By Jo Cooper Located about 5000km southeast of Sydney, the Cook Islands is a selfgoverning country in free association with New Zealand nestled between fellow Polynesian neighbours Samoa and French Polynesia. Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) is working with the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), the government’s aid and development agency, to assess […]
15 February, 2011
By Rodney Crisp Amalgamation of our two countries is now approaching the final stages. The remaining barriers to a complete union are predominately societal: two currencies, two national social security regimes, two national parliamentary systems and administrations. Even our social security organisations have been obliged to make reciprocal arrangements to follow our increasingly integrated populations. […]
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