp electoral reverse in the Cook Islands
		The Cook Islands, situated in the mid-Pacific between Hawaii and New Zealand, were annexed by the latter in 1901.
		Particularly notable is the fact that Cook Island workers have a long history of being among the most exploited and poorly paid of all the island populations.
		CIP member of parliament Tapaitau said immediately after the election that any new government “should not deviate from the reform process” and would “continue to shift power to the private sector”.
	www.wsws.org /articles/1999/jul1999/cook-j14.shtml (2659 words)

	Cook Islands, off shore incorporations, offshore companies, off-shore places
		The Cook Islands comprises a group of 15 islands located between Tahiti in the east and Samoa and Tonga in the west.
		The main island of Rarotonga is 3,000 km north-east of Auckland, New Zealand and the township of Avarua on that island is the administrative and commercial centre of the Cook Islands.
		The Cook Islands economy is primarily tourism based however there has been a substantial expansion in the offshore industry with the advent of innovative and progressive legislation to facilitate the establishment of a variety of offshore structures including international business companies, offshore banks, offshore insurance companies and wealth preservation trusts.
	www.offshoresimple.com /cook_islands.htm (727 words)

	Cook Islands (New Zealand)
		The Cook Islands were declared a British protectorate in 1888, and annexed to New Zealand in 1901.
		Evidently a single shade of the blue is present in the Cook Islands' flag — the blue of the field is identical to that in Union Flag.
		The Cook Islands are a political dependency of New Zealand, whose head of state is Queen Elizabeth, who, as most people would know, is resident in, and sovereign of the United Kingdom.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/ck.html (1818 words)

	History
		Cook Islanders are convinced that the great Maori migrations to New Zealand began from Rarotonga possibly as early as the fifth century AD.
		The written history of the Cooks began with the sighting of Pukapuka by the Spaniard Alvaro de Mendana in 1595 followed by a landing on Rakahanga in 1606 by another Spanish explorer, Pedro Quiros.
		The name "Cook Islands" was given to the group by the Russians in honor of the great English navigator when it appeared for the first time on a Russian naval chart in the early 1800s.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /cook_islands/about_destin/history.html (2327 words)

	"Cook Islands News Articles @ Eventpolynesia.com"
		Said Cook Islands coach Ioaba Ezekiela: "We are learning as we go through the tournament, it is the biggest event of their lives for a lot of these boys and nerves show through.
		The Cook Islands Herald reports that the Aitutaki tug boat was sold locally by the ports authority for 4,700 US dollars despite carrying a value of 47,000 dollars.
		Cook Islanders are happy New Zealand citizens through their country’s status of self government in free association with New Zealand, which administered the Cooks in colonial times.
	www.eventpolynesia.com /news&info/cooks/CI2_page_newsroom.htm (4438 words)

	Radio Australia - News - Cook Islands prepares for snap election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Cook Islanders are preparing to head to the polls this Wednesday to vote in a snap election.
		The opposition Cook Islands Party believed it had the numbers to be government, and it is angry at being denied the chance to rule.
		The opposition Cook Islands Party is still questioning why the election is needed in the first place, as the last one was held only two years ago.
	www.radioaustralia.net.au /news/stories/s1749259.htm (262 words)

	Cook Islands (New Zealand) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Cook Islands were declared a British protectorate in 1888, and annexed to New Zealand in 1901.
		Evidently a single shade of the blue is present in the Cook Islands' flag — the blue of the field is identical to that in Union Flag.
		The Cook Islands are a political dependency of New Zealand, whose head of state is Queen Elizabeth, who, as most people would know, is resident in, and sovereign of the United Kingdom.
	www.flagspot.net /flags/ck.html (1818 words)

	Cook Islands - Country Information Paper - NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		The Cook Islands was administered by New Zealand as a dependent territory from 1901 to 1965 when, following an act of self-determination under UN auspices, the Cook Islands became self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
		Although the Cook Islands GDP per capita is high compared to others in the region, this reflects the high proportion of expatriate residents, the tourism economy based in Rarotonga and until recently a large public sector.
		MAP assistance for the Cook Islands is aimed at supporting Pacific Patrol Boat operations, dive training, small arms use and their security, search and rescue and the provision of a physical training instructor and a technical adviser to the Pacific Patrol Boat project.
	www.mfat.govt.nz /Countries/Pacific/Cook-Islands.php (3639 words)

