Coloured canoes along the beach
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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 ... [read more]
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 ... [read more] Blog: Heaven on Earth
Date: March 15th 2007
09/03/07 - 15/03/07 Cook Islands Paradise on earth!! In the Cook Islands, the greeting equivalent to ‘Hello’ is ‘Kia oriana’ which translates as ‘May you have long life’ which has a more longevity than the greeting in most languages where we generally wish each other a mere ‘Good day’ only. We arrived late at night, spending our second Friday 9th March night in the Aquarius ... read more
Date: March 15th 2007
09/03/07 - 15/03/07 Cook Islands Paradise on earth!! In the Cook Islands, the greeting equivalent to ‘Hello’ is ‘Kia oriana’ which translates as ‘May you have long life’ which has a more longevity than the greeting in most languages where we generally wish each other a mere ‘Good day’ only. We arrived late at night, spending our second Friday 9th March night in the Aquarius ... read more
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