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 Islanders, Cook Islander , government_type = Unitary constitutional monarchy , leader_title1 = Monarchy in the Cook Islands, Monarch , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = 's Representative , leader_name2 = Sir Tom Marsters , leader_title3 = Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Prime Minister , leader_name3 = Mark Brown (Cook Islands), Mark Brown , leader_title4 = List of presidents of the House of Ariki, President of the House of Ariki , leader_name4 = Tou Travel Ariki , legislature ...
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Te Atua Mou E
"" ("God is Truth") is the national anthem of the Cook Islands. It was adopted in 1982, replacing the previous New Zealand anthem "God Defend New Zealand". History The music is by Sir Tom Davis, then Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. The lyrics are by his wife, Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki, Lady Davis. In 1982, article 76(D) of the constitution of the Cook Islands declared the song the official anthem of the Cook Islands. Before, the country used the New Zealand National Anthem. In 2017, the House of Ariki proposed to change two words from the song, replacing ("all the islands of the sea") with (Cook Islands). The change was heavily disliked by residents of the islands. They pointed out the new words were not part of their language, te reo Māori, and claimed the change was offensive towards Sir Tom Davis and Pa Tepaeru Ariki Lady Davis. Lyrics Notes References External links * (female voice and guitar) * (3-part a cappella ''A cappella'' (, also , ; ) music is ...
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