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Island of the Cook Islands
Rarotonga (sometimes abbreviated Raro) is the largest and most populous island of the country of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic, with an area
Rarotonga
Country in the South Pacific Ocean
771 sq mi) of ocean. The capital is Avarua, located on the island of Rarotonga. Since the start of the 21st century, the country has conducted its own
Cook_Islands
Airport in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Rarotonga International Airport (IATA: RAR, ICAO: NCRG; Cook Islands Māori: Papa Rererangi o Rarotonga) is the Cook Islands' main international gateway
Rarotonga International Airport
Rarotonga_International_Airport
Topics referred to by the same term
up Rarotonga in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rarotonga is the largest and most populous of the Cook Islands, in the South Pacific. Rarotonga may
Rarotonga_(disambiguation)
Airline based in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Air Rarotonga is an airline based in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. It is the flag carrier of the country [citation needed], known by its slogan 'the Airline
Air_Rarotonga
Rarotonga was a Mexican comic book series in the Lágrimas, Risas y Amor comics published by EDAR which appeared between 1951 and 1998. The main character
Rarotonga_(comics)
Kingdom in the present-day Cook Islands
The Kingdom of Rarotonga (Cook Islands Māori: Mātāmuatanga Rarotonga), named after the island of Rarotonga, was an independent kingdom established in
Kingdom_of_Rarotonga
Islands (the associated state of New Zealand, including the Island of Rarotonga) consists of 104 native ferns and 187 flowering plants, with 26 of them
Flora_of_the_Cook_Islands
Species of bird
The Rarotonga starling (Aplonis cinerascens) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Its natural
Rarotonga_starling
Capital of the Cook Islands
harbours" in Māori) is a district and township in the north of the island of Rarotonga, the largest island of the Cook Islands. It serves as the capital of the
Avarua
Season of television series
named after some of the Cook Islands: Manihiki, Pukapuka, Aitutaki, and Rarotonga, respectively. They were later merged into a single tribe, Aitutonga.
Survivor:_Cook_Islands
Treaty against nuclear weapons in the South Pacific
The Treaty of Rarotonga is the common name for the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, which formalises a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the South Pacific
Treaty_of_Rarotonga
Latin Catholic diocese in the Cook Islands
The Diocese of Rarotonga (Latin: Dioecesis Rarotongana) in the Cook Islands is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Suva in neighbouring
Diocese_of_Rarotonga
Country in East Asia
Island Fiji Hawaii Huahine Mangareva Niuē-Fekai Nuku Hiva Raiatea Rapa Iti Rarotonga Rimatara Rurutu Tahiti Tahuata Commonwealth realms Barbados Ceylon (Sri
Japan
are atolls, and four of the more southern being uplifted coral islands. Rarotonga, the largest island of the group is a mountainous volcanic island. Rock
Geology_of_the_Cook_Islands
Species of bird
The Rarotonga monarch (Pomarea dimidiata), also known as the Rarotonga flycatcher or kākerōri, is a species of bird in the monarch flycatcher family Monarchidae
Rarotonga_monarch
majority of islands are low coral atolls in the Northern Group, with Rarotonga, a volcanic island in the Southern Group, as the main administration and
History_of_the_Cook_Islands
Species of bird
lilac-crowned fruit dove (Ptilinopus rarotongensis), also known as the Rarotonga fruit-dove or Cook Islands fruit-dove, is one of over 50 species of Ptilinopus
Lilac-crowned_fruit_dove
Incomplete hotel in the Cook Islands
The Sheraton Resort Rarotonga or Vaimaanga Hotel is an incomplete derelict hotel in Vaimaanga on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Intended to be the first
Sheraton_Resort_Rarotonga
Polynesian language of the Cook Islands
conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Rarotonga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Tongareva (Penrhyn)
