Kia orana ki te whare pukapuka o Kuki 'Āirani

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Cook Islands — everything in one place

Explore the books, quotes, people, places, food and news of Cook Islands. One country, every corner of ZakGT — gathered here so you never have to hunt.

Capital: Avarua (on Rarotonga)Population: ~13,000 (one of the smallest national populations in the world; far more Cook Islanders live in New Zealand)Founded: 4 August 1965 (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)Region: OceaniaLanguages: rarCurrency: New Zealand dollar (NZD); Cook Islands dollar coins circulate alongside it

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Everything about Cook Islands

Books & Literature

Classics, poetry, folklore & free-to-read texts of Cook Islands

Quotes & Proverbs

Native wisdom, proverbs & famous words from Cook Islands

Authors, leaders & cultural figures of Cook Islands

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Travel & Places

Provinces, must-see spots & travel tips for Cook Islands

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The latest announcements from across the ZakGT platform

Dishes, recipes & places to eat across the ZakGT food atlas

Notable people from Cook Islands

Makea Takau Ariki

Paramount Chief (Ariki) of Rarotonga

She negotiated the British protectorate over Rarotonga in 1888 and led the Cook Islands through its transition to colonial administration.

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Sir Thomas Davis

Pa Tuterangi Ariki

Prime Minister, Physician, and Polynesian Voyager

He served twice as Prime Minister of the Cook Islands and led a revival of traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe navigation.

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First Premier of the Cook Islands

He founded the Cook Islands Party and became the territory's first Premier when it achieved self-government in 1965.

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Missionary, Chronicler, and Historian

His first-hand account, later published as "Cannibals and Converts", is one of the few Indigenous Cook Islands records of pre-contact and early-contact history.

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Marjorie Tuainekore Crocombe

Author, Educator, and Pacific Studies Scholar

She was a pioneering Cook Islands scholar and translator who preserved and published foundational works of Cook Islands literature and oral history.

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Traditional Cook Islands Wisdom

Tuatua Tupuna a Te Kuki Airani

Folk & Oral Tradition

The shared, author-less body of Cook Islands Maori proverbs and pe'e carried through generations of navigators, chiefs, and elders.

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