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Index Of Cook Islands–related Articles
This article contains a list topics related to the Cook Islands: __NOTOC__ 0-9 A *Avarua B C *Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga, Catholic Church in Rarotonga *Communications in the Cook Islands *James Cook, Cook, Captain James *Cook Islands Maori *Cook Islands Party D *Democratic Party (Cook Islands), Democratic Party *Demographics of the Cook Islands E *Economy of the Cook Islands *Elections in the Cook Islands F *Flag of the Cook Islands G *Geography of the Cook Islands H *History of the Cook Islands I *Invasive species in the Cook Islands J *Judiciary of the Cook Islands K *Kaoa L *LGBT rights in the Cook Islands M *Marae Moana *Music of the Cook Islands N *New Zealand *Nukutere College O P *Pepe and the Rarotongans *Politics of the Cook Islands *Postage stamps and postal history of the Cook Islands Q R *Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga *Rugby union in the Cook Islands S *Sheraton Resort Rarotonga *Sport in the Cook Islands *Survivor: Cook Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook Islands On The Globe (small Islands Magnified) (Polynesia Centered)
Cook or The Cook may refer to: Food preparation * Cooking, the preparation of food * Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food * Cook (professional), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry * Chef, a professional proficient in all aspects of food preparation Geography U.S. * Cook, Minnesota, a city * Cook, Nebraska, a village * Cook, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Cook Hill (other) * Cook Hollow, Oregon County, Missouri * Cook Inlet, off the Gulf of Alaska Australia * Cook, South Australia * Cook County, New South Wales * Cook, Australian Capital Territory Elsewhere * Cook Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada * Cook Strait, the strait separating the North and South Islands of New Zealand Companies * Cook Group, an American manufacturer of medical devices * Cook Records, an American record label * Cook Trading, a UK manufacturer and retailer of frozen ready meals * Thomas Cook Group, a defunct British travel company Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaoa
Kaoa ( Rarotongan: ''kāoa'', literally meaning 'coral rock in the lagoon') is a term used in three atolls of the Cook Islands for small coral rocky outcrops that are the base for pearl farming. The three atolls, with their respective Kaoa areas, are: *Penrhyn Penryn is a Cornish word meaning 'headland' that may refer to: *Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom, a town of about 7,000 on the Penryn River **Penryn railway station, a station on the Maritime Line between Truro and Falmouth Docks, and serves the to ... (15.0 km2) * Manihiki (5.0 km2) * Rakahanga (1.6 km2) References Atolls of the Cook Islands Manihiki Rakahanga Penrhyn atoll {{CookIslands-island-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In The Cook Islands
This article lists transport in the Cook Islands. Road transport The Cook Islands uses left-handed traffic. The maximum speed limit is 50 km/h. On the main island of Rarotonga, there are no traffic lights and only two roundabouts. A bus operates clockwise and anti-clockwise services around the islands coastal ring-road. Road safety is poor. In 2011, the Cook Islands had the second-highest per-capita road deaths in the world. In 2018, crashes neared a record high, with speeding, alcohol and careless behaviour being the main causes. Motor-scooters are a common form of transport, but there was no requirement for helmets, making them a common cause of death and injuries. Legislation requiring helmets was passed in 2007, but scrapped in early 2008 before it came into force. In 2016, a law was passed requiring visitors and riders aged 16 to 25 to wear helmets, but it was widely flouted. In March 2020 the Cook Islands parliament again legislated for compulsory helmets to be worn fr ... [...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 = Unitary constitutional monarchy , 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_dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In The Cook Islands
Rugby league is the national sport and most popular sport in the Cook Islands, with soccer and rugby union as the next most popular/played sports. In September 2009, the Cook Islands hosted the 2009 Pacific Mini Games. Cook Islands Sports National Olympic Committee is the official governing body of sport in the Cook Islands. Types of football Rugby league Rugby league is the national sport and the most popular sport in the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands were introduced to rugby league in 1988, when the Cook Islands national rugby league team played their first match against the New Zealand Maori team. In the mid-1990s, rugby league in the Cook Islands received significant funding through the SuperLeague organisation; however, money from this source is no longer available. The greatest event in the history of Cook Islands rugby league – and probably Cook Islands sport more generally – was the victory in the 1995 Emerging Nations Rugby League World Cup, held in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheraton Resort Rarotonga
