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Topic: Politics of the Cook Islands

	Cook Islands Government Online
		The Cook Islands comprises 15 widely-dispersed islands in the South Pacific Ocean between French Polynesia and Fiji.
		According to the latest census undertaken in December 2002 the total resident population of the Cook Islands is 18,027 of whom 12,188 live in the outer islands.
		Seventy eight percent of the Cook Islands’ fl pearl farms are on Manihiki, 20 percent on Penrhyn and 2 percent on Rakahanga.
	www.cook-islands.gov.ck /cook-islands.php (2625 words)

	Cook Islands - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The Cook Islands are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand.
		Defense is the responsibility of New Zealand, in consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request.
		Melanesia : Fiji · New Caledonia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/c/o/o/Cook_Islands_1c39.html (246 words)

	Rarotonga Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Once the explorers had sailed on to new discoveries (or sticky ends, in the case of Captain Cook, who was stabbed to death in Hawaii in 1779), it was left to the missionaries to establish long-lasting contact with the people of the Cook Islands.
		The first leader of the newly independent Cook Islands was Albert Henry, leader of the Cook Islands Party (CIP), a prime mover in the push for self-rule, and the first in a long line of colourful characters in Cook Islands politics.
		The Cook Islands have an eye-watering trade deficit, importing far more than they export, but thanks to the huge expansion in tourism over recent years, foreign investment is currently flowing into the Cook Islands and keeps the financial wolf from the door.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/pacific/cook-islands/rarotonga?v=print (1702 words)

	Politics of the Cook Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Islands are self-governing in free association with New Zealand and are fully responsible for internal affairs.
		The monarch is hereditary; her representative is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Cook Islands Government.
		Cook Islands · Fiji · Kiribati · Marshall Islands · Micronesia · Nauru · New Zealand · Niue · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Samoa · Solomon Islands · Tonga · Tuvalu · Vanuatu
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_the_Cook_Islands (513 words)

	EUROPA - Development - Countries - Cook Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Cook Islands ’ major exploitable resources are associated with the nation’s ocean, reef and lagoon areas.
		The Cook Islands is self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
		The Cook Islands is an Associate Member of the Commonwealth and member of a wide range of international organisations (Asian Development Bank, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), FAO, WHO and UNESCO) and has concluded a number of international treaties, both multilateral and bilateral, in its own right.
	ec.europa.eu /development/body/country/country_home_en.cfm?cid=ck&lng=en&status=new (2127 words)

	Cooks Island: Travel to Cooks Island: Plan your Trips and Journeys
		The Cook Islands (Cook Islands Maori: Kuki 'Airani) are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand.
		The Cook Islands became a British protectorate at their own request in 1888, then were transferred to New Zealand in 1901.
		The Cook Islands are situated 3500km (2200 miles) northeast of New Zealand and 1000km (600 miles) southwest of Tahiti in the South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia.
	goto-cook-islands.com (960 words)

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		Prime Minister Henry, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands during the Sixth Festival, offered reasons why a celebration of the past is important: knowledge of cultural heritage contributes to a sense of identity, it contributes to faith in oneself, pride in one's heritage leads to a feeling of being individually valuable.
		Mangaia, the southmost island of the Cooks group, had argued that they did not need an accompanying ship and were, apparently, irritated by the pressure put on them by Rarotonga to do things in a way considered appropriate by the Government.
		The Cook Islands is a lively democracy, and some of the comments were undoubtedly part of a much enjoyed and actively pursued political partisanship.
	lucy.ukc.ac.uk /Tradition/Vaka.html (6861 words)

	Local News - this week's major news stories
		Yeong Bae Han was convicted and fined in the Cook Islands High Court on a single charge of being the master of a vessel not licensed to fish in Cook Islands waters, and illegally fishing between 27 November and 4 December.
		The total fish caught in the Cook Islands waters was 31 and no attempt was made by Han to evade detection and destroy evidence of the offence.
		The rugby star told Cook Islands News that he had been away from his family for a long time while on tour with the All Blacks, and coming to Rarotonga was the perfect opportunity to catch up and relax.
	www.cookislandsnews.com /local.htm (5229 words)

	CNN.com Specials
		The Cook Political Report is edited and published by Charlie Cook, one of the nation's top political analysts.
		Cook founded the independent, non-partisan newsletter in 1984 to analyze elections, campaigns and political trends.
		These ratings by The Cook Political Report are estimates based upon a canvas of at least four top strategists for each party, including several within both the Bush and Kerry campaigns.
	www.cnn.com /ELECTION/2004/special/president/showdown/cook.html (265 words)

	Palmerston, Cook Islands
		Palmerston was discovered by Captain Cook on June 16 1774 on his second voyage to the Pacific although he did not land until his third and final voyage in 1777.
		Cook named the island in honor of the First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Palmerston.
		The island is under the New Zealand Cook Islands Administration.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /cook_islands/about_destin/palmerston.html (1242 words)

