15 Oct 2021

Hundereds of stranded Cook Islanders finally returning home

From First Up, 5:14 am on 15 October 2021

Hundreds of Cook Islanders who became stranded when New Zealand went into lockdown are finally heading home two months later. It's the second repatriation flight, this time departing from Auckland and is a larger plane carrying more than 200 people including the Cook Island's Olympic team and members of the island's badminton team who were here for a tournament. And as RNZ Pacific's Eleisha Foon found out, they're looking forward to reuniting with friends and family.