Full Name: Tutai-o-Ngametua TORU
Date of Birth: 09 December 1941.
Sex Male
Place of Birth: Rarotonga, COOK ISLANDS.
Married :Teinakore TORU.
Children: 8 (6 boys) (2 girls)
Address:Teraata, Ngatiarua, ATIU ISLAND.
Education:
Primary Education;
- Student atthe Avarua Maori Primary School from 1946 – 1956.
Secondary Education;
- Student at the Tereora College from 1957 – 1959 (only college in the Cook Islands)
- College Prefect in 1958
- College Head Prefect 1959.
- College Captain for Rugby XV, Tennis and Softball 1958 -1959.
- College House 4 Captains 1958-59.
- College Athletic Champion in 1959.
Cook Islands Teacher’s Training College;
- Student at the above Training College from 1960-1962.
- Attachment Training at the following Schools:-
- Arorangi Maori Primary School.
- Nikao Maori Primary School,
- Ngatangiia Maori Primary Schools,
- Matavera Maori Primary School.
- Avarua Maori Primary School.
Employment:
- Ministry of Education from 1960-62
- Ministry of Agriculture from 1968 – 1970
- Government Statistic Department from 1971-1973
- Cook Island Department of Immigration from 1973 – 1997.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration from 1997 - 2008.
Position Held:
- Student Teacher 1960-62
- Wages Clerk 1968 – 1970
- Administration Officer 1971-73
- Senior Immigration Officer from 1973 -1978.
- Director of Immigration from 1978 – 2008.
Working Responsibilities:
- Teacher Trainee – 1960-1962
- Preparation of Payment Wages – 1968-1970.
- Administering the activities of the Department – 1971-1973
- Enforcing of the Entry, Residence and Departure Act 1971-72. - 1973-2008.
Immigration Responsibilities:
- Prepare Immigration operation policies.
- Long standing member of the Cook Island Air Facilitation Committee 1973 - 2008.
(The Committee works closely with the Airlines and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to ensure the securities of the international airlines and their passengers entering the Cook Islands are maintained at the highest level)
- A founding member of the Pacific Immigration Director’s Conference (PIDC) 1996-2007
(The Committee meets annually at different venues around the Pacific to discuss Global immigration issues affecting the Pacific Region today)
- A member of the Cook Island Immigration Review Committee in - 2003
- An Executive member of the Cook Island Public Service Appointment Board.
- A member of the Cook Island Immigration Border Control Committee.
- A member of the Film Censoring Board.
Sporting Activities
Cook Island Football Association:
- President of the Cook Island Football Association (CIFA) - 1974 -1994
- Life member of the Cook Island Football Association.
- Work tirelessly to get CIFA admitted as member of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA - World Soccer body) throughout this period.
- CIFA was admitted into FIFA in December -1993
- Traveled to the Football Congress in Chicago in the United States to present our National flag to the President of Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) - 1994.
(c) cont.
Benefits:
- Millions of dollars are poured into the Cook Islands today as a result of this membership.
- A new Soccer compound and buildings are constructed in Matavera from the funds received from FIFA.
- Funds are available to assist the Soccer Clubs in Rarotonga and the Outer Islands from FIFA.
- Soccer today is a major force in the Cook Islands.
Cook Island Sports and Olympic Association.
- An Executive member of the above Association from – 1979-1989.
Cook Island Rugby Football Union
- Secretary General of the above Union from - 1979 - 1992
- Life member of the Cook Island Rugby Union.
- General Manager of the Cook Island National under 21 Rugby Squad to Tahiti - 1981.
- General Manager for the Cook Island Senior Rugby National Squad to the South Pacific Games in New Caledonia - 1987.
Avatiu/Nikao Sports Association Inc.
- President Avatiu/Nikao Rugby Football Club - 1984 – 1992.
- President of the Avatiu/Nikao Sports Association - 1993 – 2008
- Instrumental in the construction of the $300.000.00 Avatiu/Nikao one-story Sports Centre - 1992-1993.
- Instrumental in the construction of the $100,000.00 extension to Sports Centre -2007-2008.
- Instrumental in the construction of the new $80,000.00, Avatiu/Nikao Netball Court - 2007-2008
- Instrumental in the $20,000.00 of the Avatiu/Nikao Sports field upgrade - 2007-2008.
Representative Honors& Awards:
- A Cook Islands Rugby representative in the “Tour of New Zealand - 1976”.
- A recipients of the Cook Island Sports and Olympic Committee Award for “Sports Administrator of the Year - 1992”
- A recipient of the Cook Island Football Association Award for “Order of Merits”
- A recipient of the Cook Island Sports and National Olympic Committee “Olympic Torch Bearer - 2000”
- Arecipient of the Cook Island Sports and National Olympic Committee “Commonwealth Games Queen’s Batten Bearer in 2006”
Other Activities
- General Manager for the Cook Island Veteran Men to the International Cricket Tournament in Auckland 1984.
- General Manager for the Cook Islands Veteran Rugby Tour to the International Rugby Tournament in Auckland in 1987, Perth 1989, Toronto 1991, Ireland 1993 and Christchurch 1995.
- General Manager of the Avatiu/Nikao Sports Association Tour of Tahiti 1979, Aitutaki 1983 and New Zealand in 1990.
Sincerely yours
Tutai Toru.
TEREORA.
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