Vaikapuangi Stream

Places of Interest

High Commission of New Zealand

Government office

Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.

High Commission of New Zealand is a government office.

Para O Tane Palace

Building

Photo: zongo, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Para O Tane Palace is a historic building in Avarua, Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Built in the 1830s by Makea Pori Ariki, it was later the residence of Makea Takau Ariki and the place where she signed a treaty making the Cook Islands a British protectorate in 1888.

Cook Islands National Museum

Museum

Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Cook Islands National Museum is part of the Sir Geoffrey Henry National Culture Centre in Avarua on Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands. Its collection includes contemporary and historic artefacts, as well as replicas of objects in foreign institutions.

Places in the Area

Avarua

Town

Photo: Mr Bullitt, CC BY 2.5.

Avarua is a district and town in the north of the island of Rarotonga, the largest island of the Cook Islands. It serves as the capital of the Island territory and is further sub-divided into 19 tapere.

Avatiu

Suburb

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Avatiu is a settlement on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It is located on the north coast to the west of the capital Avarua and is the location of Rarotonga's main port.

Rarotonga

Photo: Robert Engberg, CC BY 2.0.

Rarotonga is the largest and by far the most populated of the Cook Islands, and is known as 'Raro'. It is the easiest to get to, with direct international flights from several countries, and has the most attractions and acccommodation of the islands.

Vaikapuangi Stream

Satellite Map

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Streams to Discover

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