tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849Sun, 12 May 2013 22:14:59 +0000music festivalANZACTriggerfishIronmanferriesMiss GnatureboatMo NewportKorero MaoriSilent Ladyfirst world wartangi ka'araSagaingPandawpapa'aSaigonpe'epetsRarotonga weatherCai BeMataveraoperaBeach night outkidsweatherADBBargayarsportsunsettriathlonPukapukaChristmasva'aRoshan FerraoviaducttournamentPhillipinesrugby world cupTara KauvaiHospital Comfortsprimary schoolsyear plannerManihikifestivalNikao beachKiribasHCMCTahuataTopshapecoastal erosionBurmaWat Hancheywhite rajahchoirtennisMyanmarInnwaTongaNana HiratafruitAlbie MarshMarumaru Atuasaltmarshcommissionerfloat paradeNew ZealandwhaleboatNuku Hivarugby sevensScotlandDeborah KapoheTe Maeva NuiebookvolleyballCook IslandsTikiokiairportlagoon daywaterPuaikuraKampong ChamAaron EnokaMaoriJulia Gillardcandleblessingkapa rimaU Beincruise shipstsunamiPacific GameskukupaTakitumupony cartsailing shipNanaaround RarotongacycleMangaiarelayEarth Hourclean up the worldparadiseFV AnaArokobristle-thighed curlewAvatiuIiponaMarshall Islandsmaeva nuioutrigger canoePMGfloodAitutakifundraiseBorneomarine lifeexpochestnutAll Souls Evemathematicsthings to dowrecktikiWYNCYandabobodybuildingfishermenFitness Revolutionparadetidal wavepotteryhymnsnukulagoonDVDsMy ThonuttersPacific mini gamesflamboyantfight doAustraliaGina KeenanfrangipanitotalityhikingKura Happreligious dramainter-houseBen Makisisalesred and blackteak bridgeKatha Pandawfiddler crabEsther HoneyConstitutiongirls' brigadeperforming artsdiabetescycloneAir New ZealandMark Franklinsea surgepublic healthRarotonga International Triathloncassiatrade daywetlandsclimate changeMaha GanayonAsia Pacificcup finalOkeanos Foundationwater tankstime-lapsesquashswimboilerGeoff HenryGokteikconstitution celebrationsMitiarovegetablesmarketRarotonga airportTe Uki Ouunder 19 boyscelebrationsWorld War OneEasterMere BoyntoncatUa PougravessnorkelAlaskaDivas in ParadisezumbaDOTYtackleClub RaroRound Raro Road RaceathleticsPNGcross-islandStations of the CrossmicrolightfundraisingTurama2012Tunisia holidayMarquesastreesfootballMandalayteueAwaAvaruaSloveniaindoor stadiumCambodiaTe Atukurau19 boysculturenetballtattootable tennispartyKiribatigameskidMarquesas IslandsTupapaSommearound RaroWalefanzoneTuol SlengrunningdroughtWorld Health DayCook Islands Ministry of Cultural DevelopmentplayentertainmentSamoaMaukedancer of the yearstrokePolynesiaTurangifundraiserTahitian PrincessAranui 3Gospel DaydiveWW1solar eclipsetiare festivaltrevallycompetitionbirdsresolutione-bookuteQBRdance competitionAkuraMotonetall shipgangnam stylereo metuaAitutaki SharksAyeyarwadyQueen's BatonPapua New Guineacruisesport. soccerRotterdamround RarosoccerOkeanosTinmanCook Islands Triathlon AssociationwatChristchurchround the rock relayparliamentkuririNikaoVanuatuPhnom Penhsea levelMekongMurisevensFrankyChau DochularailwayRakahangaraceRadical FitnessPicton CastleVietnameducationaction songMOCDShwebovakaBlack RockKuchingHolland America LinesopranosRRRRtri-seriesTitikavekasailingwhalespoliceparliamentariansChristmas in the parkgame fishingtattooingmaraeSantasalt marshNgatangiiaBonaventure Allan MoetauaSingaporeWaitakerecarvingworld cupKaveraYadanar SimiOrama Sonny WilliamsDVDWeb Ellis TrophyfuneralAvatiu harbourRajang riverotherSeabourn Odysseykoiti raukuraelectionchantgolfAvateatangi kaaraheronSir Geoffrey Henrygymlocal musicVaka EivaTe Hiva Nuipeerugbynational development teamdrumsMekong rivermeaeAll BlacksHanmenudrummingtransit of Venusquaketour de rarojamboreeFakaravaHakahaugendervaevaeNocturnal Habitzboiler swimcareerCreative Centregolden oldiesPalauweavingrunEuropefitnessPacific voyagersmotorbikerugby leagueGood FridayPacific ForumSolomon IslandsChoeung EkastronomyRarotongatime lapsefishbasketballpaddleboardingChristmas carolssilkwandering tattlerChong KohRotaractdrum danceFrench PolynesiacemeterybikefesivalblessRarotongan Companynon-communicable diseaseumukaiSt Joseph'sfisherssportsNCDArorangiHash HouseHo Chi Minh CitybowlsLady Naomidancemotuura pauexerciseinternational rugbyFight-DoHiva OadogsharrierscanoeSu Paung KyunauditoriumTereora collegeYpressunriseinternet problemsumuWalesexpatrubbishTaakokaJerome KainoTakamoaCommonwealth Gamestataupunanga nuiRarotonga TinmanfloodsWorld