from north to south. Figures are from the 2021 census.

Biodiversity

The national flower of the Cook Islands is the tiare maori or tiale maoli (Penrhyn, Nassau, Pukapuka).

The Cook Islands have a large population of non-native ship rat and kiore toka (Polynesian rat). The rats have dramatically reduced the bird population on the islands.

In April 2007, 27 Kuhl's lorikeets

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