After 65 years under New Zealand control the Cook Islands adopted the United Nations push for self-government with a hiss and a roar under the enigmatic leader Albert Henry who wanted to build a self-serving empire.
He manipulated the political system and used Government funds to stay in power which resulted in a major court case where for the first time a government was overturned by a Court Decision.
This ushered in another enigmatic leader Sir Tom Davis who spent many years in the US NASA .
Moana Publishing False start in paradise: cook islands self-government, hardcover/iaveta short
