Oceania, Aotearoa and Australia
Cook Islands Māori
Lands
the Cook Islands, including Rarotonga and the Southern and Northern Group islands
Countries Cook Islands
Facts 3
Today
Te Maeva Nui, held every early August, marks Cook Islands self-governance on 4 August and gathers communities from every island for song, dance, drumming and chant.
As of 2026 Source: Cook Islands Tourism Corporation, Te Maeva Nui 2026 (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Population
In the 2021 census, 11,603 people, or 77 percent of Cook Islands residents, were Cook Islands Māori.
As of 2021 Source: Cook Islands Statistics Office, Cook Islands Census of Population and Dwellings 2021: Report with Tables and Questionnaire (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
A 2003 law declared Cook Islands Māori an official language of the Cook Islands, alongside English, and set up a Māori language commission.
As of 2003 Source: Université Laval, CEFAN: L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde, Te Reo Maori Act 2003 (Cook Islands) (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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