The Sheraton Resort Rarotonga or Vaimaanga Hotel is an incomplete derelict hotel in Vaimaanga on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Intended to be the first five-star resort in the Cook Islands, construction on the hotel stopped in 1993, and it has remained derelict ever since. The failed development almost bankrupted the Cook Islands Government, leading to government-cost-cutting and mass-migration to New Zealand. Planning for the resort began in 1987, when the Cook Islands Government was approached by an Italian construction company with a proposal to build a luxury hotel. Without Cabinet approval, Tourism Minister Norman George approved the project and the Cook Islands government subsequently signed a NZ$52 million deal with an Italian bank to fund the development. In 1990, at the sod-turning ceremony, the site of the hotel was "cursed" by a local family due to a dispute over ownership of the land. Shortly after construction began, the construction company was placed in receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union In The Cook Islands
Rugby union in the Cook Islands is a popular sport. It is a tier three rugby playing nation. They began playing international rugby in 1971 and have yet to make the Rugby World Cup. They are currently rated 55th, with 2,258 registered players and 21 clubs. retrieved 4 July 2009 Governing body The Cook Islands Rugby Union was founded in 1948, and affiliated to the IRFB in 1995.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ) p65 The Cook Islands Rugby Union are also members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance. History As with many Pacific Island nations, rugby has been the main sport since the early 20th century. Visiting ships from Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Japan, have kept the game going. However, Cook Island rugby has mostly taken the form of an informal folk sport until recently. In the 1990s, Anthony Turua played a major part in formalising the situation, and getting the national side up to standard. Although they did not manage to get i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postage Stamps And Postal History Of The Cook Islands
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands are named after Captain James Cook, who visited the islands in 1773 and 1777. They became a British protectorate in 1888 and in 1900 administrative control was transferred to New Zealand. In 1965 residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The Cook Islands contain 15 islands in the group spread over the South Pacific. First stamps The first stamps of the Cook Islands were issued on 7 May 1892.Cook Islands. Sandafayre Stamp Atlas. Retrieved 26 August 2011. Rarotonga issues [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of The Cook Islands
The politics of the Cook Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy. The Queen of New Zealand, represented in the Cook Islands by the Queen's Representative, was the Head of State (most assume the constitution will now be amended to recognise King Charles III); the prime minister is the head of government of a multi-party system. The nation is self-governing and are fully responsible for internal and foreign affairs. Since 2001, the Cook Islands has run its own foreign and defence policy. Executive power is exercised by the government, while legislative power is vested in both the government and the islands' parliament. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislatures. Constitution The Constitution of the Cook Islands took effect on August 4, 1965, when the Cook Islands became a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand. The anniversary of these events in 1965 is commemora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepe And The Rarotongans
Pepe and the Rarotongans were a popular Cook Island music group fronted by a female singer, Pepe. They were active in the 1950s and 1960s. As recording artists, they had albums released on the Viking and Salem labels. Background The main force of the group was Pepe, formerly known as Pepe Taimata Pekamu Maoate, and Sonny Terei, also known as Sonny Tutai O Poko Maru Tamariki Nootu Teatuairo Terei. Sonny was born on 27 August 1933 in Ngatangiia, Rarotonga. He left the Cook Islands for New Zealand in 1947, to train as an electrical linesman. Pepe and Sonny were married on 29 May 1955. As an act, Sonny did the arrangements for their music. Pepe became known for being the first Cook Islands singer to be recorded by Viking Records. Along with Will Crummer, they achieved a level of fame and had a short succession of hits from the late 1950s to the 1960s. As mentioned in Glenda Tuaine's ''Celebrate Cook Islands Tarekareka!'' article in ''Escape Magazine'', like Crummer, Jon Jonassen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nukutere College
Nukutere College is a Roman Catholic secondary List of Christian Brothers schools, school located in Avarua, Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. It is the country’s only Catholic secondary school and has an important educational role across the archipelago. "Nukutere" means "people on a journey", a reference to the pilgrim Church in the South Pacific context. Character Students come mainly from Rarotonga, but provision is made for those from outer islands (as well as some from French Polynesia) to stay with 'guardians'. As at 2010, Nukutere College and all other private and church schools in the Cook Islands receive 100% of the equivalent allocation of funds to which they are entitled as a government school from the national budget. All government, private and church schools are required to be open to both educational and financial audit. The college generally has a roll of 170–200 pupils and a staff of 13. In 2007, a government-funded Special educati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
