Queen's Representative

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The Queen's Representative is the formal title given to the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of New Zealand, in the Cook Islands.

In Commonwealth Realms other than the United Kingdom, the Queen's representative is known as the Governor-General. As the Cook Islands is constitutionally part of the Realm of New Zealand, the Governor-General in respect of the Cook Islands is the Governor-General of New Zealand.