How the Titikaveka candidates line up
An overview of the three candidate’s campaigns and what their intentions and focuses are for the upcoming Titikaveka by election on 21 June 2012. -Maria Tanner

Selena Napa
Democratic Party-First time standing

Focus and intentions:
Passionate about youth
Create a secure and united Titikaveka: Looking to tackle the Titikaveka crime rate, Napa believes the unification of the village will create a secure and safer community. Through this the other interrelated issues of youth and unemployment Napa is also confident in reducing these numbers.
Health: An avid sportswoman and advocate of healthy lifestyle Napa understands the prevalent health issues specific to the Pacific region and its transgression to the youth. By continuing piloted health programmes for the village Napa wants to sustain a healthy Titikaveka.
Agriculture: Understands the integral role that Titikaveka plays as the agricultural village of Rarotonga and wants to continue the efforts put in place by Robert Wigmore.

Teariki Matenga
Cook Islands Party-Campaigning with the underlying theme of peace to bring about unity of the village for a better Titikaveka.

Focus and intentions:
Youth: The high crime rate throughout the village of Titikaveka in turn has become a problem for the tourism sector; Teariki Matenga believes that by addressing those issues pertaining to youth the crime rate can be reduced.
Agriculture: Current state of revenue produced from agricultural efforts is nil. Is aware of the untapped land source and wants to initiate an incentive to the people of Titikaveka ensuring a definite return from agricultural investments.
Environment: plans to work in conjunction with national policy of the CIP.
Welfare: Apparent divide of living standards throughout the village of Titikaveka Teariki wants to raise standard to comfortable level for community. Intends to form a committee inclusive of all sectors, parties, independents, and the church in which regular compulsory meetings will take place addressing the concerns of the village.

Teava Iro:
Independent -Second time standing

The major focal setting for Iro is in the reshuffling or change of the current suppressive system of ordinance to create a platform of effective work once established.

Focus and intentions:
Neutralize the current system: Iro sits strong in the belief that the suppressive nature of the current party lead system does not create freedom for the people and instead is proposing a neutral office that encourages all people’s voice. Through this path it is envisioned that the issues of Titikaveka can be addressed with change for now.
Unified community: Equality believes that when you help the community they learn to help themselves more.
Agriculture: Lobbying for an agricultural system that can really take the Cook Islands forward.

Titikaveka constituency Voting pattern-past elections

2004
Robert Wigmore Demo 270
Tiki Matapo CIP 264
Tere Carr Independent 101
Total on Roll-731 Total Voted-635 (Wigmore won, Tiki Matapo was declared winner after Wigmore was charged with fraud.)

2006 (Snap election)
Robert Wigmore Demo 325

Tiki Matapo CIP 276

Tere Carr Independent 44
Total on Roll-734 Total Voted-645

2010
Robert Wigmore Demo 328
Taivero Isamaela CIP 228
Tearki Matenga Jr Independent 74
Teava Iro Independent 66
Total on Roll-781 Total Voted-696

Major characteristics
1. High voter turn out.
2. A Demo electorate.
3. Winner generally by less than 50%
of the vote.

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