The <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Cook_Islands" id="mw2w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Constitution of the Cook Islands">Constitution of the Cook Islands</a> comes into force, giving the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands" id="mw3A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cook Islands">Cook Islands</a> self-governing status within New Zealand.