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2022 In The Cook Islands
Events in the year 2022 in the Cook Islands. Incumbents * Monarch: Elizabeth II (until 8 September); Charles III onwards * Queen's/King's Representative: Tom Marsters * Prime Minister: Mark Brown Events Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in the Cook Islands * 1 August – 2022 Cook Islands general election: Citizens of the Cook Islands vote in a general election. * 8 September – Elizabeth II dies at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, her son and heir Charles III becomes King of the Cook Islands. * 19 September – Prime Minister Mark Brown attends the funeral of Elizabeth II. Sports * 28 July – 8 August: Cook Islands at the 2022 Commonwealth Games * 18 June – 3 July: Cook Islands at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships Deaths * 21 July – Marjorie Crocombe, 92, Cook Islands author and academic See also * History of the Cook Islands References {{Oceania topic, 2022 in 2020s in the Cook Islands Years of the 21st century in the Cook Islands Cook I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook Islands
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Death And State Funeral Of Elizabeth II
On 8 September 2022, at 15:10 BST, Elizabeth II, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, and the List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign, longest-reigning British monarch, died of old age at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, at the age of 96. The Queen's death was publicly announced at 18:30. She was succeeded by her eldest son, Charles III. The death of the Queen set in motion Operation London Bridge, a collection of plans including arrangements for her State funerals in the United Kingdom, state funeral, and supported by Operation Unicorn (Scotland), Operation Unicorn, which set protocols for her death occurring in Scotland. The United Kingdom observed a National day of mourning, national mourning period of 10 days. The Queen's lying in state took place in Westminster Hall from 14 to 19 September, during which time an estimated 250,000 people The Queue, queued to pay their respects. The state funeral service was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Years Of The 21st Century In The Cook Islands
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020s In The Cook Islands
S, or s, is the nineteenth Letter (alphabet), letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is English alphabet#Letter names, ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic abjad, Northwest Semitic Shin (letter), šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma (letter), sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the ''Ξ, xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 In The Cook Islands
Events in the year 2022 in the Cook Islands. Incumbents * Monarch: Elizabeth II (until 8 September); Charles III onwards * Queen's/King's Representative: Tom Marsters * Prime Minister: Mark Brown Events Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in the Cook Islands * 1 August – 2022 Cook Islands general election: Citizens of the Cook Islands vote in a general election. * 8 September – Elizabeth II dies at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, her son and heir Charles III becomes King of the Cook Islands. * 19 September – Prime Minister Mark Brown attends the funeral of Elizabeth II. Sports * 28 July – 8 August: Cook Islands at the 2022 Commonwealth Games * 18 June – 3 July: Cook Islands at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships Deaths * 21 July – Marjorie Crocombe, 92, Cook Islands author and academic See also * History of the Cook Islands References {{Oceania topic, 2022 in 2020s in the Cook Islands Years of the 21st century in the Cook Islands Cook I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of The Cook Islands
The Cook Islands are named after Captain James Cook, who visited the islands in 1773 and 1777, although Spanish navigator Alvaro de Mendaña was the first European to reach the islands in 1595. The Cook Islands became aligned to the United Kingdom in 1890, largely because of the fear of British residents that France might occupy the islands as it already had Tahiti. By 1900, the islands were annexed as British territory. In 1901, the islands were included within the boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand. The Cook Islands contain 15 islands in the group spread over a vast area in the South Pacific. The majority of islands are low coral atolls in the Northern Group, with Rarotonga, a volcanic island in the Southern Group, as the main administration and government centre. The main Cook Islands language is Rarotongan Māori. There are some variations in dialect in the 'outer' islands. Early settlers of the Cooks It is thought that the Cook Islands may have been settled betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Crocombe
Marjorie Tuainekore Tere Crocombe (née Hosking) (19 June 1930 – 21 July 2022) was an author and academic from the Cook Islands. She was the Cook Islands' "most venerated living author". Biography Marjorie Crocombe was born in 1930 in Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands. Her parents were Dr. Rupert and Vaevae Hosking. Her early education was at Titikaveka Primary School, Rarotonga (1936-44). In 1944 she won a Maui Pomare scholarship to finish her secondary schooling in New Zealand, initially at Epsom Girls Grammar School (1945-6) and later at Whanganui Girls College where she became the first Polynesian Head Prefect (1947-50). She trained as a teacher at Ardmore Teachers Training College (1951-2) and after a year’s teaching at Henderson Primary School, Auckland (1953-4), returned to Rarotonga to begin work for the Cook Islands Department of Education. In 1955 she became the first Cook Island’s female lecturer at Nikao Teachers College. During this time she also worked on develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook Islands At The 2022 World Aquatics Championships
Cook Islands competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croa ... from 18 June to 3 July. Swimming Swimmers from Cook Islands have achieved qualifying standards in the following events. References Nations at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships Cook Islands at the World Aquatics Championships 2022 in Cook Islands sport {{Swimming-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook Islands At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Cook Islands competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It was the team's twelfth appearance at the Commonwealth Games. Lawn bowlers Aidan Zittersteijn and Nooroa Mataio were the delegations's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Athletics One athlete was officially selected on 9 March 2022. ;Men ;Track and road events Boxing ;Men Lawn bowls A squad of ten bowlers was officially selected on 9 March 2022. ;Men ;Women Swimming Four swimmers were officially selected on 9 March 2022. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed Weightlifting One weightlifter qualified through their position in the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List (as of 9 March 2022). ;Women References External linksCook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Cook Islands At The 2022 Commonwealth Games 2022 Nations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balmoral Castle
Balmoral Castle () is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family. It is near the village of Crathie, west of Ballater and west of Aberdeen. The estate and its original castle were bought from the Farquharson family in 1852 by Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. Soon afterwards the house was found to be too small and the current Balmoral Castle was commissioned. The architect was William Smith of Aberdeen, and his designs were amended by Prince Albert. Balmoral remains the private property of the monarch and is not part of the Crown Estate. It was the summer residence of Queen Elizabeth II, who died there on 8 September 2022. The castle is an example of Scottish baronial architecture, and is classified by Historic Environment Scotland as a category A listed building. The new castle was completed in 1856 and the old castle demolished shortly thereafter. The Balmoral Estate has been added to by successiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monarchy In The Cook Islands
The Cook Islands are a constitutional monarchy within the Realm of New Zealand. Under the Cook Islands Constitution, the Sovereign in Right of New Zealand (currently ) has been Head of State of the Cook Islands since 4 August 1965. The Sovereign is represented by the 's Representative; as such, the is the '' de jure'' head of state, holding several powers that are alone, while the 's Representative is sometimes referred to as the '' de facto'' head of state. The viceregal position is currently held by Tom Marsters. The King's official title is: ''King Charles the Third, By the Grace of God King of New Zealand and of His Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith''. The heir apparent is Charles III's eldest son, William, Prince of Wales. Constitutional In 1965 Queen Elizabeth II became Head of State of the Cook Islands when the country obtained a position of free-association with New Zealand. Article 2 of the Cook Islands Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 fell short of the 13 required to form a government. The incumbent Cook Islands Party (CIP), led by then-prime minister Henry Puna won 10 seats; the One Cook Islands Movement (OCI) secured a single seat, and independents won the remaining two. The CIP remained in government due to the support of the OCI and independents. In October 2020, Puna resigned as prime minister to run for secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum. Deputy prime minister Mark Brown succeeded Puna as prime minister and leader of the Cook Islands Party. Brown appointed Robert Tapaitau deputy prime minister. Electoral system The 24 members of the Parliament of the Cook Islands were elected from single-member electorates by first-past-the-post voting. Campaign The Progres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
