INTERNAL AFFAIRS

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Te Tari Taiwhenua

APOSTILLE
(Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 196 1)

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Country: N ew Zealand
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This public document

Le present acte public I El presente docurnento publico

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has been signed by: Brian Griffith Jones

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acting in th e capacj ty of: Notary Public

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bears the seal I stamp of: Brian Griffith Jones

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at: Wellington
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6. the: 01 April 2014

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No: 08706.5
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Te Ui Ariki Ngateitei
To matou Ngateitei te Ui Ariki o te Kuki Airani i roto i to matou Mana Arataki e te Tutara ki rungao i te Kuki Airani

Vakatini Ariki
(Arataki Ikiia)

Una Irene Benioni

Ruatapu Tukarawa-Mita

(Private Secretary)

(Interim Executive Advisor)

Vaeruarangi Ariki
(Arataki Ikiia 1st Asst.)

Karika Ariki

Tararo Ariki

(Executive Counsellor)

(Executive Counsellor)

Kainuku Ariki

(Arataki Ikiia 2nd Asst.)

Rongomatane
Ariki

Mere Maraea
Ariki

Ngamaru Henry
Ariki

Teikamata Mii
Ariki

Tetava Poitirere
Ariki

Tewhakaheo
Trainee Ariki

Tefaungaitu
Tamorangi Ariki

Pa Tepaeru
Marie Ariki

Tinomana Ruta
Tuoro Ariki

Te Urukura
Ariki

Parua Upokoina
Ariki

Teau Marae
Ariki

Tamuera Owen
Ariki

Tamatoa
Ariki

Tou Travel
Ariki

Manarangi
Ariki

Te Ui Ariki Ngateitei
To matou Ngateitei te Ui Ariki o te Kuki Airani i roto i to matou Mana Arataki e te Tutara ki rungao i te Kuki Airani

Te Ui Ariki Ngateitei
(Sovereign Heads of State
In Their Collective Capacity)

Privy Council
(Advisors to Te Ui Ariki)

Te Kavamani o te Kuki Airani

(Leader: T.B.A.)

Ministry of
Agriculture

Ministry of
Justice

Ministry of Culture
Development

Ministry of
Trade

Ministry of
Education

Ministry of
Transport

Ministry of
Environment

Ministry of
Health

Ministry of
Finance

Ministry of
Works

Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
Ministry of
Immigration

Ministry of
Internal Affairs

Ministry of
Tourism

Te Ui Ariki Ngateitei
To matou Ngateitei te Ui Ariki o te Kuki Airani i roto i to matou Mana Arataki e te Tutara ki rungao i te Kuki Airani

Areas for Consideration, Discussion & Reform

1. Ui Ariki Salary Reforms
a) consideration given to weekly, fortnightly or monthly salaries to Ui Ariki
b) salaries equivalent to MPs salaries or more
c) Implementation of such salaries to be effective immediately
2. General Salary & Wage Reforms
a) Review of Basic & Minimum wages to a reasonable level equal to NZ &
Australia
b) International hotels & resorts established in the Cook Islands to pay
their staff wage rates in accordance with international counter-parts
3. Law Reform Installation of Native Customary Law (Maori Law)
a) Implementation of Native Customary Law Society (Maori Law Society)
b) Native Maori Court Structure
c) Te Ture Enua Maori (Maori Land Court)
d) Review All Court Records for misappropriation and manipulation
e) Judication of Court Proceedings in Maori by Maori Judges
f) Other such procedures as deemed appropriate
g) Review Law of the Sabbath No Sunday Trading ???
h) Other such Laws and matters deemed appropriate
4. Land Law Reform
a) Review Terms of ALL Land Leases
o Consideration given to abolition of ALL 60 year leases or long term
leases?
o Consideration given to 3-5 year leases
b) Consideration given to Buy-Back of all Lands from Banks
c) Discussions with Land Owners
d) All lands designated as Crown Lands to be retuned to the Land
Owners and tenancy agreements activated for lands occupied by
government
e) No Foreigners to own lands in the Cook Islands
5. Constitution of the Cook Islands
a) Constitution to be reviewed from beginning to end in Cook Islands
Maori
b) Establish governing laws based on Native Customary Laws (Maori
Law) in harmony with the Commandments of GOD
6. Immigration Reform & Review
a) Review ALL Permanent Residence Policies
b) Review residency tenure
c) Review Foreign workers permits and terms of employment and length
of stay
d) Other such matters as deemed appropriate

