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References
- 1 2 Blount, Alastair (30 April 2016). "A chat with the Cook Islands Police Commissioner". Cook Islands Sun. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ Moore, Richard (20 March 2017). "Double murderer shot himself". Cook Island News. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ Syme-Buchanan, Florence (19 October 2017). "A day that shocked the Cook Islands". Radio New Zealand . Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ "Paper No. 103 - Police Review - Independent & Comprehensive Review of a Violent Incident in Rarotonga, Cook Islands on 18–19 October 2016" (PDF). Parliament of the Cook Islands. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ Moore, Richard (23 March 2017). "Cook Islands Police 'Urgently Need' Equipment, Training". Pacific Islands Report. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- 1 2 "Cooks Islands police force loses officers". Radio New Zealand . 16 May 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
In the most recent case six officers left in April and while Commissioner, Ma'ara Tetava, told the Cook Islands News it is sad to lose this experience, he says the force will be able to cope.
- ↑ "Patrol boat 'born again'". Cook Islands News. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ "Prime Minister Brown to Attend Handover Ceremony for CIPPB Te Kukupa II". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration - Government of the Cook Islands (Press release). 9 June 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
