Dorice Reid
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Dorice Reid (June 1943 – 16 June 2011), also known by the chiefly title Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid, was a Cook Islander tourism official, businesswoman and judge.[1][2] Reid enjoyed a long career in Cook Island business, politics and tourism from the 1970s until her death in 2011.[2]
Biography
Dorice Reid was born to parents Leo Morrel and Ruby Peyroux (née Matamua), on Rarotonga, Cook Islands.[1] She moved from Rarotonga to New Zealand when she was eight years old.[1]
Reid became very influential among Cook Islanders living in
Reid moved back from New Zealand to her birthplace of Rarotonga in 1983, residing in Kauare.
The members of the Takitumu council, one of the three Vaka councils on Rarotonga, bestowed the chiefly title Te Tika Mataiapo on Reid during the late 1980s.[1] The title, which is named for the Cook Islands warrior Te Tika, was granted to Reid at a ceremony in Marae Te Pou Toru.[1] Reid declined multiple requests to run for the Cook Islands Parliament, citing incongruity of engaging in politics while bearing a traditional title.[1]
Reid became an advocate for tourism and the preservation of Cook Islands culture. Reid made several pilgrimages to
Additionally, Reid was a member five separate Cook Islands environmental agencies and served as a judge for the country.[1] She is credited with the reintroduction of the raui system to the Cook Islands,[1] a traditional system forbidding access to or use of a resource, such as to a fishing lagoon or shellfish, for a certain period of time.[3] The system is traditionally used to preserve scarce food resources and also encourages the protection of the environment.[3]
In April 2011,
In June 2011, Dorice Reid collapsed while attending a tourism conference in Auckland,[2] and died at Auckland Hospital on 16 June 2011, aged 67.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Te Tika dies suddenly, Influential woman leaders death shocks Polynesia". Cook Islands News. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ a b "National Parks and Conservation Areas". Cook Islands National Environment Service. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Cook Islands appoints new High Commissioner to New Zealand". RNZ. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2023.