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Story: Cook Islanders

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Migration

  3. Settlement

  4. Culture

  5. Facts and figures

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Migration

The Cook Islands

The Cook Islands

The island of Rarotonga

The island of Rarotonga

Returned soldiers at Avarua, 1926

Returned soldiers at Avarua, 1926

Alistair Te Ariki Campbell

Alistair Te Ariki Campbell

Phosphate mine, Makatea Island

Phosphate mine, Makatea Island

Christine Gideon

Christine Gideon

Cook Islands populations by place of residence, 2010s

Cook Islands populations by place of residence, 2010s

From page 2 - Settlement

White Sunday, Porirua

White Sunday, Porirua

Haircutting ceremony, Porirua

Haircutting ceremony, Porirua

Pacific ethnicities, 2013

Pacific ethnicities, 2013

Pension portability

Pension portability

Taro and green bananas

Taro and green bananas

Upgrading Christ Church, Invercargill

Upgrading Christ Church, Invercargill

From page 3 - Culture

Artworks by Ani O'Neill

Artworks by Ani O'Neill

Performing at Pasifika, 2015

Performing at Pasifika, 2015

Tīvaevae quilts

Tīvaevae quilts (1st of 5)

Tīvaevae manu

Tīvaevae manu (2nd of 5)

Tīvaevae tātaura

Tīvaevae tātaura (3rd of 5)

Tīvaevae tuitui tataura

Tīvaevae tuitui tataura (4th of 5)

Working on a tīvaevae

Working on a tīvaevae (5th of 5)

Rarotongans at Tokomaru Bay, 1934

Rarotongans at Tokomaru Bay, 1934

Keeping the language alive

Keeping the language alive

Porirua cultural group

Porirua cultural group

Childcare centre, Dunedin

Childcare centre, Dunedin

How to cite this page:

Carl Walrond, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/cook-islanders/media (accessed 18 January 2021)

Story by Carl Walrond, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2015

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