Cook_Islands_Māori
Volcanic hotspot in the southern Pacific Ocean
The Rarotonga hotspot is a volcanic hotspot in the southern Pacific Ocean. The hotspot is claimed to be responsible for the formation of Rarotonga and
Rarotonga_hotspot
Suwarrow, Palmerston, Aitutaki, Manuae, Takutea, Atiu, Mitiaro, Mauke, Rarotonga and Mangaia). The blue represents the ocean and the peaceful nature of
Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands
Māori rangatira (chieftain)
14km 8.7miles 6 5 4 3 2 1 Māhaki (fl. 1470s) was a Māori rangatira (chieftain) in the area north of modern Gisborne on the East Cape of New Zealand
Māhaki
Oceanian sculpture
The Deity Figure from Rarotonga is an important wooden sculpture of a male god that was made on the Pacific island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. The
Deity_Figure_from_Rarotonga
American television personality (born 1975)
Candice Woodcock of the old white Rarotonga tribe. When Aitutaki lost the next immunity challenge and the opposing new Rarotonga tribe sent Candice to Exile
Yul_Kwon
Atoll in the northern Cook Islands
Cook Islands, situated about 1,140 kilometres (708 miles) northwest of Rarotonga. On this small island, an ancient culture and distinct language have been
Pukapuka
(26 sq mi) Rarotonga, while none of the northern islands are bigger than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi). The most populous islands are Rarotonga with a
Geography_of_the_Cook_Islands
Hill in New Zealand
Mount Smart (Māori: Rarotonga or Te Ipu kura a Maki; officially Rarotonga / Mount Smart) is one of the volcanoes and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain)
Mount_Smart
Species of flowering plant
islands of Rarotonga, where it is known as mato, and Mangaia, where it is known as moto. It grows to a height of up to 20 m (66 ft). On Rarotonga it dominates
Homalium_acuminatum
Airport in Aitutaki, Cook Islands
purchased. Resort meet-and-greet stalls are also inside the terminal. Air Rarotonga serves Aitutaki with Saab 340A and Embraer Bandeirante aircraft. Taylor
Aitutaki_Airport
Country in Oceania
metropolitan see of an ecclesiastical province which includes the Dioceses of Rarotonga (on the Cook Islands, for those and Niue, both New Zealand-associated
Fiji
Cook Islands businessman (born 1951)
Islands-based aviation executive. He is the founder and managing director of Air Rarotonga. Smith was born in New Zealand on 3 April 1951, the son of Audrey Smith
Ewan_Smith
Ship built in 1827 by John Williams
Messenger of Peace was a missionary ship built in 1827 in Avarua, Rarotonga, by John Williams to spread Christianity to Samoa and the Society Islands
Messenger of Peace (missionary ship)
Messenger_of_Peace_(missionary_ship)
Tourist railway on Rarotonga, Cook Islands
The Rarotonga Steam Railway was a short tourist railway on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Around 1914 the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand had railway
Rarotonga_Steam_Railway
stamps of the Cook Islands were inscribed "Rarotonga" from 1919 to 1932. Since 2011, separate stamps for Rarotonga have also been issued by the Cook Islands
Postage stamps and postal history of the Cook Islands
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Cook_Islands
of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, immediately west of Avarua township. Avatiu Stream flows through it. Avatiu Harbour is the location of Rarotonga's main
Avatiu
fifteen islands that range from mountainous volcanic islands, most notably Rarotonga, to low-lying coral atolls. Te Manga (652 m) Te Atu Kura (638 m) Te Kou
List of mountains in the Cook Islands
List_of_mountains_in_the_Cook_Islands
Species of orchid
amplifolia is a species of orchid also called the Rarotonga ground-orchid. It is endemic to Rarotonga, growing in inland valley-bottoms and terraces. It
Habenaria_amplifolia
Main airport of French Polynesia
Zealand flew a DC-8 four times a week from Auckland to Papete via Nandi and Rarotonga. In 1983, Air New Zealand was operating direct one stop, no change of
Faaʼa_International_Airport
