CITV Local News Thursday 4 December 2025, A Pukapuka Tere Party from Wollongong Australia is making their way to Rarotonga this week with travel plans to go to Pukapuka to spend a month there - immersing themselves into the island culture. Most of the younger generation in the group have never been to Pukapuka before. While in Rarotonga most of them will be based at the Pukapuka Hostel. Here's more in Maori with Pukapuka Rarotonga Community President Dr Kirianu Nio. | Cook Islands Television New

This beautiful moment, as the boat arrived from Pukapuka - Nassau and Palmerston, was a reminder of the beauty of our people and the strength of our cultural ties. Culture lives here, in the hearts of our communities. #cookislands #temaevanui2025 #tmn2025 #pukapuka #nassau #palmerston | Ministry of Cultural Development Cook Islands