An authentic experience of Cook Islands heritage at Museum Cook Islands & Library Posted 21.05.2023

If you want to experience authentic Cook Islands material culture to understand how traditional maori society functioned, take yourself to Museum Cook Islands, located down...

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Meet a Cook Islands contemporary artist with a wicked sense of humour Posted 21.05.2023

In the nineties a revival of the Cook Islands contemporary art movement began led by returning Cook Islands artists, including Tim Buchanan.

At the age...

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Dinner with the locals, in their own homes Posted 23.11.2022

Enjoy an entrée, main course, and dessert where each course is hosted in a different home.

This popular dining experience offers an insight into the...

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​Q&A with Farm Direct Pearls Posted 31.10.2021

Farm Direct Pearls’ Temu and Lesley Okotai have a long established connection to the source of Cook Islands black pearl industry, the island of Manihiki...

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Yakitori and Cuban cigars in a beach bar eatery named after a volleyball Posted 20.06.2021

There are many small resorts in the Cook Islands; none quite like the quirky Castaway Resort on the sunset coast of Rarotonga.

Bought from the bank...

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Little Polynesian Resort share one their best kept culinary secrets Posted 15.04.2020

Part of the Pacific Resort Hotel Group of luxury resorts and accommodation, Rarotonga’s Little Polynesian Resort is committed to healthy eating for their guests.

The Cook...

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Cook Islands’ hard working commercial traveller Posted 03.01.2020

The Turama Pacific Travel Group is one of the most successful inbound tourism operators in the South Pacific. We’re chatting here with Robert Skews, the...

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Kura Happ is the real deal! Amazing live entertainer and now reef tour guide. Posted 04.11.2019

Kura Happ is a gifted and artistic Rarotonga-born vocalist, guitarist and songwriter whose performances around the island’s music scene are soulfully entertaining and spirited.

She is...

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