Parliament of the Cook Islands

Joined the Commonwealth: 1931

CPA Branch formed: 1 January 1969 

Unicameral/Bicameral: Unicameral

Parliament/Legislature website: Parliament of Cook Islands

Number of Departmental/Ministry Oversight Committees: 9 (Parliamentary Select Committees: Standing Orders Committee; Special Select Committee; Public Accounts Committee; Crimes Bill Select Committee; Infrastructure Bill Select Committee; Remuneration Tribunal. Standing Select Committees: Government Caucus Committee; Standing Orders Committee; Bills Committee.)

Names of House Management (such as Privileges or Procedure) Committees: Standing Orders Committee, Business Committee

Articles in The Parliamentarian (2013-2021):

• The Parliamentarian 2021 Issue One - Hon. Niki Rattle, View from the CPA Small Branches Chairperson - Parliamentary democracy in the smallest Legislatures in the Commonwealth
• The Parliamentarian 2020 Issue Four - Hon. Niki Rattle, View from the CPA Small Branches Chairperson - The challenges of utilising new technologies and social media for the betterment of our smallest democracies in the Commonwealth
• The Parliamentarian 2020 Issue Three - Hon. Niki Rattle, View from the CPA Small Branches Chairperson - Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations
• The Parliamentarian 2020 Issue Two - Hon. Niki Rattle, View from the CPA Small Branches Chairperson - Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating and Transforming in a time of COVID-19
• The Parliamentarian 2020 Issue One - Hon. Niki Rattle, View from the CPA Small Branches Chairperson - How can the smallest Parliaments deliver with their limited resources to deepen democratic governance?
• The Parliamentarian 2017 Issue Four - Hon. Taka Hagai MP, Plenary Session 2 Parliamentary innovations in small jurisdictions in the face of financial and human resource challenges
• The Parliamentarian 2017 Issue One - Hon. Taka Hagai MP, Small Branches Session 1: The role of the Commonwealth in supporting the outcomes of the COP21 Paris Agreement on Climate Change
• The Parliamentarian 2017 Issue One - Mr John Tangi, Small Branches Session 3: Eliminating barriers to women’s leadership in politics in Small Branches
• The Parliamentarian 2017 Issue One - Hon. Niki Rattle, Small Branches Session 3: Eliminating barriers to women’s leadership in politics in Small Branches
• The Parliamentarian 2014 Issue One - Hon. Niki Rattle, Overcoming the Big Challenges for a Small Parliament: The Cook Islands