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Speaker of Parliament Niki Rattle at a workshop on prioritising sexual and reproductive health in the national Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) in Wellington about a month ago. 16103110/ RNZ/Daniela Maoate-Cox The SPEAKER of the Parliament Niki Rattle says there is a need for more women politicians in the Cook Islands. In an interview with Radio New Zealand’s Dateline Pacific, Rattle said women need to change their thinking about adopting a quota for reserved seats in Parliament. She said the quota system adopted by neighbours Samoa was working well. Rattle added many local women think they should be elected on their own merits. The Cook Islands currently has four women politicians in parliament They include opposition coalition leader Rose Brown and Democratic Party MPs Ngamau Munokoa, Selina Napa and Tetangi Matapo. “The woman members have said to me, ‘oh we're all right, we've got four women members in parliament’. But ...