	Cook Islands Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Seasonal variations are slight in the Cook Islands, with temperatures ranging between 18°C and 28°C (64-82°F) in the winter months (May to October) and 21°C and 29°C (70-84°F) in the summer (November to April).
		Aitutaki's airstrip is at the northern end of the island; there's a bus connecting the airstrip with town, and cars, motor scooters and bicycles can be hired at several places around the island.
		Island passes and island combination packages are a good way to sample a few islands.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/pacific/cook-islands?v=print (1723 words)

	Cook Islands: Angus Reid Global Monitor
		In 1888, the Cook Islands were established as a protectorate of Britain, and were eventually placed under the supervision of New Zealand in 1904.
		Albert Henry of the Cook Islands Party (CIP) administered the government from 1965 to 1978.
		Tom Davis of the Democratic Party (DP) succeeded Henry, and remained at the helm until 1987, with a brief interruption in 1983.
	www.angus-reid.com /tracker/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/13479 (349 words)

	EUROPA - Development - Countries - Cook Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The emigration of skilled workers is one of the key challenges that the Cook Islands is facing at the moment.
		The Cook Islands has long depended on agriculture and subsistence fishing, but today tourism is the leading sector in the economy: the Cook Islands has some of the most beautiful and diverse scenery in the South Pacific.
		Cook Islands ’ major exploitable resources are associated with the nation’s ocean, reef and lagoon areas.
	europa.eu.int /comm/development/body/country/country_home_en.cfm?cid=ck&lng=en&status=old (1885 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Country profiles \| Timeline: Cook Islands
		Albert Henry, leader of the Cook Islands Party, is elected as the territory's first prime minister.
		Cook Islands are removed from an international list of territories whose policies against money laundering are deemed to be too weak.
		The Democratic Party keeps majority of seats in parliament, but parliament is unable to meet due to petitions filed by the Cook Islands Party over alleged voting irregularities.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/3703766.stm (435 words)

	History of the Cook Islands – What is in our past
		Cook Islanders are convinced that the great Maori migrations to New Zealand began from Rarotonga possibly as early as the fifth century AD.
		THE written history of the Cooks began with the sighting of Pukapuka by the Spaniard Alvaro de Mendana in 1595 followed by a landing on Rakahanga in 1606 by another Spanish explorer, Pedro Quiros.
		The name "Cook Islands" was given to the group by the Russians in honor of the great English navigator when it appeared for the first time on a Russian naval chart in the early 1800s.
	www.www.ck /history.htm (2212 words)

	Cook Islands call snap election - World - theage.com.au
		A snap election has been called in the tiny South Pacific state of the Cook Islands after a by-election tipped the balance of power in parliament in favour of the opposition.
		Last week the opposition Cook Islands Party won a by-election that appeared to give them control of parliament and a vote of no-confidence had been expected to be held Monday.
		The Cook Islands is a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand, which lies about 3,000 kilometres to the south-west.
	www.theage.com.au /news/world/cook-islands-call-snap-election/2006/07/25/1153746841013.html (344 words)

	Cook Islands - Australia - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		The Cook Islands is a parliamentary democracy, with Queen Elizabeth II the Head of State, represented by HE Mr Fredrick Goodwin.
		The Cook Islands is a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand, an arrangement dating from August 1965.
		The Cook Islands' economy faces many of the development impediments common to other small island states in the Pacific region: relatively limited natural resources, remoteness from major trade and industrial centres, and a diminishing labour force.
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/cook_islands/cook_islands_brief.html (907 words)

	Islands Business - Politics/Cook Islands: TWISTS AND TURNS IN THE COOKS VOTE
		The opposition Cook Islands Party was despondent and seemed to be heading for disarray.
		The reason for all this was court petitions lodged by the Cook Islands Party.
		Cook Islands Party lawyers, leader Puna and MP Norman George were specially hopeful of winning the seat the Democratic Party retained on Aitutaki.
	www.islandsbusiness.com /islands_business/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=17105/overideSkinName=issueArticle-full.tpl (719 words)

