On Saturday, the Cook Islands voyaging canoe Marumaru Atua arrived at Sand Island. “It’s always been a big thing to celebrate our culture. This is the main part of our traditions, ...

Paddling the traditional way in the Cook Islands. Watching the locals paddle past in their sleek outrigger canoes, I feel buoyant and decide to float the idea of a circumnavigation of Raro by kayak.

A group of sailors from the Federated States of Micronesia are sailing 6000 kilometres in open seas to Cook Islands on traditional canoes using ancient navigation techniques.

On Saturday, the Cook Islands voyaging canoe Marumaru Atua arrived at Sand Island.