	AnthroGlobe Bibliography: the Cook Islands
		Coppell, W.G. 1971 A Bibliography of the Cook Islands.
		McCarthy, D.D. 1959 Filariasis in the Cook Islands.
		1986 Cook Islands Census of Population and Dwellings.
	coombs.anu.edu.au /Biblio/biblio_cooks.html (3767 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.
		The Cook Islands is a founding member of the Pacific Islands Forum and is a member of a number of other regional and international organisations: the Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Health Organisation (WHO), Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), UNESCO, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Pacific Community (SPC).
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/cook_islands/cook_islands_brief.html (730 words)

	Cook Islands History - Cook Islands Real Estate
		The Cook Islands were first inhabited by seafaring Polynesians that came from both east and west.
		The Islands were first named the Cook Islands by a Russian Cartographer in 1824 in honour of the explorer, and the name stuck.
		After the outer islands were raided by Peruvian slavers in the mid-1800s and Tahiti and the Society Islands were subjected to an armed takeover by France, the Cook Island chiefs unsuccessfully requested Britain for protection.
	www.cook.islands-real-estate.com /cook_islands_history.cfm (367 words)

	Pacific Magazine: Woonton Dumped But Not Worried
		That year saw the beginning of voodoo politics in the Cook Islands, parliamentary alliances being killed by curses of corruption but brought back to life only slightly altered, with frightening frequency.
		Under Henry's CIP (Cook Islands Party) administration, Pitt was appointed George's chief adviser, as well as chairman of the boards of Telecom and the environment Council, roles he kept after Williams replaced Henry, and Maoate replaced Williams.
		Whatever it is, the results have been continuous political instability similar to the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Papua New Guinea, countries famous for coups, guns and corruption; profits for the few and chaos for many.
	www.pacificislands.cc /issue/2004/06/01/woonton-dumped-but-not-worried (973 words)

	Cook Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The main article on politics and government of the Cook Islands is Politics of the Cook Islands.
		Spanish ships visited the islands in the late sixteenth century; the first written record of contact with the Islands came with the sighting of Pukapuka by Spanish sailor Álvaro de Mendaña in 1595 who called it "San Bernardo".
		On June 11, 1980, the United States signed a treaty with New Zealand specifying the maritime border between the Cook Islands and American Samoa and also relinquishing its claim to the islands of Penrhyn Island, Pukapuka (Danger), Manihiki, and Rakahanga.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cook_Islands (1058 words)

	Tuatua Tika - Cook Islands news briefs
		The former deputy leader of the Cook Islands Party, Tom Marsters, was yesterday chosen to lead the opposition party in Parliament.
		The long-awaited report of the review of police performance in the Cook Islands lists as key issues poor leadership, financial mismanagement and lack of public confidence.
		The loss of the by-election for the Akaoa seat to the Cook Islands Party means the Democratic Party Government will not have a two-thirds majority and will not be able to push ahead with its intended constituional reforms.
	www.ck /tuatua.htm (1115 words)

	Robin Cook: The First Casualty of War? by Robin Cook - The Globalist > > Global Politics
		Robin Cook, the former British Foreign Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons, threw the towel in on March 18, 2003.
		Is political unity one of the first casualties of an impending war?
		Cook's resignation speech that he gave in the House of Commons on March 18, 2003.
	www.theglobalist.com /DBWeb/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=3018 (1664 words)

	Survivor : Cook Islands - Season 13 - Survivor Fever
		Survivor: Cook Islands held a double elimination in the last episode and the first casualty was the 'either love him or hate him' refugee from Vietnam, Cao Boi.
		Cook Islands" winner Yul Kwon is presented with a check for $1 million by Julie Chen.
		By the third episode, the four Cook Islands tribes - made up of whites, fls, Asians and Latinos - were integrated and the competitors had adjusted to their new teammates.
	www.survivorfever.net /index13.html (2768 words)

	About The Cook Islands
		This is not a home for the elderly, as part of the Cook Islands culture is to look after the elderly, as family is very important and the elderly are highly respected.
		It is important to note that here in the Cook Islands, the pace is a lot slower and at Punanga Tauturu they may not be as professional as volunteers are used to at home.
		After showing the Cook Islands Prime Minister data from her whale research in the area, a whale sanctuary was established within its vast national waters and in cooperation with other island countries, thus providing a huge area of the Pacific Ocean as a reserve for whales.
	www.volunteerincookislands.org /vwork.htm (3299 words)

	Cook Islands envoy sacked for plot to oust own PM - 07 Mar 2006 - Cook Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Cooks Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wilkie Rasmussen, dismissed Dr Woonton from the island country's most prestigious overseas posting after discovering his involvement with some island MPs in a failed bid to oust the Government of Prime Minister Jim Marurai.
		But Mr Marurai said his Cook Islands First Party, in coalition with the Democratic Party and two new cabinet members lured from the CIP had a two-seat majority.
		The Cook Islands Herald reported on Friday there had been a series of meetings by a group of politicians to bring down the Government.
	www.nzherald.co.nz /location/story.cfm?l_id=30&ObjectID=10371398 (326 words)