	History of the Cook Islands – What is in our past
		THE written history of the Cooks began with the sighting of Pukapuka by the Spaniard Alvaro de Mendaña in 1595 followed by a landing on Rakahanga in 1606 by another Spanish explorer, Pedro Quiros.
		The infamous Captain William Bligh of the Bounty landed on Aitutaki in 1789 – he is credited with importing paw paw trees to the Cooks – and in April of that year the mutineers of the Bounty appeared off Rarotonga but, contrary to popular belief, probably did not land.
		In contrast, the Cook Islands enjoys universal suffrage, democratic government, several privately-owned newspapers and a vigorous standard of debate.
	www.ck /history.htm (2212 words)

	Captain Cook's Journal during his first voyage round the world, by James Cook
		Cook was assiduous in obtaining observations to ascertain the Variation of the compass—i.e., the difference between the direction shown by the magnetic needle and the true north.
		Cook had taken on board at the Cape as many cattle, horses, bulls, cows, goats, and sheep as he could stow, with a view of landing them at Tahiti or elsewhere, and it is without surprise that we learn that after several weeks in these stormy seas a good many of them had died.
		Cook still moved to the shore, calling to his men to cease firing; but whilst so doing, and with his back to the exasperated natives, he was stabbed in the back with a dagger, and fell with his face in the water.
	etext.library.adelaide.edu.au /c/c77j/c77j.html (19139 words)

	Cook Islands: history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The islands, which had already been explored and settled by Polynesians and Spaniards, received their name from the English navigator Captain James Cook, who drew up the first map of the archipelago in 1770.
		In 1821, Tahitian missionaries were sent to the islands by the London Missionary Society; a Protestant theocracy was established and all Â«paganÂ» structures were destroyed, as were many of the traditional forms of social organization.
		The islands were declared a British Protectorate in 1888 and became part of Aotearoa/New Zealand in 1901.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=242 (413 words)

	Pacific Magazine: 2007 Pacific Almanac: Cook Islands
		Political Status and Form of Government: Self-governing in free association with New Zealand; Cook Islands is fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for exter\nal affairs and defense, in consultation with the Cook Islands.
		The poll results were disputed however and the Cook Islands Party managed to win a petition forcing the country into its second by-election since the snap elections.
		Cook Islands workers got a 12 percent pay increase for government workers from July 1 at a cost of at least US$ 1.6 million over the next three years.
	www.pacificislands.cc /almanac/profile/6 (558 words)

	Courts may decide Cook Islands govt - Breaking News - World - Breaking News
		The political opposition in the Cook Islands is planning legal action against parliament being dissolved when it was poised to vote out the government.
		Parliamentary speaker and opposition Cook Islands Party (CIP) MP Norman George said judicial action would be taken to have Goodwin's action rescinded.
		The Cook Islands are made up of far-flung islands and atolls in the South Pacific with a population of about 18,000.
	www.theage.com.au /news/World/Courts-may-decide-Cook-Islands-govt/2006/07/26/1153816223634.html (334 words)

	Cook Islands opposition 'back down over by-election' - 26 Jul 2006 - Cook Islands
		The Cook Islands opposition has backed away from earlier claims it was the country's legitimate government.
		The confusion follows by-election win for the Cook Islands Party, led by Sir Geoffry Henry, which gave that party 12 votes in parliament - the same as the government of Jim Marurai.
		However, a reporter for Radio Australia, Bruce Hill, said CIP members instead held a session of parliament during which they claimed to have elected Sir Geoffry as the new prime minister.
	www.nzherald.co.nz /location/story.cfm?l_id=30&objectid=10393062 (223 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Cook Islands opposition party leader out in election
		Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna failed to retain his parliamentary seat in the latest blow to the opposition following last week's general elections, the Cook Islands Herald reported Thursday.
		Puna's loss means both the Cook Islands Party leader and deputy leader have failed to win seats in the incoming Parliament.
		The election has cost the Cook Islands Electoral office 200,000 U.S. dollars and many are hoping there would be a clear winner because the country cannot afford another snap election.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200610/05/eng20061005_309225.html (231 words)

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