Missionary who was killed and eaten
August 1841 – 8 April 1901) was a Scottish-born missionary active in Rarotonga and New Guinea. He was killed and eaten on a small island in the Gulf
James_Chalmers_(missionary)
Island in the Cook Islands
Utataki, is the second most-populated island in the Cook Islands, after Rarotonga. It is an "almost atoll", with fifteen islets in a lagoon adjacent to
Aitutaki
Traditional land subdivision in the Cook Islands
low-level traditional land subdivision on five of the Southern Cook Islands (Rarotonga, Mangaia, Aitutaki, Atiu, and Mauke), comparable to the ahupua'a of the
Tapere
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Time_in_New_Zealand
Makea Nui Ariki is one of three high chiefs in the Te Au o Tonga tribe on Rarotonga. The previous ariki died in 1994, and her successor has yet to be agreed
List of current non-sovereign monarchs
List_of_current_non-sovereign_monarchs
Atoll in Cook Islands
located at 1,365 km (848 mi) north-north-east of the capital island of Rarotonga, 9 degrees south of the equator. Its nearest neighbours are Rakahanga
Penrhyn_atoll
The 2010 Pacific Netball series was held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands between 3–5 June 2010. Pacific Netball Series "Netball draw 2010 Pacific Netball series"
2010_Pacific_Netball_Series
Islets once part of the Cook Islands
group of islets, once part of the Cook Islands. It was located south of Rarotonga and within two days sail of Mangaia. In 1916, the Polynesian Society of
Tuanaki
Treaty-defined zone in which nuclear weapons are prohibited
United States has signed but not ratified Protocol I to the Treaty of Rarotonga which would apply to American Samoa and Jarvis Island. The United Kingdom
Nuclear-weapon-free_zone
New Zealand and Cook Islands art gallery
Bergman Gallery is an commercial art gallery in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Bergman Gallery represents and has represented many significant international
Bergman_Gallery
High Chiefess of Rarotonga
island of Rarotonga. She succeeded her uncle Makea Abera Ariki in 1871. Her reign lasted forty years during a crucial time in the history of Rarotonga and the
Makea_Takau_Ariki
homogeneous style of carving but which had special developments in each island. Rarotonga is known for its fisherman's gods and staff-gods, Atiu for its wooden
Cook_Islands_art
Football league season
2021 National Stadium, Rarotonga 4 December 2021 National Stadium, Rarotonga Semi Final 10 December 2021 National Stadium, Rarotonga 11 December 2021 National
2021_Cook_Islands_Round_Cup
Second largest of the Cook Islands
after Rarotonga. It is a roughly circular island, with an area of 51.8 square kilometres (20.0 mi2), 203 kilometres (126 mi) from Rarotonga. Originally
Mangaia
Country in Southern Africa
Island Fiji Hawaii Huahine Mangareva Niuē-Fekai Nuku Hiva Raiatea Rapa Iti Rarotonga Rimatara Rurutu Tahiti Tahuata Commonwealth realms Barbados Ceylon (Sri
Eswatini
Species of gastropod
known as the Rarotonga tree snail, is a species of land snail that belongs to the family Partulidae. It is endemic to the island of Rarotonga, which is located
Partula_assimilis
Island in the Cook Islands
Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean about 290 miles (470 km) northwest of Rarotonga. James Cook landed there on 16 June 1774. Palmerston Island is one of
Palmerston_Island
Country in Southeast Asia
Island Fiji Hawaii Huahine Mangareva Niuē-Fekai Nuku Hiva Raiatea Rapa Iti Rarotonga Rimatara Rurutu Tahiti Tahuata Commonwealth realms Barbados Ceylon (Sri
Cambodia
Country in West Asia
Island Fiji Hawaii Huahine Mangareva Niuē-Fekai Nuku Hiva Raiatea Rapa Iti Rarotonga Rimatara Rurutu Tahiti Tahuata Commonwealth realms Barbados Ceylon (Sri
Oman
Football tournament
Academy, Rarotonga 1 November 2025 CIFA Academy, Rarotonga 8 November 2025 CIFA Academy, Rarotonga 8 November 2025 CIFA Academy, Rarotonga 15 November
2025_Cook_Islands_Cup
Atoll in the northern Cook Islands
approximately 1,299 kilometres (807 mi) north of the capital island of Rarotonga, making it one of the most remote inhabitations in the Pacific Ocean.
