#cookislands — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #cookislands, aggregated by home.social.
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#USA becomes first country to explicitly recognize #CookIslands and #Niue as independent countries. Both already have relations with dozens of countries, but are "associated" with #NewZealand (#Aotearoa) and usually not considered fully independent. https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/498812/nz-govt-welcomes-us-diplomatic-relations-with-cook-islands-and-niue
#independence #defacto #diplomacy #geography #Polynesia #PacificIsland #islands @geography
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How the #CookIslands fought off the #shackles of #colonialism and #freed its #LGBTQ+ #community
When #NeridaWilliams #visited the #CookIslands late last year, she was struck by just how many #Prideflags were dotted about the place.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewZealand #Travel #Tourism #PinkTourism