Cook Islands ‘godfather of modern politics’ and first premier, the late Albert Royale Henry or better known as Papa Arapati, has been given a formal pardon by the King’s Representative (KR) Sir Tom Marsters.
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COOK ISLANDS FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER WOONTON: ASK NEW ZEALAND ABOUT Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/25/2001 - 00:00
CITIZENSHIP AND UN
By Jason Brown
AVARUA, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (June 16 2001 – Cook Islands News) New Zealand has not told the government why shared citizenship may have to go if the Cook Islands seeks to be a full member of the Commonwealth and the United Nation.
Nor is government asking them why. You’ll have to ask them, says Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Robert Woonton.
Woonton is also quiet on whether our government is asking their government why the two issues are tied. But he denies that New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is holding back her approval on the issue because of a lack of progress by this country in living up to promises of shared values.