Manihiki
Rangatira of Ngāti Kahungunu
raised a war party and attacked Pukepoto, in the Battle of Te Paepae o Rarotonga. According to Te Waitohioterangi, Kahutapere was aided by his cousin Te
Rākei-hikuroa
1992 studio album by Café Tacuba
Battles) Juan 3:26 3. "Las Persianas" (The Window Blinds) Juan 2:54 4. "Rarotonga" Juan 2:51 5. "María" Juan 3:53 6. "Cometer Suicidio" (To Commit Suicide)
Café_Tacuba_(album)
Mythological canoe
Paepae-ki-Rarotonga was one of the great ocean-going, voyaging canoes that was used in the migrations that settled New Zealand. Te Paepae-ki-Rarotonga was captained
Te_Paepae-ki-Rarotonga
Species of fern in the spleenwort family
spleenwort that is native to the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands and Niue. Its population on Rarotonga is estimated to be fewer than 20 mature individuals
Asplenium_schizotrichum
Lagoon in the Cook Islands
Muri Lagoon is in the Ngatangiia district on the eastern coast of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. The lagoon is a significant tourist attraction and the
Muri_Lagoon
Terrestrial ecoregion in the Cook Islands
islands are Aitutaki, Atiu, Mangaia, Manuae, Mauke, Mitiaro, Palmerston, Rarotonga, and Takutea. The ecoregion covers an area of 127 square kilometres (49 sq mi)
Cook Islands tropical moist forests
Cook_Islands_tropical_moist_forests
Television station in the Cook Islands
television station in the Cook Islands. Founded in 1989, it broadcasts from Rarotonga, where Avarua, the national capital, is located. Broadcasts began on 25
Cook_Islands_Television
International football competition
entered the tournament. The matches were played at the CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga. Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the
2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
2019_OFC_U-19_Women's_Championship
District of the Cook Islands
Arorangi is one of the five districts that make up the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It is located in the west of the island, to the northwest
Arorangi
New Zealand survivalist and author
confirmed that he returned to Rarotonga in 1954. He married in June 1956 to a woman, Sarah Haua of Palmerston Island on Rarotonga. Neale wished to return to
Tom_Neale
British colony (1891–1901)
The Cook Islands Federation was created in 1891, after the Kingdom of Rarotonga was given the island of Aitutaki. It lasted until 1901, when it was given
Cook_Islands_Federation
Football league
The Cook Islands Round Cup, also known as the Rarotonga Round Cup and the Mustonen Construction Premiership, is an amateur football league, regular season
Cook_Islands_Round_Cup
Species of shrub
endemic to the Cook Islands, growing on the islands of Rarotonga, Mangaia, Mauke and Mitiaro. On Rarotonga, it grows inland in the island's temperate cloud
Pittosporum_rarotongense
Country in West Asia
Island Fiji Hawaii Huahine Mangareva Niuē-Fekai Nuku Hiva Raiatea Rapa Iti Rarotonga Rimatara Rurutu Tahiti Tahuata Commonwealth realms Barbados Ceylon (Sri
United_Arab_Emirates
Chiefly or noble rank in Polynesia
island in the Cook Islands was ruled by a number of ariki (high chiefs). Rarotonga had about five or six, and most of the other islands had about three.
