There are several names in Cook Islands Maori for 'dance', the most popular of the expressive arts. Ura, the word commonly used today, is thought ...
Read this articleRussian-born Rarotonga entrepreneur Tatiana Burn opened a new store in 2016 showcasing the art of weaving from around the Pacific, aptly named Pacific Weave. “We ...
Read this articleWalk on any beach in Rarotonga and dogs will greet you, sit by you, and offer to play with you. If you choose not to ...
Read this articleThe Cook Islands has a proud heritage in pearling going back to the 1890s when the lagoons of Manihiki and Tongareva (Penrhyn) were harvested for ...
Read this articleDancer and choreographer, Jackie Tuara, has a deep passion for Cook Islands dance. She has danced for as long as she can remember, including with ...
Read this articleWhy are black pearls so called? Because they grow in the black lipped oyster (pinctada margaritifera). When the oyster shell is ground and polished you ...
Read this articleVisitors to the Cook Islands will no doubt be greeted upon arrival with one of these lovely floral creations, called 'ei, which are typical to ...
Read this articleThe traditional inhabitants of today’s Cook Islands are related to their Polynesians cousins from the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) who immigrated fourteen hundred years ago ...
Read this articleTivaivai is a form of artistic quilting traditionally done by Polynesian women. The word literally means 'patches'. Every Saturday morning, the Punanga Nui Market near ...
Read this article"Akirata is Cook Islands Maori for early light". Backstage, the youthful male and female performers adjust their colourful costumes made from local coconut fibers ...
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