Te Ui Ariki Ngateitei
To matou Ngateitei te Ui Ariki o te Kuki Airani i roto i to matou Mana Arataki e te Tutara ki rungao i te Kuki Airani

7. Foreign Affairs Reform & Review

a) Any matters deemed necessary and appropriate for Review & Reform
8. Sovereign Kingdom of the Cook Islands Passports
a) Consideration given to establishing Passports in conjunction with NZ,
Tahiti, Hawaii, USA
9. Review Manganese Nodules Valuation
a) Source an accredited internationally recognized valuation organization
o Obtain updated valuation of the Manganese Nodules Resource
b) Prepare relevant documents for potential Trades
10. Review Trade Opportunity of the Manganese Nodules Resource
a) Open communications with relevant trade executive management
personnel
b) Review opportunities to reacquaint with the procedural processes
required to actuate Trades
c) Review all aspects pertaining to guarantees and security of the
resource, and
d) Assurances of Cook Islands ownership throughout the duration of the
trade period
e) Acquisition of guaranteed assurances that the Manganese Nodules
Resource remain untouched on the ocean floor
11. Establishment of Cook Islands Sovereign Bank
a) Consideration given to converting the Bank of the Cook Islands (BCI) to
a Cook Islands Central (Federal Bank) or Cook Islands Sovereign Bank
b) Convert top floor (3rd floor) of the BCI to establish a Trading Floor with
white collar status
c) Installation of normal banking services to both the public & business
d) Beneficiary account establishment for Cook Islands Maori families
living in the Cook Islands
e) Other such matters as deemed appropriate for the security, welfare &
wellbeing of the Sovereign Kingdom of the Cook Islands, its assets and
its subjects
f) Consideration of Abolition of Foreign owned Banks operating in the
Cook Islands
g) Consideration given to acquire Maestro & Cirrus Accreditation for All
Card Holders (Credit Cards included)
12. Establishment of a Fort Knox facility to hold Cook Islands Securities
a) consideration given to the establishment of a Fort Knox facility to hold
the securities of the Cook Islands Sovereign Bank (CISB)
b) consideration given to the acquisition of precious metals, (eg. USD $35 Billion invested in gold, platinum)
- all precious metals to be stored in Vaults set inside the
Maunga (approval granted from Arikis) to hold precious metals
- armed guards (Armed Police) to provide 24hr security
- 24 hrs high tech surveillance cameras for additional security

Te Ui Ariki Ngateitei
To matou Ngateitei te Ui Ariki o te Kuki Airani i roto i to matou Mana Arataki e te Tutara ki rungao i te Kuki Airani

c) the Fort Knox precious metals facility provides for ongoing economic
and financial security and stability in times of worldwide economic
crisis, wars and instabilities around the world
13. Armed Forces & Border Security
a) Consideration given to the establishment of:
o Airforce, Navy, and Army,
o for Border Control and Security of the Sovereign Kingdom of the
Cook Islands
b) Provision for employment
o Provide career choices to motivate young people to excel
academically for careers at home in the Cook Islands
14. Health & Hospitals
a) Consideration given to upgrading all hospitals throughout the Cook
Islands
o Patient care and bedding
o Needed infrastructure and facilities
b) Staffing and specialist personnel
c) Review wages & salaries
d) Improved specialist care
15. Telecommunications & Internet Services
a) Consideration given to the buyout of Telecom NZ share of Telecom
Cook Islands
b) Immediate update of internet speeds to enable real-time access
o Provision for immediate update to fibre-optic cable being laid to
enable increased accessibility and response
o A necessity given the CISB trading floor requirement to trade on
international markets online
c) Immediate relief for telephone customers both with landline and
mobiles services with cheaper accessibility
d) Deregulate the market to enable increased competition
16. Education
a) Review wages & salaries for all teachers
b) Provide incentives for students to advance individual pursuits to
acquire further knowledge and academic excellence
c) Ensure all schools and high schools are fully equipped to provide all
students with the necessary resources to enable them to excel in their
chosen fields of study
d) Ensure all school have up-to-date computers and internet access to
improve their abilities to achieve academic excellence
e)