Tai Tura is a Cook Islands

Cook Islands

The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...

 politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament

Parliament of the Cook Islands

The Parliament of the Cook Islands is the legislature of the Cook Islands. Originally established under New Zealand colonial rule, it became the national legislature on independence in 1965....

. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party

Cook Islands Party

The Cook Islands Party is a nationalist political party in the Cook Islands. It was the first political party founded in the Cook Islands, and one of the two major parties of the Islands' politics since 1965....

, and represents the electorate of Mauke

Mauke (Cook Islands electorate)

Mauke is a Cook Islands electoral division returning one member to the Cook Islands Parliament. Its current representative is Mapu Taia, who has held the seat since 1999.The electorate consists of the island of Mauke.-Members of Parliament for Mauke:...

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Tura was born in Rarotonga, but has lived on Mauke for 30 years. He served as island secretary for ten years but retired in order to run for Parliament in the 2010 elections

Cook Islands general election, 2010

General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 17 November 2010 in order to elect 24 MPs to the Cook Islands Parliament. The elections were won by the Cook Islands Party, which won 16 of the 24 seats...

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Shortly after his election he called for wage increases to counteract the higher cost of living in Mauke.