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Background: Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965 residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand and government deficits are continuing problems.

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By twotravelbugs
September 16th 2003

Getting there and getting organised Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga

Beach near the hostel

London to Rarotonga in one go is a long flight. We stopped for a few hours in LA, what a hassle! We had to go through customs and passport control just to get to the transit lounge. Mind you, it wasn’t really a transit lounge, we did kind of enter the US and then leave again, we could have taken off into the night if we’d wanted to. Next stop was Papeete; we always seem to stop in Tahiti to change planes, never to visit. Finally we made it to Rarotonga, landing early Sunday morning. We were met in a van [View Full Entry]

By Jos
April 11th 2003

Cook Islands Oceania » Cook Islands

Cook Islands airport

...Stopover... [View Full Entry]

By Trousers
September 15th 1994

Coconuts! Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga

2 weeks on raratonga [View Full Entry]

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