Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, a Portuguese captain at the service of the Spanish Crown, made the first European landing in the islands when he set foot on Rakahanga in 1606, calling the island Gente Hermosa (Beautiful People). The British navigator Captain James Cook arrived in 1773 and again in 1777 giving the island of Manuae the name Hervey Island.
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, a Portuguese captain at the service of the Spanish Crown, made the first European landing in the islands when he set foot on Rakahanga in 1606, calling the island Gente Hermosa (Beautiful People). The British navigator Captain James Cook arrived in 1773 and again in 1777 giving the island of Manuae the name Hervey Island.
The name "Cook Islands", in honour of Cook, first appeared on a Russian naval chart published by Adam Johann von Krusenstern in the 1820s. In 1813 John Williams, a missionary on the Endeavour (not the same ship as Cook's) made the first recorded European sighting of Rarotonga.
The first recorded landing on Rarotonga by Europeans was in 1814 by the Cumberland; trouble broke out between the sailors and the Islanders and many were killed on both sides.
The name "Cook Islands", in honour of Cook, first appeared on a Russian naval chart published by Adam Johann von Krusenstern in the 1820s. In 1813 John Williams, a missionary on the Endeavour (not the same ship as Cook's) made the first recorded European sighting of Rarotonga.
The Cook Islands 1820–1950.
The islands saw no more Europeans until English missionaries arrived in 1821.
They visited, from at least 1826, to obtain water, food, and firewood.
Their favourite islands were Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mangaia and Penrhyn. The Cook Islands became a British protectorate in 1888, largely because of community fears that France might occupy the islands as it already had Tahiti.
In 1901 the islands were included within the boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand by Order in Council under the Colonial Boundaries Act, 1895 of the United Kingdom.
On 6 September 1900, the islanders' leaders presented a petition asking that the islands (including Niue "if possible") should be annexed as British territory.
On 8 and 9 October 1900, seven instruments of cession of Rarotonga and other islands were signed by their chiefs and people.
In 1901 the islands were included within the boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand by Order in Council under the Colonial Boundaries Act, 1895 of the United Kingdom.
The boundary change became effective on 11 June 1901, and the Cook Islands have had a formal relationship with New Zealand since that time. When the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948 came into effect on 1 January 1949, Cook Islanders who were British subjects automatically gained New Zealand citizenship.
The Cook Islands News has been published since 1945, although it was owned by the government until 1989.
The boundary change became effective on 11 June 1901, and the Cook Islands have had a formal relationship with New Zealand since that time. When the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948 came into effect on 1 January 1949, Cook Islanders who were British subjects automatically gained New Zealand citizenship.
The boundary change became effective on 11 June 1901, and the Cook Islands have had a formal relationship with New Zealand since that time. When the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948 came into effect on 1 January 1949, Cook Islanders who were British subjects automatically gained New Zealand citizenship.
On 4 August 1965, a constitution was promulgated.
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Henry led the nation until 1978, when he was accused of vote-rigging and resigned.
Former newspapers include Te Akatauira, which was published from 1978 to 1980. ===Language=== The languages of the Cook Islands include English, Cook Islands Māori (or "Rarotongan"), and Pukapukan.
He was stripped of his knighthood in 1979.
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 (13,007 in 2016), where there is an international airport.
Former newspapers include Te Akatauira, which was published from 1978 to 1980. ===Language=== The languages of the Cook Islands include English, Cook Islands Māori (or "Rarotongan"), and Pukapukan.
Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 1980.
He was succeeded by Tom Davis of the Democratic Party who held that position until March 1983. In March 2019, it was reported that the Cook Islands had plans to change its name and remove the reference to Captain James Cook in favour of "a title that reflects its 'Polynesian nature'".
The Cook Islands is expanding its agriculture, mining and fishing sectors, with varying success. Since approximately 1989, the Cook Islands have become a location specialising in so-called asset protection trusts, by which investors shelter assets from the reach of creditors and legal authorities.
The Cook Islands News has been published since 1945, although it was owned by the government until 1989.
In 1990 the Cook Islands and France signed a treaty that delimited the boundary between the Cook Islands and French Polynesia.
Each council is headed by a mayor. The three Vaka councils of Rarotonga established in 1997 (Rarotonga Local Government Act 1997), also headed by mayors, were abolished in February 2008, despite much controversy. On the lowest level, there are village committees.
The rats have dramatically reduced the bird population on the islands. In April 2007, 27 Kuhl's lorikeet were re-introduced to Atiu from Rimatara.
Each council is headed by a mayor. The three Vaka councils of Rarotonga established in 1997 (Rarotonga Local Government Act 1997), also headed by mayors, were abolished in February 2008, despite much controversy. On the lowest level, there are village committees.
In late August 2012, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the islands.
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 (13,007 in 2016), where there is an international airport.
Population figures from the 2016 census. ==Politics and foreign relations== The Cook Islands are a representative democracy with a parliamentary system in an associated state relationship with New Zealand.
He was succeeded by Tom Davis of the Democratic Party who held that position until March 1983. In March 2019, it was reported that the Cook Islands had plans to change its name and remove the reference to Captain James Cook in favour of "a title that reflects its 'Polynesian nature'".
It was later reported in May 2019 that the proposed name change had been poorly received by the Cook Islands diaspora.
Discussions over the name continued in 2020. ==Geography== The Cook Islands are in the South Pacific Ocean, north-east of New Zealand, between French Polynesia and American Samoa.
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