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 Tim Tepaki. 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

  1. ↑ ""Te Kura Ote Au" Peoples Movement Listening To The Voice of the People". Cook Islands Herald. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "People's Movement born from protest". Cook Islands News. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "People's Movement says it is not a political party". Cook Islands News. 9 October 2009. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Te Kura O Te 'Au peoples movement makes it official that it will join the 2010 General Election". Cook Islands Herald. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "New party wants no Sunday flights". Cook Islands News. 26 June 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  6. ↑ "New party to announce reps this week". Cook Islands News. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  7. ↑ "70 standing". Cook Islands News. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.


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