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NORTHERN GROUP ISLANDS
Manihiki  Island of pearls
Nassau  A lonley 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

ISLANDS
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Right: Some of the dancers joining HM The Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations

Twice PM Sir Geoffrey Henry dies aged 71
Suwarrow gets new caretakers
Fledgling domestic airline grounded indefinitely
Islanders help HM The Queen celebrate
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MAUKE is the garden of the Islands....and although it's only a 45 minute flight from Rarotonga, it's a world away in lifestyle.   It also boasts the world's largest banyan tree and a church which was literally divided down the centre because of an argument

"All you need to know or have in the Cook Islands is a sense of humour, a pair of old comfortable shorts, a passport and money".  That's one author's view...
for a more detailed guide to the essentials for a Cook Islands holiday, click here