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The Cook Islands Federation was created in 1891, after the Kingdom of Rarotonga was given the island of Aitutaki. It lasted until 1901, when it was given to New Zealand.
Geography
The Cook Islands Federation was made up of the islands of the southern group of the Cook Islands -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 10,898 of a total population of 15,040. The Parliament of the Cook Islands, Coo ...
, Mangaia, and Aitutaki - and the Nga-Pu-Toru - Atiu
Ātiu, also known as ʻEnuamanu (meaning ''land of the birds''), is an island of the Cook Islands archipelago, lying in the central-southern Pacific Ocean. Part of the Nga-pu-Toru, it is northeast of Rarotonga. The population of the island has ...
, Mauke, and Mitiaro
Mitiʻāro, the fourth island in the Cook Islands group, is of volcano, volcanic origin. Standing in water deep it is across at its widest point.
Geography
Mitiaro, also known as Nukuroa, is part of the Nga-Pu-Toru island group formerly, a vol ...
.
Law
The laws of the Cook Islands Federation were made by the local parliament, however, they had to receive approval from a Resident from Britain. In 1894, the Parliament pronounced a declaration on land, detailing Māori custom on land tenure, and stating that those customs could only be changed by each island's respective council. In 1899, the Parliament of Cook Islands ruled that the high court of the Cook Islands Federation could not give any punishment worse than those outlined by the Criminal Code Act of 1893, and The Summary Jurisdiction Act of 1894, which were both laws of New Zealand, and that both acts of New Zealand were to be adopted entirely.Penal colonies
In 1892, the island of Takutea was set up as a penal colony, but in 1899 its use ceased, and the island of Manuae was used instead.See also
* History of the Cook IslandsSources
Rarotonga, Kingdom of States and territories established in 1893 Former federations States and territories disestablished in 1901 1893 establishments in the British Empire Former British colonies and protectorates in Oceania 1893 in Oceania Former colonies in Oceania {{CookIslands-stub