Our Policies
CIUP recognises the value of government, non-government organisations, and businesses in our society. We believe there is an urgency to prioritise policies that resource, support, and motivate people in all sectors to contribute to the prosperity of the Cook Islands.
Cook Islands United Party Office
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We have setup our HQ at T&M Ltd.
Raemaru Park Rd
Arorangi, Rarotonga
Cook Islands
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Health
• Provide financial and specialised support for Non-Government Organisations (NGO) that work with the elderly, people with disabilities, mental health, and special needs.
• Provide incentives to attract and retain our doctors and nurses.
• Provide incentives to attract and retain health professionals.
• Increase the number of mental health practitioners working in the Cook Islands.
• Promote and support mental well-being programmes.
• Revive nursing training school.
• Initiate a residential care home that provides a safe and supported place for the elderly and people with special needs.
Education
• Provide financial and specialised support for teacher aid that work with the people with disabilities, mental health, and special needs.
• Provide incentives to retain teachers, teacher aids, principals, and educational specialists.
• Review and increase the development of a Maori curriculum within schools, communities, and churches.
• Initiate alternative learning programmes for students or adults (e.g, tertiary foundational level, vocational training, or employment).
• Initiate incentives for school leavers to enter into tertiary, trades, or agricultural training.
• Revive teachers training college.
• Strengthen and increase the use of Maori in the Home, Community, Schools, Government and Business.
Economy
• Identify and develop overseas markets for agriculture, fisheries, and aquaculture products.
• Review the distribution of foreign fishing licences.
• Establish and develop a local multipurpose processing plant.
Tourism
• Ensure members of the tourism board are chosen based on merit and not political appointment.
• Support Pa Enua tourism.
• Monitor tourism numbers to maintain the health and well-being of residents and the environment.
• Initiate a waste disposal tax on departing passengers
Pa Enua
• Initiate a shipping subsidy for locally owned shipping vessels to ensure the Pa Enua are regularly serviced.
• Review the cost of living and doing business between the Pa Enua and Rarotonga and subsidise where needed.
Agriculture
• Strengthen and stimulate Pa Enua agricultural production.
• Strengthen and ensure biosecurity services meet New Zealand standards.
• Prioritise the ‘Import Substitution Programme’ for the Cook Islands.
• Support value adding and marketing of agricultural produce from the Cook Islands.
• Exempt charges and taxes on tractors and equipment being imported for agricultural purposes.
• Regulate pesticides and insecticides and other chemicals used for agricultural production.
Infrastructure
• Ensure infrastructure meets standards and capable of supporting the tourism industry.
• Review the operations of To Tatou Vai.
• Review the operations of Infrastructure Cook Islands.
• Initiate an audit of under utilised government buildings to find space for community groups.
• Form an emergency waste management taskforce to address the reduction of waste in the Cook Islands.
Governance
• Review the Constitution of the Cook Islands, so that it becomes more relevant to the needs of our people and customs.
• Implement a 2-term limit for Members of Parliament.
• Establish an Anti-Corruption Agency to improve good governance.
Immigration
• Review the process for granting permanent residence in the Cook Islands.
• Review the definitions of Cook Islander and Permanent Resident.
House Of Ariki
• Traditional leaders must be included in the decision making process for the granting of Permanent Residence.
• Traditional leaders must be included in National matters.
• The disposal of human remains at sea is to be banned in the Cook Islands.
• Limit religious organisations to operate in the Cook Islands.
• Provide support to Koutu Nui
Law & Order
• Revive the Vaka Council.
• Re-instate Vaka Police
• Revive village wardens.
• Protect the independence of the police.
• Promote safety and security awareness in homes, schools, workplaces, and the community.
• Review land laws in order that families are united and disputes are avoided.
• Reinstate the compulsory use of ‘Helmet’ law for motorists who are 16 – 25 years old.
