With the principal!

Feels like home

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November 17th 2007
It’s Friday and that means sausage sizzle day at Takitumu Primary School. So my first chore after peddling to school this morning was to place a boiled hot hog and splat of ketchup on a slice of white bread, and roll it up in a square of paper. Repeat 190 times. Each student pays $1NZ for the treat and the baskets of weenies are delivered to each class. The lunch bell sounds at 10 a.m., but this ... read more

Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga

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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 e... ... read more