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15th Cook Islands Parliament
The 15th Cook Islands Parliament is a previous term of the Parliament of the Cook Islands. Its composition was determined by the 2018 elections on 14 June 2018. Initial party standings Members Initial MPs Summary of changes * Toka Hagai resigned on 1 November 2018 after allegations of treating. In December 2018 the Court of Appeal ruled that Tina Browne had won the seat. * Tony Armstrong died in November 2018. A by-election for the vacant Ivirua seat was held on 21 January 2019, and was won by Agnes Armstrong. * Te-Hani Brown resigned from the Democratic party to support the government in January 2019. She was subsequently re-elected in a by-election. * Henry Puna resigned on 24 March 2021 to take up the position of Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Akaiti Puna Akaitiiti O Te Rangi Puna (born 5 September 1952) is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. She is a member of the Cook Islands Party. She is married to the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of The Cook Islands
The Parliament of the Cook Islands ( rar, Pāremeta te Kuku Airani) is the legislature of the Cook Islands. Originally established under New Zealand’s United Nations mandate it became the national legislature on independence in 1965. The Parliament consists of 24 members directly elected by universal suffrage from single-seat constituencies. Members are elected for a limited term, and hold office until Parliament is dissolved (a maximum of four years). It meets in Avarua, the capital of the Cook Islands, on Rarotonga. The Cook Islands follows the Westminster system of government, and is governed by a cabinet and Prime Minister commanding a majority in Parliament. The Speaker of the House is currently Tai Tura. The Deputy Speaker is Tingika Elikana. History The Cook Islands Parliament ( rar, Kuku Airani Pāremeta) is descended from the Cook Islands Legislative Council established in October 1946. Established to provide for political representation and better loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tingika Elikana
Tingika Elikana (born 5 November 1961) is a Cook Islands civil servant and politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party. Elikana was born on Pukapuka and educated at Pukapuka School and Tereora College. He studied law at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and then a Masters of Business Administration at the University of the South Pacific as well as public sector management at Massey University. He worked as a police officer, and then as a crown prosecutor, Deputy Solicitor General, and Solicitor General. From 2011 to 2018 he was Secretary for Justice. He was elected to Parliament at the 2018 Cook Islands general election. After his election, the government charted a special flight at a cost of $32,000 to collect him from the outer islands. The flight was later the subject of a private prosecution launched against Prime Minister Henry Puna by former MP Norman George. As an MP, Elikana chaired the select committ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamarua (electorate)
Tamarua is a Cook Islands electoral division, with one representative in the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Tetangi Matapo, who has held the seat since winning a by-election in 2013. The electorate consists of the district of Tamarua on the island of Mangaia. It was created in 1981, when the ''Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980–1981'' adjusted electorate boundaries and split the electorate of Mangaia Mangaia (traditionally known as A'ua'u Enua, which means ''terraced'') is the most southerly of the Cook Islands and the second largest, after Rarotonga. It is a roughly circular island, with an area of , from Rarotonga. Originally heavily popula ... into three. Members of Parliament for Tamarua Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. Electoral results References {{Electorates of the Cook Islands Mangaia Cook Islands electorates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetangi Matapo
Tetangi Matapo (born 3 October 1965) is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. She is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. Matapo was born on Mangaia and educated at Mangaia School and Mangaia College. She studied to be a teacher at the University of the South Pacific, graduating with a Bachelor of Education and a Masters of Education. She worked as a teacher and later deputy principal at Mangaia School. She was elected to Parliament in the 2013 Tamarua by-election. In April 2013 she attended the inaugural Pacific Parliamentary Forum in Wellington, New Zealand. At the 2014 election, she lost the seat on the night to the Cook Islands Party's Tokorua Pareina, but regained it in an electoral petition. In 2015, she was appointed opposition spokesperson for Education and Internal Affairs. In 2016, she was part of the Cook Islands' delegation to the second Pacific Parliamentary Forum. She was re-elected at the 2018 election. Shortly after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amuri–Ureia
Amuri–Ureia is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Toanui Isamaela, who has held the seat since 2010. The electorate was created in 1981, when the Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980 adjusted electorate boundaries and split the electorate of Aitutaki into three. It originally consisted of the Tapere of Punoua, Anaunga, Punganui, Ureia, and Amuri on the island of Aitutaki Aitutaki, also traditionally known as Araura and Utataki, is the second most-populated island in the Cook Islands, after Rarotonga. It is an "almost atoll", with fifteen islets in a lagoon adjacent to the main island. Total land area is , and the ..., but has since been expanded to also include the Tapere of Taakarere, Vaitupa, and Vaipeka and the Motu of Akitua.Cook Islands Constitution, Schedule I, part I. Members of Parliament for Amuri-Ureia Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terepai Maoate Jnr
