Maggie Test Post
The indigenous people of the Cook Islands is Polynesian in origin; however, other residents are typically New Zealanders.
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The Cook Islands are known for their wood carvings. Many individuals in the younger generations are taught by the elders on how to perfect this skill.
Julie’s Test Post
The Cook Islands are the world’s second largest producer of black pearls. Not to be confused with The Black Pearl (pirate ship NOT made in the Cook Islands), these pearls are formed by the Tahitian black-lipped oyster Pinctada margaritifera when an irritating grain of sand is coated in the same substance (calcium carbonate) that the oyster coats the… Read more »
Aimee’s Test Blog
Rugby is the most popular sport in the Cook Islands.
First post
Whoooooooo!!!!!! So excited for this trip!!!!!
Woohoo!
excited for the research trip!
Tevin’s test blog
Can’t wait for this trip!
Paul Spaur
The Cook Islands population size is decreasing due to migration to NZ.
Welcome to our CI in CI Blog!
Gang, This is our blog home. Note that this is separate from our “information” page. That page will be maintained by Dr. Steele. This will be the site wherein we post info about our trip. You should have all gotten the logon information. Please try posting an interesting Cook-related factoid today to make sure you… Read more »
KVTA July 7 Interview
This past Monday, I returned to the KVTA Morning show with Tom Spence and Rich Gualano to discuss the past month in our Refugio Oil Spill saga. We discuss the evidence that pipeline oil spanned at least three counties, the problem with a lack of access in the early part of the spill timeline, and… Read more »
