8 Jun 2018

Chance of first female PM in Cook Islands

From , 5:04 am on 8 June 2018

Cook Islanders go to the polls next week with voters on 15 islands electing 24 Members of Parliament.

The Democrats' Tina Browne is up against eight year incumbent prime minister Henry Puna of the Cook Islands Party.

Jenny Meyer reports.

Cook Islands Democratic Party leader, Tina Browne

Cook Islands Democratic Party leader, Tina Browne Photo: Cook Islands Democratic Party