Merita Wi-Kaitaia moved to Rarotonga seven years ago, having spent holidays there visiting her grandparents. After two years studying abroad in Japan, Merita returned to Rarotonga in September, with her new daughter Esther. There she's a full-time mum, and a part-time research assistant towards the Cook Islands National Sustainable Development Agenda 2020+, which is Office of the Prime Minister work.
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