25 Jun 2021

Young Cook Islanders set out on voyage on traditional vaka

From Morning Report, 7:56 am on 25 June 2021

A group of young Cook Islanders set off this week on a voyage they hope will revive a generations-old tradition that's become endangered.

They're visiting all 15 of the country's islands on a traditional vaka, using only the stars, the tides and the wisdom of two master navigators.

It's an effort to revive a skill that saw their ancestors travel across the Pacific.

Jamie Tahana paid them a visit as they prepared for the voyage.