Te Kura O Te ʻAu People's Movement
The Te Kura O Te ʻAu People's Movement is a political movement in the Cook Islands. It has several founding members, but its current leader is . It is currently unrepresented in the Cook Islands Parliament.
The People's Movement was originally established in 2009 as a pressure group in response to the introduction on Sunday flights to the island of Aitutaki.[1][2] It initially denied being a political party,[3] but in May 2010 confirmed that it would contest the 2010 general election.[4]
The party supports political reform, including a "major" reduction in the size of parliament.[4] It proposes suspending all Sunday flights to Aitutaki, followed by a referendum to determine whether than ban will be made permanent.[5]
The party will select candidates in July 2010.[6] Following the selection process the candidates will elect a party leader and committee.
The party ran six candidates in the 2010 election,[7] but none were successful. It did not run any candidates in the 2014 elections.
References[]
- ^ ""Te Kura Ote Au" Peoples Movement Listening To The Voice of the People". Cook Islands Herald. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "People's Movement born from protest". Cook Islands News. 2009-10-02. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "People's Movement says it is not a political party". Cook Islands News. 2009-10-09. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ a b "Te Kura O Te 'Au peoples movement makes it official that it will join the 2010 General Election". Cook Islands Herald. 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "New party wants no Sunday flights". Cook Islands News. 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "New party to announce reps this week". Cook Islands News. 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ "70 standing". Cook Islands News. 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
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