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    Vincent Aspey

    When nine-year-old Vincent Aspey persuaded his mother to buy a violin he had spotted in a second-hand shop she was dubious that he would practice, let alone come to be described as ‘synonymous with orchestral development in New Zealand’.

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Cook Islands achieve self-government

1965 Cook Islands achieve self-government

First included within the boundaries of New Zealand in 1901, the islands were governed by a Resident Commissioner until 1946. Despite gaining self-government, Cook Islanders remained New Zealand citizens. more...

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Political and constitutional timelineNew Zealand in the Pacific - capture of Samoa1965 - key events

External links

  • Cook Islands Country Information Paper (MFAT)
  • Cook Islands 40th Anniversary (Beehive)
  • Island territories: Cook Islands (1966 encyclopaedia)
  • Cook Islanders (Te Ara)
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