Cook Islands considers name change to 'reflect true Polynesian nature'

Name change committee is evaluating 60 suggestions, with the top contender put to a referendum

The Cook Islands is considering replacing its colonial-era name with a new one that recognises the nation’s indigenous inhabitants.

The country, which was named after British explorer Captain James Cook in 1835, is made up of a series of 15 tropical islands in the South Pacific, with a population of 17,500 people.

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