Tai Tura


Tai Tura is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.
Tura was born in Rarotonga, but has lived on Mauke for 30 years. He was first elected to Parliament at the 2010 election. Shortly after his election he called for wage increases to counteract the higher cost of living in Mauke. In 2015 he was appointed Associate Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration.
In April 2019 Tura was appointed Deputy Speaker. In June 2020 he attempted to ban a Cook Islands News journalist from Parliament over a story about MPs' allowances.