War 1Top Shapecyclone Pat appealoverseas orderskotukuPhilippinesMatutu milecoralinternational sporttoreaPenrhyncricketbeachlawn bowlscyclone PatPacific netball seriesTongarevanight marketenvironmentCatholicPacific golden ploverBrookeearthquakeTuvalureservoirNiueS21Passchendaelelion dancestand up paddlingFijidancingIrrawaddyMuri lagoonboxingRio TaripoVenusstate funeralsevens in heaveninternational sevensFrankieopera in paradisehigh speedtourismDieter PaulmannTa'akokaSarawakHidie'sterminalPuamaufoodTuamotu Islandstouch rugbySa DecRarotonga week of runningAtiunorthern groupSUPhumpback whalesRaroLens video blog | Rarotonga videos, Cook Islands videos, photographs and comments from Rarotonga, Cook Islands; dancing, culture, carving, scenery, sport and more.http://www.rarolens.com/noreply@blogger.com (Penelope)Blogger265125rarolens/kZGFhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-6184972558168459038Sun, 12 May 2013 22:12:00 +00002013-05-12T12:12:33.969-10:00sportsRarotonga International Triathlonboilertriathlon The nineteenth Rarotonga International Triathlon was held on 11 May 2013. Besides the main triathlon, several other sporting events take place and the first of these is the Boiler Swim.  This starts and ends at Trader Jacks on the Avarua waterfront and swimmers head around the remains of the SS Maitai that foundered on the reef in the early part of the 20th century. (Apparently the so-called http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/rB4QJODD9eU/rarotonga-international-triathlon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2013/05/rarotonga-international-triathlon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-2467286793908586646Mon, 06 May 2013 06:13:00 +00002013-05-05T20:13:33.616-10:00NgatangiiaTupapau19 boysTitikavekacricketPukapukanational development teamsportWaleunder 19 boysTurangi Cook Islands Cricket has big plans for the development of the game, in fact it's hoping to establish 50 new junior teams across six islands during 2013. That's ambitious! So far this year we've had a women's tournament and a national team entered in the Pepsi ICC Twenty20 trophy in January (won by PNG) and during the recent school holidays CIC held an under 19 development tournament for boys. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/hKNcHTLRLjU/cook-islands-cricket-u19-tournament.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2013/05/cook-islands-cricket-u19-tournament.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-8231707339575926291Wed, 01 May 2013 08:01:00 +00002013-04-30T22:01:53.690-10:00cultureconstitution celebrationsdance competitionAitutakiTe Maeva NuiCook IslandsRarotonga   Here's another short video from the 2012 Te Maeva Nui (Constitution Celebrations) cultural dance competition. This video shows the southern group island of Aitutaki with their ura Pau (drum dance). Aitutaki was awarded an A grade for this item. Don't forget that if you're interested in the best of Cook Islands culture and dancing your can buy videos (DVDs) of 2012 and previous years Te Maeva http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/FEsMQRAI9Vg/rarotongas-te-maeva-nui-2012-aitutaki.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2013/04/rarotongas-te-maeva-nui-2012-aitutaki.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-8547696336635535098Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:11:00 +00002013-04-13T16:12:08.248-10:00pony cartInnwaBargayarBurmateak bridgeMandalayMyanmarU BeinSagaingYadanar SimiMaha GanayonAwaother   Here is another video from Burma (Myanmar).  Mandalay itself was a short-lived capital of Burma but the surrounding area hosts several former capitals.  Sagaing was capital of an independent Shan kingdom in the 1300s. (Mandalay is in Shan State).  Innwa (or Inwa, or Ava - take your pick) was a capital for almost 400 years from 1365 until 1841 with a couple of brief interludes.   In 1841 the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/Zls7TCFqmS0/scenes-from-around-mandalay-area.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2013/04/scenes-from-around-mandalay-area.