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Some thoughts on ‘independence’

Monday 15 May 2017 | Published in Weekend

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Some thoughts on ‘independence’
Albert Henry speaks outside the Government Administration Block in Avarua in 1965. Seated behind him is the last Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands, Mr AO Dare, and the Governor General of New Zealand Sir Bernard Fergusson and Lady Fergusson. PHOTOS: Howard Henry collection. 17051231

Papa T Williams is a Cook Island Maori descended from Rakahanga and Manihiki Islands, from the Northern Group of the Cook Islands. His mother is a New Zealand Maori descended from Ngapuhi, Nga- tiwhatua, and Waikato Maori.

Papa T Williams is a Cook Island Maori descended from Rakahanga and Manihiki Islands, from the Northern Group of the Cook Islands. His mother is a New Zealand Maori descended from Ngapuhi, Nga- tiwhatua, and Waikato Maori.


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