23 Dec 2025

Christmas in the Cook Islands

From Nine To Noon, 10:10 am on 23 December 2025

Christmas is a time when many of us head back to the family home - the marae - and in the case of many Pacific Islanders - the village. People like Kayla Tuara are taking their family back to the Cook Islands for Christmas. Kayla joins Bryan from Rarotonga.

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