Terepai Maoate Jnr (born 5 December 1961), also known as Junior Maoate, is a former Cook Islands politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and represented the constituency of Amuri–Ureia from 2004 to 2010 and again from 2018 to 2022. He is the son of former Cook Islands Prime Minister Sir Terepai Maoate. Maoate was born on Manihiki and educated at Araura Primary school, Araura College and Tereora College. He later attended Whangarei Boys College and the University of Auckland in New Zealand. He was first elected to the Cook Islands Parliament at the 2004 election. He served as Associate Minister of Finance and Health. In September 2010 he threatened to quit the Democratic Party if his father's nomination for the seat of Ngatangiia was not confirmed. He ran as a Democratic candidate, but failed to win re-election. He was subsequently re-elected at the 2018 election The following elections are scheduled to occur in 2018. The National Democratic Institute als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arutanga–Reureu–Nikaupara
Arutanga–Reureu–Nikaupara is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Tereapii Maki-Kavana, who has held the seat since 2018. The electorate was created in 1981, when the ''Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980-1981'' adjusted electorate boundaries and split the electorate of Aitutaki Aitutaki, also traditionally known as Araura and Utataki, is the second most-populated island in the Cook Islands, after Rarotonga. It is an "almost atoll", with fifteen islets in a lagoon adjacent to the main island. Total land area is , and the ... into three. Members of Parliament for Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara Cook Islands electorates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tereapii Maki-Kavana
Tereapii Maki-Kavana (born 18 January 1963) is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party. Maki-Kavana is from Aitutaki and was educated at Vaitau School and Araura College. He worked as a banker for the Post Office, Cook Islands Savings Bank, and Bank of the Cook Islands. He was first elected to Parliament at the 2018 election The following elections are scheduled to occur in 2018. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections around the world. Africa *2018 Djiboutian parliamentary election 23 February 2018 *2018 Sierra Leonean general elect .... He is a Seventh day Adventist. He was re-elected at the 2022 Cook Islands general election. References Living people 1963 births People from Aitutaki Members of the Parliament of the Cook Islands Cook Islands Party politicians {{CookIslands-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oneroa (electorate)
Oneroa is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Wesley Kareroa, who has held the seat since 2014. The electorate consists of the districts of Keia, Tavaenga, and Veitatei on the island of Mangaia. It was created in 1981, when the ''Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980–1981'' adjusted electorate boundaries and split the electorate of Mangaia Mangaia (traditionally known as A'ua'u Enua, which means ''terraced'') is the most southerly of the Cook Islands and the second largest, after Rarotonga. It is a roughly circular island, with an area of , from Rarotonga. Originally heavily popula ... into three. Electoral results References {{Electorates of the Cook Islands Mangaia Cook Islands electorates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Kareroa
Wesley Kareroa (born 15 November 1967) is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. Kareroa was born on Rarotonga and educated at Mangaia Primary School and Mangaia College. He worked as an agent for Air Rarotonga. He was first elected to Parliament in the 2014 Cook Islands general election. After the election he was reportedly offered a ministerial position by Prime Minister Henry Puna in exchange for supporting him in the House, but refused. He was re-elected in the 2018 election. In February 2020 he was appointed Democratic Party spokesperson on National Superannuation and Parliamentary Services. He was re-elected at the 2022 Cook Islands general election General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 1 August 2022. A referendum on legalising medical cannabis was held on the same day. Background In the 2018 general election, the Democratic Party won a plurality with 11 seats but fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruaau (electorate)
Ruaau is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. The electorate was created in 1981, when the ''Constitution Amendment (No. 9) Act 1980–1981'' adjusted electorate boundaries and split the electorate of Puaikura into two. It currently consists of the tapere of Pokoinu-i-Raro, Tokerau, Inave, and Arerenga on the island of Rarotonga Rarotonga is the largest and most populous of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic, with an area of , and is home to almost 75% of the country's population, with 13,007 of a total population of 17,434. The Cook Islands' Parliament buildings a .... Members of Parliament References {{Electorates of the Cook Islands Rarotonga Cook Islands electorates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William (Smiley) Heather
William Kati (Smiley) Heather (born 7 July 1958) is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. He represented the seat of Ruaau in the Cook Islands Parliament from 2006 to 2022 and is Deputy Leader of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. He is the older brother of Cook Islands Party MP Teariki Heather. Heather was born in Rarotonga and educated at Arorangi Primary School and Tereora College in the Cook Islands and Onslow College in Wellington, New Zealand. From 1980 to 1997 Heather played for the Cook Islands national rugby union team. He worked as a public servant in the Cook Islands Ministry of Works, Energy and Physical Planning (MOWEPP) from 1992, and in 1997 became Director of Road Works. He was elected to Parliament as a member of the Democratic Party in the 2006 snap election. Following the election, he was appointed Democratic Party whip. In December 2009 he was appointed to Cabinet as Minister for Transport, Infrastructure & Planning, and Energy followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
