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1961 Cook Islands General Election
General elections were held in the Cook Islands in May 1961. Electoral system The 27 members of the Legislative Assembly consisted of 15 directly elected members (14 from ten general constituencies and one from a European voter constituency), seven members indirectly elected by Island Councils (four from Rarotonga and one from Aitutaki, Atiu and Mangaia), and five officials members, including the Resident Commissioner as President of the Assembly, the Administration Secretary, the Treasurer and two members appointed by the Resident Commissioner. replacing Teupoko'ina Morgan after she emigrated to New Zealand In November 1963 the Executive Committee was revamped, becoming a "shadow cabinet" with defined portfolios. Dick Charles Brown was elected the first Leader of Government business, defeating Ngatupuna Matepi by a vote of 11–10. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook Islands
) , image_map = Cook Islands on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , capital = Avarua , coordinates = , largest_city = Avarua , official_languages = , languages_type = Spoken languages , languages = , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = 2016 census , demonym = Cook Islander , government_type = , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = 's Representative , leader_name2 = Sir Tom Marsters , leader_title3 = Prime Minister , leader_name3 = Mark Brown , leader_title4 = President of the House of Ariki , leader_name4 = Tou Travel Ariki , legislature = Parliament , sovereignty_type = Associated state of New Zealand , established_event1 = Self-governance , established_date1 = 4 August 1965 , establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiki Tetava Ariki
In Māori mythology, Tiki is the first man created by either Tūmatauenga or Tāne. He found the first woman, Marikoriko, in a pond; she seduced him and he became the father of Hine-kau-ataata. By extension, a tiki is a large or small wooden, pounamu or stone carving in humanoid form, notably worn on the neck as a hei-tiki, although this is a somewhat archaic usage in the Māori language. Hei-tiki are often considered taonga, especially if they are older and have been passed down throughout multiple generations. Carvings similar to ngā tiki and coming to represent deified ancestors are found in most Polynesian cultures. They often serve to mark the boundaries of sacred or significant sites. In the Western world, Tiki culture, a movement inspired by various Pacific cultures, has become popular in the 20th and 21st centuries; this has proven controversial, however, as the movement is regarded by many Polynesians as cultural appropriation. Religion In traditions from the We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European (Cook Islands Electorate)
European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other Western countries * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to the European Union ** Citizenship of the European Union ** Demographics of the European Union In publishing * ''The European'' (1953 magazine), a far-right cultural and political magazine published 1953–1959 * ''The European'' (newspaper), a British weekly newspaper published 1990–1998 * ''The European'' (2009 magazine), a German magazine first published in September 2009 *''The European Magazine'', a magazine published in London 1782–1826 *''The New European'', a British weekly pop-up newspaper first published in July 2016 Other uses * * Europeans (band), a British post-punk group, from Bristol See also * * * Europe (disam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teupoko'ina Utanga Morgan
Teupoko'ina Utanga Morgan (1 October 1934 – 15 September 2007) was a Cook Islands educator, politician and writer of children's books and song books. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1961, becoming one of the first two women directly elected to the islands' legislature. Biography Morgan was born in Avarua in 1934, the oldest of six children of Ripeka and Utanga Utanga. She was educated at Rarotonga Primary School and then won a government scholarship to attend St Matthew's Collegiate School in Masterton in New Zealand.''Pacific Islands Year Book 1963'', p93 She studied at Ardmore Teachers' College from 1953 to 1954, where she met Guy Morgan. The couple married in 1955 and went on to have five children. After starting her teaching career in Auckland, she returned to the Cook Islands to work at Nikao Maori School in Rarotonga from 1958 to 1962. She was a Cook Islands delegate to the fourth South Pacific Commission conference in 1959. In the same year she joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poko Ingram
Poko Ingram (4 February 1919 – 13 September 1984) was a Cook Islands chief, politician and community worker. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1961, becoming one of the first two women directly elected to the islands' legislature. Biography Ingram was born in Maraerenga, the daughter of Takiora and William Kelly. in 1939 she married Jim Ingram, with whom she started a business, J.P.I. Ltd. The firm ran a cinema, several shops (including the largest in Rarotonga) and had shares in a clothes factory. From 1946 to 1949 she lived in Western Samoa, followed by a year in New Zealand, before returning to the Cook Islands in 1951. In 1961 she contested the Rarotonga seat and was elected to the Legislative Assembly, becoming the first directly elected woman in the Assembly alongside Teupoko'ina Utanga Morgan. During the era of constitutional development, Ingram was in favour of the Cook Islands integrating into New Zealand. She remained in office until 1965, when she and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Charles Brown
Dick Charles Brown (1905 – 6 May 1969) was a Cook Islands businessman and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly between 1958 and 1965, and became the territory's first Leader of Government Business in 1963. Biography Brown was born in Mangaia in 1905, one of the 18 children of George and Rakiki Brown.Tropicalities ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', January 1964, p15 He moved to Rarotonga at the age of 18 to work for A.B. Donald, before taking up planting and setting up his own store in Tupapa. He subsequently opened several other stores and enlarged his plantations. During |
Rarotonga (electorate)
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 10,898 of a total population of 15,040. The Cook Islands' Parliament buildings and Rarotonga International Airport, international airport are on Rarotonga. Rarotonga is a very popular tourist destination with many resorts, hotels and motels. The chief town, Avarua, on the north coast, is the capital of the Cook Islands. Captain John Dibbs, master of the colonial brig ''Endeavour'', is credited as the European discoverer on 25 July 1823, while transporting the missionary Reverend John Williams (missionary), John Williams. Geography Rarotonga is a kidney-shaped volcanic island, in circumference, and wide on its longest (east-west) axis. The island is the summit of an extinct Pliocene or Pleistocene volcano, which rises 5000 meters from the seafloor. The island was formed between 2.3 to 1.6 million years ago, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakahanga (electorate)
Rakahanga is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Democrat Piho Rua, who has held the seat since 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 .... The electorate consists of the island of Rakahanga. Members of Parliament for Penrhyn Unless otherwise stated, all MPs terms began and ended at general elections. Election results 2010 election 2006 election 2004 election References {{Electorates of the Cook Islands Cook Islands electorates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ine Rutera
INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Electoral, Mexico's public organization responsible for organizing federal elections * Shanghai International Energy Exchange People * Ine of Wessex ( – after 726), king of Wessex (688–726) * Ine Barlie (born 1965), Norwegian sport wrestler * Kusumoto Ine (1827–1903), Japanese physician * Ine Gevers (born 1960), Dutch curator and writer * Ine Hoem (born 1985), Norwegian jazz singer * Ine ter Laak-Spijk (1931–2002). Dutch athlete * Ine Lamers (born 1954), Dutch photographer and video installation artist * Ine Poppe (born 1960), Dutch artist, journalist and writer * Ine Schäffer (born 1923), Austrian athlete who competed mainly in the shot put * Ine Eriksen Søreide (born 1976), Norwegian politician * Ine Wannijn (born 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