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-7923079460240889676Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:38:00 +00002013-04-01T13:38:48.730-10:00culturepe'ereo metuaRakahangaTe Maeva Nui Here's another short video from last year's Te Maeva Nui dance competition. This one is of the northern group island of Rakahanga with their reo metua (legend) or pe'e (chant). This category has been called the pe'e in the past but in 2012 it became the reo metua on the programme. The chants always involved legends or historical events from the islands concerned, based on the theme of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/escMNVrZ4Co/rakahanga-pee-at-te-maeva-nui.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2013/04/rakahanga-pee-at-te-maeva-nui.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-8598017164616404822Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:44:00 +00002013-03-31T14:44:51.648-10:00MyanmarMandalayBurmaother Burma is in the news again and for all the wrong reasons. Fighting between Buddhists and Moslems in central Burma has left over 40 people dead, with shops, houses and mosques set on fire and thousands of people fleeing their homes. Gangs of Buddhists, including monks, have been roaming the streets attacking Moslems. This sounds like horrifying behaviour but all Buddhist boys are sent to a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/JcPs6XBTPfM/the-road-to-mandalay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2013/03/the-road-to-mandalay.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-5205120301620847506Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:41:00 +00002013-03-15T15:41:54.912-10:00non-communicable diseasefruitvegetablespublic healthNCDzumbastrokeotherdiabetes Pacific islands, including the Cooks, have a real problem with obesity.More than 80% of Cook Islanders are overweight and this can lead to non-communicable diseases – NCDs - like diabetes, high blood pressure and strokes.To push home a healthy living message, public health staff recently organised an NCD Awareness Carnival in the middle of Avarua.The road through the centre of town was blockedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/IKC5hfix5uM/public-health-carnival-on-rarotonga.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2013/03/public-health-carnival-on-rarotonga.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-6008195714196686799Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:10:00 +00002013-02-28T17:12:50.307-10:00tourismcultureura pauManihikidrum danceTe Maeva Nui Here's another item from the 2012 Maeva Nui cultural dance competition. As with all drum dances, Manihiki's ura pau was  energetic and a real crowd pleaser. It received an A grade from the judges.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/b_1n5WSm7V8/te-maeva-nui-2012-manihiki-ura-pau.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2013/02/te-maeva-nui-2012-manihiki-ura-pau.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-6963383375444847718Fri, 15 Feb 2013 01:30:00 +00002013-02-14T15:31:09.968-10:00culturekapa rima2012PukapukaTe Maeva Nuiaction song At last! Here's another short video from the 2012 Te Maeva Nui cultural dance competition.This is of the Pukapuka kapa rima (action song) for which they were awarded a B grade. No time to write more as I'm about to catch a plane to New Zealand for a bit of a break. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/vq-_Lp8PT0M/pukapuka-kapa-rima-at-te-maeva-nui-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2013/02/pukapuka-kapa-rima-at-te-maeva-nui-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-4975091902039912753Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:54:00 +00002013-03-12T14:27:17.656-10:00sevens in heavenrugby sevensinternational rugbysport It seems like ancient history but at last I’ve had time to finish editing a short video of the 2012 Sevens in Heaven, the Cook Islands annual international rugby sevens tournament.It took place in November 2012 with sixteen men's teams taking part. Some were overseas teams, some of our sides had imported players while a couple were entirely local. There were no women’s teams this time but http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/faniffeYGtM/rarotongas-sevens-in-heaven-2012_10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2013/02/rarotongas-sevens-in-heaven-2012_10.