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In 2018 the Cook Islands Government reviewed immigration and citizenship legislation. [2] The proposed new rules will make permanent residency harder to obtain by imposing both English and Cook Islands Māori language requirements, requiring participating in a values program and imposing community service requirements. [3]
The Cook Islands have been an active member of the Pacific Community since 1980. The Cook Islands' main population centres are on the island of Rarotonga (10,863 in 2021). [4] The Rarotonga International Airport, the main international gateway to the country, is located on this island. The census of 2021 put the total population at 14,987.
The Cook Islands has three diplomatic missions abroad (a High Commission in Wellington, a Consulate in Auckland, and a High Commission in Suva, Fiji. [2] It has previously had a High Commission in Canberra and an embassy in Brussels. The High Commission to New Zealand has multiple accreditations. [note 1] The Cook Islands also has a number of ...
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday his country must “reset” its relationship with the Cook Islands government after its Pacific neighbour signed agreements with ...
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Opposition has grown in the Cook Islands to any threat its pacts with China pose to close ties with New Zealand, and Brown's government faces a no-confidence vote in parliament due after February ...
This is a list of diplomatic missions in the Cook Islands. Although the Cook Islands is an associated state of New Zealand, it maintains diplomatic relations with 66 states. At present, the capital of Avarua hosts two missions. Additionally, there are embassies accredited to the Cook Islands and residing outside the country.
Seven islands make up the Northern Group and there are ten in the Southern Group. The rises are split between the two Groups. The largest and most populous island is Rarotonga and is the seat of Government. The Cook Islands is part of the Realm of New Zealand. [1] The realm includes New Zealand, Tokelau, Niue, the Cook Islands, and the Ross ...