Peter de Graaf enjoys home-brewed bush beer in coconut cups — a tradition being revived on Atiu, in the Cook Islands. They call it The Walking Dead because, well, it's fairly obvious really. After a ...

On the second day, I recognise even the dogs. Although this is the third-largest of the Cook Islands group, it’s still tiny: only 421 residents and 20km around, a trip of less than an hour, even ...

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A kura or rimatara lorikeet sits on a banana flower in its new home of Atiu in the Cook islands. Photo / Peter Odekerken Jim Eagles heads into the bush with the birdman of Atiu to see some of the Cook ...

In a career spent documenting global adventures through both lens and pen, Aus Geo Adventure senior contributor Mark ‘Watto’ Watson has explored numerous corners of the world, yet few places have ...

A foreign journey is full of surprises: different people with a new language, a new culture and new topography. And although they speak English in the Cook Islands, they make up for it by driving on ...

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