The Cook Islands men's national football team is the men's football team that represents the Cook Islands in international competition since 1971. It is governed by the Cook Islands Football Association which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and FIFA.
The American Samoa national rugby league team represents American Samoa at rugby league football and has been participating in international competition since 1988.
The Cook Islands Football Association is the governing body of football in the Cook Islands.
The Cook Islands National Party was a political party in the Cook Islands. The party was launched on 24 March 2003 by Teariki Heather, a Rarotonga businessman. Its policies included a shorter parliamentary term.
William Kati (Smiley) Heather is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. He represented the seat of Ruaau in the Cook Islands Parliament from 2006 to 2022 and is Deputy Leader of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. He is the older brother of Cook Islands Party MP Teariki Heather.
Teariki William Heather is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet minister who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from 2013 to 2018. Previously a member of the Cook Islands Party, he is now the leader of the Cook Islands United Party.
The Rua'au by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands seat of Rua'au. It took place on 14 August 2003, and was precipitated by the death of Democratic Party MP Maria Heather.
Sir Frederick Tutu Goodwin is a Cook Islands politician and former police officer, who was the 6th Queen's Representative to the Cook Islands.
A by-election was held in the Cook Islands electorate of Titikaveka on 21 June 2012. The by-election was precipitated by the death of sitting MP Robert Wigmore on 13 April 2012.
Selina Matenga-Napa is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. She is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. She is the daughter of former MP Dr Teariki Matenga.
Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki, Lady Davis was Pa Ariki, one of the two ariki titles of the Takitumu tribe on the island of Rarotonga of the Cook Islands from 1924 until 1990.
Nooroa o Teariki Baker is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.
The Ministry of Justice of Cook Islands provides support to the judiciary so that it may be an impartial system. The ministry is responsible for the following duties: management and rehabilitation of prisoners and probationers, maintaining land and survey information, registration of vital records, electoral policies, and managing the Land Trust account.
Matenga is often a Māori name. Notable people with the name include:
Teariki Ben-Nicholas is a New Zealand rugby union player of Cook Islands descent, who plays for Castres Olympique in the French Top 14. His playing position is flanker. He has signed for the Highlanders squad in 2020.
General elections were held in the Cook Islands in May 1961.
John French "Tony" Teariki was a French Polynesian politician. He served as a member of the French National Assembly from 1961 to 1967, and as a member of the Territorial Assembly from 1957 until 1983.
Tereora College is a secondary school in Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. It is the oldest secondary school in the Cook Islands and the national college of the Cook Islands for Year 9–13 students.
Toru Mateariki is a Cook Islands footballer who currently plays for Nikao Sokattak and the Cook Islands national team.
