New Elections,
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In The Cooks,
New Party
The Legislative Assembly of the Cook Islands was dissolved on February 9 and general elec tions will be held on May 1.
A new political party, the United Cook Islanders, has been formed. Rarotonga reports say that the Minister for Education, Mr. Mana Strickland, who re cently slated his government’s performance in an address given n NZ (see p. 57) will resign his cabinet position and from the Cook Islands Party, and stand as he Avarua candidate for the Jnited Cook Islanders.