If you are considering the weather as the primary determining factor, the southern cook islands attracts visitors from canada especially during your wintertime the most popular time for visitors to arrive into the cook islands is during winter local time, with the months of june october being most popular. It was named by its legendary founder uke, who depending on which legend you read either named the island after a long voyage from avaiki the land of the spirits or, rather less. This is where the true gold of polynesia can be found. This museum is in muri, offers an exhibition into the history of the cook islands. Mauke lies 173 miles 150nm278km northeast of rarotonga in a group of three islands collectively named ngaputoru.
Ta and teata farewelled us with beautiful leis and head wreaths. This involved beach surveys to evaluate the habitat and categorise its suitability for nesting, recording all. This gives you a full day to explore the island on arrival, but make sure to confirm checkin time at your hotel. A documentary of traditional knowledge relative to disaster risk awareness and management on the island of mauke, cook islands. The black pearls by richard macandrew the book of pukapuka by robert dean frisbie collected poems by alistair te ariki campbell the dark lord of savaiki. The binomen is the result of bullers misreading of the name inornata on the specimen label. Much like the island of atiu, the island of mauke in the cook islands is characterised by a makatea cliff fossilised coral coastline. Like atiu, mauke had an original short grass runway built in 1977 positioned in the island interior. To be fair, all cook islanders are friendly and welcoming.
The cook islands main population centres are on the island of rarotonga,007 in 2016, where there is an international airport. Mauke is a raised atoll with a close fringing reef and a population of. Immerse yourself in the rich culture and history of the cook islands, the origins of the 15 islands are owed to the polynesians friendly, highspirited and welcoming cook islanders. This book traces the history and practice of tatatau tattoo in the cook islands. In between these rugged cliffs with overhanging greenery, is many little deserted coves waiting to be explored. Its geography is characterised by a central volcanic plateau, deep caves and lakes, as well as jagged fossilised coral which extends 1,000 metres 3,300 ft inland.
When it was built in the late 19th century, the twin villages of areora and ngatiarua sensibly decided that they did. Cook islands travel information cook islands vacation. Peace, paradise, and tranquility off the beaten path. Mauke the garden island is located northeast and a 45 minute flight from rarotonga in the cook islands.
The island is half the size of rarotonga and has a population of roughly 300 people. Youll discover a gentle pace of life, caves in the rugged interior and secluded sandy coves along the tropical coastline. The island, a 45minute flight from rarotonga, is a volcano with fertile soil, explaining why its been nicknamed the garden isle. An effective understanding of the history of mangaia, the most southerly of the cook islands, requires a firm foundation in the language of the people. History in cook islands legend has it that the first polynesians arrived in the cook islands by canoe from the islands of modernday french polynesia about a. Location mauke the cook islands south pacific paradise.
Youll snorkel, have a bbq lunch and enjoy entertainment with coconuts, pareus sarongs, music and some island laughter. Its centerpiece is the cook islands christian church, perhaps the countrys most unique. Browse through our wide selection of family friendly hotels. Tiare cottages mauke, cook islands, kimiangatau village, cook islands. History mauke s traditional name is akatokamanava land where my heart is at rest. The cook islands, ewan smith text by graeme lay 1998. Ron and marjorie crocombe editors institute of pacific studies and the cook islands centre, university of the south pacific. Popular cook islands nonfiction auckland libraries. He also gave his beautiful daughter to chief atiumua whose descendants populated both mauke and atiu. Collected poems by alistair te ariki campbell doctor to the islands by tom davis dont walk under the coconuts by robert lyman borden.
It also operates chartered flights to french polynesia, niue, samoa and tonga. The welcome lei was spectacular and included both a head piece and a neck piece. With a wide choice of cook islands vacations and experiences, goways downunder wizards can offer you many ways to explore, and enjoy the cook islands. We offer exclusive mauke island hotel deals year round.
The 15 islands that make up the cook islands are spread over two million square miles of beautiful blue pacific ocean to the south west of tahiti. Mauke is a cook islands electoral division returning one member to the cook islands parliament. He worked in mangaia and manihiki and eventually moved to mauke where he married a local girl and ran a store. Relax with a romantic tropical island stay, escape winter on a snowbird long stay, enjoy an airland getaway and more. Mauke is a coral island situated 50 minutes by air from rarotonga, which is the main island of the cook islands. Rotonui big lake and rotoiti small lake are a little way inland on the eastern side of the island. Everyone on the island of mauke became involved in the celebrations. It operates interisland scheduled services throughout the cook islands. Cook islands booking book your rarotonga accommodation. An island paradise in the cook islands of the south pacific 2015 mauke website design and hosting by. Check out tripadvisor members 35 candid photos and videos of landmarks, hotels, and attractions in mauke. Mauke is covered with ironwood forests, banyan trees, acres of makatea raised crushed coral and whitesand beaches. There are so many ways to explore our incredibly clear lagoons to see giant sea turtles and an array of colourful fish and coral. Free travel guide to the cook islands, australasia cn.
