These videos are my own personal selection from all over the internet.    They reflect various aspects of Islands' life...from cyclones to hymn singing!   if you have a video about the Islands or know of ones on video sharing sites such as YouTube please let me know and I'll add a link on this page.

1.  The Cook Islands National Anthem (complete with words)  1 min 5 secs

2,  A 15 year old New Zealander shares the highlights of her holiday in Rarotonga  3 mins 56 secs

3.  Short but endearing shots of children on the Northern group island of Palmerston  28 secs

4.  A very short video of a church procession on Penrhyn  15 secs

5.  The wonderful harmonies of Sunday hymn singing  8 mins 34 secs

6.  A selection of stills recalling a youth mission to Atiu in September, 2006  8 mins 45 secs

Cook Islands News, the local daily newspaper, has created two fascinating videos on very different aspects of life.   The first is about the annual cultural dance competition - islanders are passionate about dance and this is the premier event in the Islands.  The second looks back at February and March, 2005 when the Islands were battered by five cyclones in five weeks.  

LET'S DANCE  This video, which is 4 minutes 52 seconds long, comes in two file sizes and both can be viewed in Windows Media Player.   It follows Oire Nikao and their drum dance preparations.   Right click on the underlined link and if you're using Internet Explorer select "save target as".   If you're using Firefox, select "save link as".  

You can find out more about the dance festival in my Cook Islands calendar

CYCLONE ALERT This video is about 5 minutes long and also comes in two file sizes, again both viewable in Windows Media Player.   Right click on the underlined link and if you're using Internet Explorer select "save target as".   If you're using Firefox, select "save link as".  

You can read a special report on each of the cyclones and the effect they had on the Islands by clicking here