The Cook Islands Looks Ahead (1965)

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The Cook Islands Looks Ahead (1965)

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On 4 August 1965 the Cook Islands achieved self-government from New Zealand. As nzhistory.net notes, New Zealand’s formal ties with the Cook Islands began as a result of a petition it had induced some local chiefs to present. In 1901 the Federal Parliament of the Cooks was abolished. The islands were now governed by a Resident Commissioner sent to Rarotonga by the New Zealand government. This ended after the Legislative Assembly declared its intention to achieve internal self-government in 19...

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New Zealand / National Film Unit / Cook Islands (Country) / Pacific Ocean (Body Of Water) / History (TV Genre) / Culture (Website Category) / Polynesia (Region)

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