Dorice Reid

Dorice Reid (June 1943 – 16 June 2011), also known by the chiefly title Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid, was a Cook Islander tourism official, businesswoman and judge. Reid enjoyed a long career in Cook Island business, politics and tourism from the 1970s until her death in 2011. The system is traditionally used to preserve scarce food resources and also encourages the protection of the environment. She was meant to take office in July 2011.

In June 2011, Dorice Reid collapsed while attending a tourism conference in Auckland, and died at Auckland Hospital on 16 June 2011, aged 67.