Te Atua Mou E

"italic=no" is the national anthem of the Cook Islands. It was adopted in 1982, replacing "God Defend New Zealand", the New Zealand anthem.

History

The music was written by Sir Tom Davis, then Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. The lyrics are by his wife, Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki, Lady Davis. In 1982, article 76 of the constitution of the Cook Islands declared the song the official anthem of the Cook Islands. The country used "God Defend New Zealand", the New Zealand national anthem, before that.
In 2017, the House of Ariki proposed to change two words from the song, replacing pa enua with Kuki Airani. The change was heavily disliked by residents of the islands. They pointed out the new words were not part of their language, te reo Māori, and claimed the change was offensive towards Sir Tom Davis and Pa Tepaeru Ariki Lady Davis.