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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

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'Shipwrecked' location revealed

The turquoise blue Aitutaki lagoon will be the backdrop for the second Cook Islands international kite surfing contest in June.   And some of the world's best will be among the high flying competitors
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MANUAE is a marine conservation area and one of two Cook Islands which are completely deserted.  But it has a colourful history...it was once a penal colony, and more recently provided a temporary home for real castaways.   It's also the only unhinabited island in the world ever to have had its own stamps!

Discover the other deserted island of Takutea which is one of the most important bird breeding grounds in the Pacific region