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-3000325468188703570Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:19:00 +00002013-01-16T14:19:37.754-10:00MyanmarYandaboPandawpotteryBurmaother Our journey down the Irrawaddy River on the RV Katha Pandaw was supposed to take in two pottery villages but the first, Nwe Nyein, was on the far side of the bridge that collapsed in Central Myanmar’s 11 November earthquake. New Nyein is famous for its glazed pottery, in particular 50 gallon hand-made water pots. (See earthquake damage video here).The second village, Yandabo, is famous for its http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/u_PyJorY06E/myanmar-yandabo-pottery-village.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2013/01/myanmar-yandabo-pottery-village.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-7124256478652092924Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:37:00 +00002013-01-08T14:37:17.842-10:00MyanmarviaductrailwayGokteikBurmaother I like travelling by train. You can get up and move around which you can’t do on a coach or bus and the scenery’s more interesting than from a plane. There aren’t any railways on Raro though so I have to make the most of them when I’m overseas and that’s what I did in Myanmar. The railroad was built by the British when they colonised Burma in the mid to late 1800s, and I don’t think much has http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/BvGg-mxIrdQ/myanmar-train-ride-over-gokteik-viaduct.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2013/01/myanmar-train-ride-over-gokteik-viaduct.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-3891773958194304746Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:26:00 +00002012-12-31T14:27:44.070-10:00MyanmarSu Paung KyunKatha PandawPandawBurmaother Season’s greetings. The weather on Rarotonga for the past week or so has been wet and windy but today, New Year’s Eve is sunny and warm. Apparently that’s not going to last long – there’s more and wind on the way to welcome 2013. However, we’re much better off than Fiji and Samoa with cyclone Evan and now the Solomons with cyclone Freda. I’m still going through video from my trip to Burma. Ourhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/rGdvllMELYQ/myanmar-su-paung-kyun-village.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/12/myanmar-su-paung-kyun-village.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-6580718649522013268Sun, 23 Dec 2012 23:11:00 +00002012-12-23T13:11:55.883-10:00MyanmarKatha PandawPandawIrrawaddyAyeyarwadyBurmaother A few years ago the big question about Burma was should you go at all? A repressive military government crushed any protests and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (aka The Lady) was under house arrest in spite of winning an election. Some countries imposed economic sanctions on Burma and opponents of the regime wanted tourists to stay away because too much of their money went into government http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/v7_TRBeOkLg/the-golden-land-myanmar-highlights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/12/the-golden-land-myanmar-highlights.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-8970691191733907037Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:33:00 +00002012-12-17T14:33:45.234-10:00MyanmarotherearthquakeShwebo I was on holiday in Myanmar for most of November and spent part of that time on a river boat, the Pandaw Katha, cruising down the Irrawaddy. While I was there  a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Shwebo region of Central Myanmar on 11 November 2012. A bridge underconstruction near the village of Nwe Nyein collapsed and buildings in the village were damaged. Our boat was about 500 metres fromhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/O7eQNeYfnDI/shwebo-earthquake-in-central-myanmar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/12/shwebo-earthquake-in-central-myanmar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-101755846346504245Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:36:00 +00002012-12-11T16:37:31.919-10:00sevens in heavenzumbaNana Hirataothergangnam style Back from Burma (Myanmar really but that doesn't have the same alliterative potential). I've been on holiday for the past month first travelling down the Irrawaddy and in the north east of Myanmar and then spending five days in Singapore. It was great but internet access was  infrequent hence the long gap since my last blog update. To be honest I don't think I'd have spent much time updating http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/F-RoDZvN2ss/zumba-at-rarotongas-sevens-in-heaven.