"E Ra No Te 'Anga'anga Ta'okotai"

CIDANZ is the acronym for the Cook Islands Development Agency of New Zealand. We are registered a Charitable Trust (#1114544) under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 (superseded by the Trusts Act 2019). The Trust is also registered with the Charities Commission under number CC45721 and has been since November 2010.

Originating from the establishment of the Cook Islands Ta'okatai'anga Charitable Trust (Auckland Region) in 2001, CIDANZ was established by a national mandate of the Cook Islands community, namely as a social, cultural and economic development agency to promote Cook Islands prosperity through unity (Ta'okatai'anga) in ways that improve our peoples contribution to New Zealand society, and fosters cooperation between other groups within New Zealand committed to promoting the interests, welfare and advancement of Cook Islanders living in New Zealand. As a national Cook Islands development agency, CIDANZ’s role is to facilitate our peoples’ access to the resources they need to self-determine their futures.

We are in the business of growing the human, cultural, social, environmental, physical, financial and political capitals of Cook Islands families, community, religious, sporting and cultural groups and organisations, enterprise and businesses that support their wellbeing. As a national umbrella agency, CIDANZ has a respected position among our groups and leaders across the regions of New Zealand that enables us to help connect and coordinate our individual and collective efforts under the Cook Islands Development Strategic Action Plan 2020-2030 (CIDSAP).