Background
Peua was born on Rarotonga and educated at Pukapuka Primary school and Aitutaki Junior High School.
Peua was born on Rarotonga and educated at Pukapuka Primary school and Aitutaki Junior High School.
He worked as a public servant, including serving as Deputy Register for the Cook Islands High Court from 1990, and acting Island Secretary in 1999. In August 2010 Peua failed to be selected as a candidate for the Cook Islands Party in the 2010 election. He subsequently sought the nomination for the Democratic Party, but ultimately contested the election as an independent and lost the seat.