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Rarotonga

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August 31st 2013
We had arranged for the free airport shuttle from our Auckland motel to pick us up at 8am ready for our 11:30am flight to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands on the 16th August. As we would be crossing the International Date Line somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, we would actually be arriving on the 15thAugust, essentially gaining a whole day – something we wouldn’t be ... 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