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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The remains of a wrecked cargo ship lie rusting among the palm trees in the middle of tiny Nassau. The island is rarely visited by outsiders but it's been described as a remote garden of Eden
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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. Sales profits to dementia charities
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"A quiet drowsy atoll, where today is forever and tomorrow never comes..." That's how an Australian author described RAKAHANGA in the 1940s, and it's almost unchanged since then. Rarely visited by outsiders, just 83 people live on this remote island with its pristine lagoon and landscape. But it's not easy to get to
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From next May it will be even easier to get to the Cook Islands. Air New Zealand has just announced direct flights from Christchurch. Budget carrier, Jetstar will also launch a three times a week service between Brisbane and Rarotonga. And the number of flights from Tahiti has already been doubled to four a week until the end of the year
Meet the "Boss" man of Rarotonga who, in the 1910s, founded the biggest and most important store in the Islands. His granddaughter brings to life vividly his story of ups and downs intertwined with the early modern history of the nation. And the store is still there today on the same prominent site in town
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"A quiet drowsy atoll, where today is forever and tomorrow never comes..." That's how an Australian author described RAKAHANGA in the 1940s, and it's almost unchanged since then. Rarely visited by outsiders, just 83 people live on this remote island with its pristine lagoon and landscape. But it's not easy to get to
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From next May it will be even easier to get to the Cook Islands. Air New Zealand has just announced direct flights from Christchurch. Budget carrier, Jetstar will also launch a three times a week service between Brisbane and Rarotonga. And the number of flights from Tahiti has already been doubled to four a week until the end of the year
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Meet the "Boss" man of Rarotonga who, in the 1910s, founded the biggest and most important store in the Islands. HIs granddaughter brings to life vividly his story of ups and downs intertwined with the early modern history of the nation. And the store is still there today on the same prominent site in town
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"What could be more tempting than watching the pure beauty of the starry sky and shooting stars on the edge of a sandy beach with coconut palms behind you?"
Astrophysicist Petr Horálek whose unique photos of Cook Islands' night skies are a window on the universe
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