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NOW CLOSED – Funding applications for CILW community activities & events!

[APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED!] The Cook Islands community are the second largest Pacific ethnic group in New Zealand (after Samoans) making up 20% (61,839) of the Pacific population (295,941) with 59.5% (36,810) living in the Auckland region (Census 2013). The annual ‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ’Āirani: Cook Islands Language Week is being held from […]

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“Telling a New Story” – A Cook Islands Vainetini’s twist on an old craft

The years have been kind to the development and growth of our Cook Islands crafts. There has been a steady rise in the skills and numbers of Cook Islands craft-makers, including our very own Vainetini’s, with 13 formulated groups currently operating in the Auckland area alone. Of those 13 is the Cook Islands Ta’okotai’anga Vainetini

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