Mauke mauke also akatokamanava is an island of the cook islands archipelago, lying in the centralsouthern pacific ocean. A must read for serious students of cook islands history and culture. The bride, olivia moana jonassen from rarotongaaitutaki, took on the surname of. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Its main base and hub is rarotonga international airport. The cook islands has some of the clearest waters in the world. Extraordinarily pretty, mauke is a garden island, abundant with flowers that grow wild and a place where locals take enormous pride in their garden homes. Okiva sunsets, mauke, cook islands dec 12, 2012 by ray wood. Hostel prices there are only two hostels in the cook islands and both are located on rarotonga. Bright green licensed taxis are available 24 hours a day on raratonga. Island hopper vacations was established 29 years ago as the outer island specialist for the cook islands and today is the largest inbound tour operator in the cooks. The people are possibly the most welcoming in the cook islands.
I thought the island of atiu was welcoming, but when we landed in mauke, the locals took it to a whole new level. With over 28 years experience in the cook islands tourist industry, why not let our local knowledge be your guide to the very best places in which to stay in the cook islands. There is also a larger population of cook islanders in new zealand itself. Its a fittingly romantic name for the beautiful cook islands. Home mauke the cook islands south pacific paradise. Best deals secure direct booking instant confirmation. Rarotonga it is said that the people knew nothing more than that it was inhabited. For a tiny island, miles away from the nearest civilisation, tropical rarotonga has. These electric tuk tuks are a novel way of getting from a to b on rarotonga. The island boasts the only sizeable freshwater lakes in the cook islands.
This new composition was based on the theme of the celebrations te rakei o toku enua, the costumes of my island. Air rarotonga operates flights between rarotonga and mauke. Mauke paradise islands the cook islands paradise islands. Mitiaro is just 6 kms 4 miles across at its widest point and is surrounded by a belt of razor sharp, fossilised coral or makatea six to nine metres 20 to 40 feet high. Its current representative is mapu taia, who has held the seat since 1999 the electorate consists of. Found it very helpful in planning, gave good idea what to expect esp. We spent the morning kayaking around the lagoon and our room was ready. The most easterly of the cook islands, mauke is half the size of rarotonga in circumfrence 18 kms, 11. As he seems to have genuinely believed this spelling to be correct, the binomial, although it has no meaning, is valid. According to legend mauke was originally named akatokamanava, the place where my heart rested, by the chief uke after a long voyage from avaiki. We want to be your first choice when next you go globetrotting to the cook. Traditional knowledge of the island of mauke, cook islands. Each of the three villages on the island took the words papa mapu had written and developed their own tunes and choreography with the drummers and dancers. On mauke, mapu taia, the island historian and composer wrote the words for a new kapa rima or action dance.
In the early 1980s a new airstrip of compacted coral was built on the northern coast. Its central volcanic plateau is surrounded by a ring of jagged, razorsharp fossilised coral or makatea which reaches up to 1,000 metres inland. The title akatokamaniava refers to the original name of the island of mauke. Just before the small hospital lies the derelict house of julian dashwood, the flamboyant english writer who arrived in the cook islands in the 1930s. Mauke, otherwise known as akatokamanava meaning the place where my heart rested, is one of the three close islands of ngaputoru. The northern group islands of manihiki and penrhyn are important producers of black pearls, which are among the rarest pearls in the world, but pearls in other colours are also produced in and sold on rarotonga, at much better prices than you will find anywhere else in the world. Whether its a business trip or a vacation, plan with us and enjoy great savings on your hotel rooms.
Secondly, along with a celebrated whale conservation centre, travellers can charter trips to see humpback whales on their seasonal visit julyoctober to this island destination. The island of mauke in the cook islands family holiday. Mauke photos featured images of mauke, southern cook. The mauke starling or mysterious starling aplonis mavornata was a species of starling found on the island of mauke, cook islands. Mauke is a raised atoll with a close fringing reef and a population of approximately 300. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Muri beachcomber offers lounge access with a shower, plus full access to the propertys facilities until 12pm checkin time. Overnight flight into rarotonga with air new zealand. Mauke is home to approximately 300 people and is roughly half the size of rarotonga in circumference however it is a world away in landscape and lifestyle. Air rarotonga is an airline based in rarotonga, cook islands and is the airline of the cook islands.
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