Ariki
Species of millipede
Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Retrieved 20 May 2014. Hoffman, R. L. (1999). "Checklist of the millipeds
Orthomorpha_coarctata
Reef in the Southern Cook Islands
southern Cook Islands, located 133 kilometres (83 miles) northwest of Rarotonga, at 20°38′S 160°56′W / 20.633°S 160.933°W / -20.633; -160.933. It is
Winslow_Reef,_Cook_Islands
Polynesian ethnic group from the Cook Islands
Church in Avarua, Rarotonga
Cook_Islanders
16th-century gold pendant
Codex Zouche-Nuttall Copán Bench Panel Crystal skull Deity Figure from Rarotonga Double-headed serpent Ethiopian cross Fenton Vase Gweagal shield Heva
Tudor_Heart_Pendant
Latin Catholic archdiocese in Fiji
archdiocese in Fiji. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Rarotonga and Tarawa and Nauru and —as of 21 March 2003—the Mission Sui Iuris of
Archdiocese_of_Suva
Settlement in Rotorua Lakes District, New Zealand
The Rotoiti area has seven marae: Punawhakareia Marae and Uenuku mai Rarotonga meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngāti Pikiao hapū of Ngāti Te
Rotoiti,_Bay_of_Plenty
Beijing Beijing Capital International Airport Terminated Cook Islands Rarotonga Rarotonga International Airport French Polynesia Papeete Faa'a International
List of Hawaiian Airlines destinations
List_of_Hawaiian_Airlines_destinations
Small island in the Cook Islands
Motutapu is a small island on the east side of Rarotonga island, within Rarotonga's coral reef, in the Cook Islands. To its north is the Avana Passage
Motutapu_(Cook_Islands)
New Zealand and Cook Islands artist
New Zealand) is a senior New Zealand and Cook Islands artist based in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. George is a major player in the development of the visual
Kay_George
Latter Day Saints Church
Kruger, a newly married couple, were assigned to establish the church in Rarotonga. They established a bakery business in Avarua. On May 12, 1942, the Cook
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Cook Islands
The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_in_the_Cook_Islands
Airport at the Pukapuka Island in Cook Islands
Retrieved 1 December 2025. "Flight Schedules and Status". airraro.com. "Air Rarotonga Flight Schedules". flightbookings.airraro.com. 10°54′52″S 165°50′20″W
Pukapuka_Island_Airport
Research vessel
seabed from Rarotonga to the Nga-Pu-Toru before docking in Aitutaki. In November 2023 it began an expedition to explore the seabed between Rarotonga and Aitutaki
Anuanua_Moana
2026 term
Constituency Name Party Term Rarotonga Akaoa Robert Stanley Heather Cook Islands United Second Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston Albert Nicholas Cook Islands
19th_Cook_Islands_Parliament
for the Ngati Karika (Te au o Tonga tribe - Rarotonga). For the Ngati Tangi'ia (Takitumu tribe-Rarotonga), it would be at Tahiti. Others locate Avaiki
Avaiki
Country in Southeast Asia
Island Fiji Hawaii Huahine Mangareva Niuē-Fekai Nuku Hiva Raiatea Rapa Iti Rarotonga Rimatara Rurutu Tahiti Tahuata Commonwealth realms Barbados Ceylon (Sri
Thailand
Village Arutanga Avarua (national capital, with international airport: Rarotonga International Airport) Avatiu Kimiangatau Loto (Pukapuka) Mapumai Village
List of villages and neighbourhoods in the Cook Islands
List_of_villages_and_neighbourhoods_in_the_Cook_Islands
English adventurer (1821–1899)
continue to live on Palmerston Island, while the majority now live in Rarotonga, or elsewhere in the Cook Islands, New Zealand and Australia. William
William_Marsters
elections. No elections were held in the country's main population centre, Rarotonga, as it does not have any local government. Key dates relating to the local
2024 Cook Islands local elections
2024_Cook_Islands_local_elections
Phantom island
owner of the cutter Will Watch, when on passage between Auckland and Rarotonga; in 1863 the cutter passed between two rocks and struck on the northern
Haymet_Rocks
Niuean weightlifter (born 1989)
Niue Sport Weightlifting Medal record Women's Weightlifting Representing Niue Pacific Games 2011 Nouméa +75 kg Pacific Mini Games 2009 Rarotonga +75 kg
Narita_Viliamu_Tahega
Māori semi-legendary explorer
New Zealand. He is generally held to have been born to a father from Rarotonga and a mother from Raʻiātea, and probably spoke a Māori proto-language
Kupe
Genus of flowering plants
Nine of the ten species are native to French Polynesia, the tenth to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Sclerotheca arborea (G.Forst.) A.DC. – Tahiti Sclerotheca
Sclerotheca
Cook Islands have a long history of maritime transport. One airline, Air Rarotonga, is based in the country. It flies domestically and to Tahiti in French
Transport_in_the_Cook_Islands
1980s, with the advent of video rentals (the first video store opened in Rarotonga in March 1981), television sets and video recorders were brought in. The
Television in the Cook Islands
Television_in_the_Cook_Islands
Stream in Cook Islands mythology
In Cook Islands mythology, Auparu ("gentle dew") is a stream in Rarotonga, the bathing-place of nymphs or fairies. William Wyatt Gill, Friedrich Max Müller
Auparu
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