Yes, the Cook Islands are a separate country with all the usual priveleges and responsibilities that enjoins, including self government with an elected parliament. Some issues such as foreign affairs and defence, they allocate to New Zealand, but not eclusively so. They are part of The Realm of New Zealand, but are in free association with that country.
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North and South Islands are separated by the Cook Strait.
The Cook straight separates the North and South islands of New Zealand.
Cook Strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand.Cook Strait runs from the Tasman Sea on the western side of New Zealand to the Pacific Ocean on the east.
The Cook Islands are an independent nation in free association with New Zealand. In practice this means these folk have free access to NZ, but they have their own laws and parliament in the home islands.
New Zealand governs the Cook Islands.
Cook Islands is an island country with 15 islands and 2 reefs. Rarotonga and Rakahanga are the 2 islands from the total of 15 the country has.
Samoa and Tonga to the west of the Cook Islands, and Tahiti to the east. Aotearoa New Zealand lie south of the Cook Islands.
Avarua is the national capital of the Cook Islands, an island country in the South Pacific. Cook Islands are named after Captain James Cook who arrived on the islands in 1773.
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New Zealand
The Cook Islands is in the south Pacific Ocean.
No one, the Cook Islands are self govrning country with Queen Elizabeth as the head of state and are in free association with New Zealand.
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No, the Cook Islands are in Oceania.
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There are no land masses 'surrounding' Cook Islands. The nearest land to the Cook Islands is New Zealand.