In the Cook Islands it's
The most visited and most developed of the islands. The only international airport and gateway to the rest of the Cooks
AITUTAKI
Where heaven meets earth
The second most visited island with a stunningly beautiful blue lagoon. A 45 minute flight from Rarotonga. Stay or take a day trip
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Where else can you visit?
Each of the 13 other islands is distinctly different, none is very busy and some very rarely see visitors. But not all are easy to get to and two are deserted
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Islanders on PUKAPUKA play their own form of cricket with a three sided bat and 20-40 players. Games last an indefinite number of days and insulting the other players is all part of the fun!
FASCINATING FACTS
Stories of buried treasure, ghostly fire, real-life Robinson Crusoes and the mafia are among the 'secrets' shared as you explore all 15 of the Cook Islands through the pages of this book by the website author. Described in one review as a love letter to the Islands. Sales profits to dementia charities
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Lying just below the equator and nearly 850 miles (1365 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..itself with quite a tale to tell
NEW IN PARADISE
THIS ISLAND IS MINE is my new book telling the the true tale of a young Englishman who ran away to sea to seek his fortune and ended up founding a unique dynasty on remote Palmerston Island. Along the way there are three wives, lots of children, two murder attempts, and a captivatingly beautiful Tahitian Princess
Meet the man who knows more about the Cook Islands than nearly anyone else…because it’s his job to know. Rashneel Kumar is the editor of ‘Cook Islands News’, the six days a week national newspaper. He talks about what’s involved in his day job and the challenges of reporting a nation of 15 islands spread across nearly 2 million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean
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Lying just below the equator and nearly 850 miles (1365 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..itself with quite a tale to tell
EXPLORE PENRHYN
THIS ISLAND IS MINE is my new book telling the the true tale of a young Englishman who ran away to sea to seek his fortune and ended up founding a unique dynasty on remote Palmerston Island. This is a story with three wives, lots of children, two murder attempts, and a captivatingly beautiful Tahitian Princess
ABOUT THE BOOK AND HOW TO BUY IT
Meet the man who knows more about the Cook Islands than nearly anyone else…because it’s his job to know. Rashneel Kumar is the editor of ‘Cook Islands News’, the six days a week national newspaper. He talks about what’s involved in his day job and the challenges of reporting a nation of 15 islands spread across nearly 2 million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean
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"Gentle ripples of water from the turquoise lagoon lapped at the shore. Powder-soft white sand sparkled under the sun. There seemed no doubt about it - this was definitely one place where Mother Nature got it right"
A journalist's view of Aitutaki