	Cook Islands Maori - Faculty of Arts at The University of Auckland, New Zealand
		Studying Cook Islands Maori at The University of Auckland offers you a fascinating insight into the second-largest Pacific ethnic group in New Zealand.
		Courses in Cook Islands Maori may also be taken as part of Pacific Studies.
		Graduate Seminar Programme The graduate programme for PACIFIC ISLAND STUDENTS at the University of Auckland was run for the first time during the second semester of 2001.
	www.arts.auckland.ac.nz /subjects/index.cfm?S=S_COOKIS (345 words)

	South Pacific Travel Blog: Solomon Islands Politics
		The tragic rioting in Honiara earlier this week has focused attention on the political problems of the Solomon Islands.
		The 50-member National Parliament elects a prime minister from its ranks, while the cabinet is chosen by the prime minister from among those members of parliament who supported him; opposition members routinely cross the floor after being tempted with ministerial appointments or paid bribes by special interests.
		Most members of parliament belong to one of several political parties based on personalities rather than issues; others are nominally independent and sell their votes to the highest bidder.
	www.southpacific.org /blog/2006/04/solomon-islands-politics.html (584 words)

	Confessions of an Aca/Fan: The Official Weblog of Henry Jenkins: Behind the Scenes: Spoiling Survivor: Cook Islands
		Many of you might be interested in seeing some of my other posts about reality telvision, including this one about the racial politics around Cook Islands and this one about the behind the scenes politicing that shaped...
		Many of you might be interested in seeing some of my other posts about reality telvision, including this one about the racial politics around Cook Islands and this one about the behind the scenes politicing that shaped Big Brother: All-Stars.
		Topo maps may be available online for free, as was the case for Cook Islands where I obtained the map in a matter of minutes, while for Marquesas I had to wait for four months and could only pay with Francs.
	www.henryjenkins.org /2006/07/behind_the_scenes_spoiling_sur.html (1793 words)

	The Cook Islands Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Cook Islands Parliament is based on the Westminster system with a 25-member Parliament and prime minister as the head of government.
		Cook Islands politics suffered a series of scandals over the last three decades which has kept political tensions high to the present day.
		cook island maps ; fiji maps ; samoa maps ; tahiti maps ; tonga maps ; hawaii maps ;
	www.the-cook-islands.com /tourist-information/government.html (596 words)

	Cook Islands beauty wins Miss South Pacific title
		MISS Cook Islands, Miss Krystina Elizabeth Kauvai (19) was crowned, Miss South Pacific Pageant 2006 in Apia, Samoa, on Saturday night.
		It was the second year in a row that the Miss South Pacific Pageant was won by a Cook Islands beauty.
		The new Miss South Pacific is currently working as an accountant and administration officer with the Portcullis Trustnet Cook Islands Ltd. in Rarotonga, while studying part time for an Accountancy and Business Management Degree at the University of the South Pacific, Rarotonga campus.
	www.matangitonga.to /article/spnews/pacificislands/miss_sp_131106.shtml (262 words)

	Pacific Magazine: 2006 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 external affairs and defense, in consultation with the Cook Islands.
		She has been replaced by Nandi Glassie, who is also president of the Cook Islands First Party.
		Despite the political upheavals, the tourism industry is showing growth and is searching for a new brand name to sell the Cook Islands overseas.
	www.pacificislands.cc /almanac/profile/6 (426 words)

	Cook Islands Government Online
		Those responsibilities include Te Aponga Uira and Energy, the Office of the Minister of Outer Islands Administration (OMIA), the Public Expenditure Review Committee and Audit (PERCA), Bank of the Cook Islands, Revenue Management, the Development Investment Board and National Superannuation.
		Dr Woonton said he was pleased that Sir Geoffrey and Tom Masters had accepted cabinet positions, particularly as former deputy prime minister Ngamau Munokoa (Aunty Mau) had resigned at the weekend.
		Sir Geoffrey said the swearing-in ceremony was a particularly momentous occasion for himself and CIP deputy leader Tom Masters — and for politics in the Cook Islands.
	www.cook-islands.gov.ck /view_release.php?release_id=721 (468 words)

	Cook Islands Politics - Cook.Islands-Beaches.com
		There is a democratic government based on party politics.
		The 25 members of parliament choose the Prime Minister from among the elected representatives, who are appointed for five years.
		Travel information for vacations in the Cook Islands with maps and pictures of beaches, resorts, atolls and islands.
	www.cook.islands-beaches.com /travel_guide/cook_islands_politics.cfm (125 words)

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