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In general, women do domestic chores but they also often work outside the confines of the household. By tradition, respect is accorded to women due to their roles as "wives and mothers". As figures of the household, women of the Cook Islands oversee and manage the land, crops, and the financial resources of the family unit.
Woman sewing a tīvaevae, Rarotonga. A major art form peculiar to the Cook Islands is tīvaevae / tivaivai. This is needlework, specifically the making of patchwork quilts by hand. The designs are stunning. These beautiful and intricate works are made by women. They have great intrinsic value and become family heirlooms.
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The 1985 South Pacific Mini Games were held at Rarotonga in the Cook Islands from 31 July to 9 August 1985. It was the second edition of the South Pacific Mini Games. [2]The new stadium built for the games had a grass track but several South Pacific Games athletics records were broken at the 1985 games including the women's 800 metres. [2]
Rarotonga is the largest and most populous of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic, with an area of 67.39 km 2 (26.02 sq mi), and is home to almost 75% of the country's population, with 10,898 of a total population of 15,040. [ 2 ]
She then completed a Pacific Island journalism course at Manukau Institute of Technology, but struggled to find work in journalism in New Zealand. [4] In 1990, she moved to Rarotonga and began her career in journalism as a reporter with the Cook Islands News. She later co-owned and edited a weekly newspaper, Cook Islands Press.
She was the ariki (queen) [1] of the dynasty Makea Nui (Great Makea), one of the three chiefdoms of the tribe Te Au O Tonga (The mist of the south) on the island of Rarotonga. She succeeded her uncle Makea Abera Ariki in 1871. [2] Her reign lasted forty years during a crucial time in the history of Rarotonga and the Cook Islands.