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NORTHERN GROUP ISLANDS
Manihiki  Island of pearls
Nassau  A remote Garden of Eden
Penrhyn  Floating in space
Pukapuka  Island of beautiful girls
Rakahanga  The undiscovered country
Suwarrow  A real treasure island
THE GROUPS
About the Southern Group
About the Northern Group

SOUTHERN GROUP ISLANDS
Rarotonga  The capital island
Aitutaki  Your own blue lagoon
Atiu  Land of the birds
Manuae  Uninhabited
Mangaia  Oldest island in the Pacific
Mauke  Garden of the Islands
Mitiaro  Face of the ocean
Palmerston  An English legacy
Takutea  Uninhabited

Cost of living down slightly
Pacific PMs set to retreat to Aitutaki islet
Colourful new look for Rakahanga
Rare turtles are off the menu
Search begins for new Miss Cook Islands
Read all about it
Right:  The endangered green turtle

ISLANDS
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UK TV's
'Shipwrecked' location revealed

"Perhaps the most appealing aspect of the Cook Islands is the islanders themselves. Religious and reserved but never lacking a laugh, Cook Islanders take pride in being humble hosts..."
Jason George in the Chicago Tribune about a visit to Aitutaki
Read his full report

The hand woven hats that are a speciality...art from the heart
The full story of the crashed bomber..on the blog

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Lying just below the equator and nearly 1200 kms from Rarotonga, PENRHYN is the largest atoll in the islands with a vast and stunning lagoon.  Islanders farm pearls and pearl shell and the remains of a a World War II bomber lies amid the lush landscape.