Taru Moana

Taru Moana
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
1965–1974
Preceded byIne Rutera
Succeeded byWilliam Heather
ConstituencyPuaikura
Personal details
Died1 August 1988
Arorangi, Cook Islands
Political partyCook Islands Party

Taru Moana (died 1 August 1988) was a Cook Islands chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1965 to 1974.

Biography

Moana was a farmer, chief and church leader, serving as president of the Kouti Nui group of chiefs in Arorangi and as a spokesman for the Tinomana ariki.[1][2]

A supporter of the Cook Islands Progressive Association, he joined the Cook Islands Party after its establishment in 1964. He contested the Puaikura seat in the 1965 general elections and was elected to the Legislative Assembly. He was re-elected in 1968 and 1972, but lost his seat in the 1974 elections.[3]

He died in Arorangi in August 1988.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Transition Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1988, p42
  2. ^ David J. Stone Self rule in the Cook Islands: The government and politics of a new micro-state
  3. ^ Thomas R. A. H. Davis & R. G. Crocombe (1979) Cook Islands Politics: The Inside Story p205


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