Officiating Ministers and Marriage Celebrants

The following is a list of Officiating Ministers and Marriage Celebrants authorized to perform marriages in the Cook Islands.

Officiating Ministers

NamesReligion
Rev. Vaka NgaroAvarua CICC
Rev. Tinirau SoatiniArorangi CICC
Rev. Takaikura MarstersNgatangiia CICC
Rev. Oirua RasmussenNikao CICC
Rev. Panu RouruMatavera CICC
Rev. Tereapii MatakereTitikaveka CICC
Rev. Tereora TereoraOneroa CICC
Rev. Arerau Tamaaolvirua CICC
Rev. Haravei WilliamTamarua CICC
Rev. Frank WilliamsArutanga CICC
Rev. Tuakeu DanielTautu CICC
Rev, Ngarangi TuakanaVaipae CICC
Rev. Yakilia VailoaAtiu CICC
Rev. Micheal AkavaOiretumu CICC
Rev. Pareta EzekielaKimiangatau CICC
Rev. Saitu SaituMitiaro CICC
Rev. Casey PoilaPukapuka CICC
Rev. Talaru KiliyuiNassau CICC
Rev. Tangaroa RongoTukao CICC
Rev. Tumukau MarstersTauhunu CICC
Rev. Haua ManuelaRakahanga CICC
Rev. Harry RongoOmoka CICC
Rev. Sinaloa TeaurereTetautua CICC
Rev. Sukutotorangi MarstersPalmerston CICC
Rev. Tuaine NgametuaTakamoa
Rev. Tere MarstersTakamoa
Tearii Tinorua NapaJehovah’s Witnesses-Rarotonga
Kelvin John PriceJehovah’s Witnesses-Rarotonga
Aaron Nicholas MataitiJehovah’s Witnesses-Aitutaki
Senior Pastor Clerk ki Nassau Tangiraua TuruaHoly Spirit Revival- Rarotonga
Pastor Mamaou TuruaHoly Spirit Revival
Elder Vananga Tangiiau OpuarikiHoly Spirit Revival
Elder Ngametuangaroa Veroaa NooapiiHoly Spirit Revival
Elder Taneao NgamataHoly Spirit Revival
Elder Kirianu NioHoly Spirit Revival
Pastor Tevai MatapoAOG
Pastor Upoko MatapoAOG
Pastor Po KauriAOG
Pastor Tangata TuaraeAOG
Pastor Laisa GukisuvaAOG
Pastor Beresford RasmussenAOG
Pastor Puna CorkAOG
Pastor Peril<i PoilaAOG-Mangaia
Pastor Ngametua Angai DeanAOG-Mangaia
Pastor Tangi MoeauriAOG-Mangaia
Elder Neke TutiniAOG-Mitiaro
Pastor Kapao l<apaoAOG-Atiu
Bishop Paul DonoghueCatholic-Rarotonga
Father Freddy KainaCatholic
Father Alvin ParantarCatholic
Father Faustino Salvani GaloCatholic
Father Edward EdpalinaCatholic
Catechist Perea NimetiCatholic-Pukapuka
Catechist Alex MaretapuCatholic-Penryhn
Bishop Tutaki PereApostolic-Rarotonga
Elder Teokotai JosephApostolic
Aneru TautuApostolic
Pastor Moerouru EliApostolic-Aitutaki
Elder Ngatokorua VahuaApostolic
Pastor Teariki TeiotuApostolic-Atiu
Elder John PorioApostolic
District Elder Pastor Ngametua PapatuaApostolic-Mangaia
Pastor Michael PapatuaApostolic
Elder Mata HermanApostolic
Pr Sarah ArataiSDA
Pr Taiti ToromaSDA
Pr Hosea HoseaSDA
Pr Eric ToleafoaSDA
Piltz Tetevano NapaLDS-District President
Angaroa WilliamsLDS-District Counsellor
Turori MatutuLDS-District Counsellor
Tamatoa JonassenLDS-Avarua Branch President
Vaike TairiLDS-Arorangi Branch President
Richard Cummings PiakuraLDS-Takitumu Branch President
Rimamaki HermanLDS-Mangaia Branch President
Joseph Tamatoa HauruaLDS-Aitutaki Branch President
Pastor Tukua TangaroaNew Hope Church
Pastor Temu Ngarima GeorgeNew Hope Church
Pastor Keu ToaNew Hope Church
Pastor Chuni TaripoNew Hope Church
Pastor Ngatamariki PouaoThe New life Church
Associate Pastor Rosalie Laila Paniani PouaoThe New Life Church
Panipase GadeThe New Life Church
Naibuka RitovaThe New Life Church
Jackson TatawaqaThe New Life Church
Rev, Alfred MorrisCornerstone Friends Mission Church
Pastor William Robert WadeCornerstone Friends Mission Church
Pastor Ngamata MaroroaCornerstone Friends Mission Church
Mr Jonathan CargillCelebration on the Rock
Mrs Natasha CargillCelebration on the Rock
Mr August MeyerCelebration on the Rock
Senior Pastor Richard TuakanaCongregation Free Church Inc.
Assistant Pastor Repaio KiriaCongregation Free Church Inc.
As published 2nd February 2022

Marriage Celebrants

Mrs Ena Dance
Mrs Ani Piri
Mr Jon Tikivanotau Micheal Jonassen
Mrs Ann Kokaua Raymond
Mrs Upokoina Tamarua
Mrs Florence Tia Syme-Buchanan
Mr Paul Lynch
Ms Jane Vakatini
Mr George Williams
Mr Teuira Joshua Mauela Ka
Ms Viaani Tixier
Mr Paul Farrell-Turepu
Ms Nana Short
Mrs Tuaine Elaine Marsters
Mr Cleethorpes Edward Marsters
Mr Metua Roberts Vaiimene
Mrs Mii Kauvai
Mrs  Moyra McBirney
Mr Daniel Mataroa
Mr Harold Browne
Mr Stephen Doherty
Mr Teva Robert Simiona
Ms Marie Frances
Mr John Whitta
Mrs Georgina Keenan-Williams
Mrs Tangi Taoro
Mrs Vania Kenning
Mr Mata Nooroa
As published 2nd February 2022