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/12/zumba-at-rarotongas-sevens-in-heaven.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-8341975770361878909Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:35:00 +00002012-10-27T09:35:34.308-10:00Scotlandtri-seriessportnetballCook Islands   Wow! What a game.  The local girls were on fire  from the first whistle and put on a performance to be proud of.  The Cooks potted the first few goals and a somewhat shell-shocked Scotland team was forced to play catch-up.  The Scots soon settled down but this time the Cooks weren't overawed; the intercepts and passes were accurate and our shooters didn't waste many attempts.  In the last http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/1DE5kwVkNXo/rarotonga-netball-tri-series-cook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/10/rarotonga-netball-tri-series-cook.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-2907739065077068955Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:56:00 +00002012-10-17T13:57:39.840-10:00Scotlandtri-seriessportnetballCook IslandsWales The second game in the netball tri-series proved to be disappointing for the Cook Islands' girls. They'd had a tough match on the previous night against the super-fit Welsh, and they failed to fire against the Scots. Everyone put in a solid effort and there were some good individual performances but  unforced arrors and missed passes made the Cookies look slow and the fired-up Scots pulled offhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/DJ-kpTIY2L4/netball-tri-series-cook-islands-v.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/10/netball-tri-series-cook-islands-v.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-7807355268042646338Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:27:00 +00002012-10-15T11:27:22.067-10:00Scotlandtri-seriessportnetballCook IslandsWales International netball has taken centre stage recently with Rarotonga's netball tri-series.Wales, currently ranked 10 in the world and Scotland, ranked 15, are here to play the Cook Islands.Our current rank is 13 but unfortunately it looks as though we might be heading down.The first match was against Wales who were very impressive, fit, fast moving, accurate passes, a classy team.The home sidehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/RgI4nC7Z4g8/netball-tri-series-cook-islands-v-wales.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/10/netball-tri-series-cook-islands-v-wales.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-98184566827194007Tue, 02 Oct 2012 01:39:00 +00002012-10-01T15:39:53.179-10:00culturekapa rimaTe Maeva Nuiaction songMauke This video shows part of Mauke’s kapa rima (action song) at the Maeva Nui dance competition in July/August this year. The audience loved it and so did the judges – it was awarded an A grade.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/NPkslAMtBGU/te-maeva-nui-2012-mauke-kapa-rima.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/10/te-maeva-nui-2012-mauke-kapa-rima.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-1580709228966933651Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:40:00 +00002012-09-23T18:41:08.838-10:00PuaikuracultureArorangichantpe'eTe Maeva Nui Puaikura is the district on Rarotonga of which Arorangi is the main village. Their first event in this year’s Te Maeva Nui cultural competition was the pe’e. The Scribd website has this to say about the pe'e: "Pe'e are ancient historical chants which commemorate particular events, including brave deeds of ancestors or legendary warriors. Pe'e were formulaic in structure and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/10KIQ4sfn5E/te-maeva-nui-2012-puaikura-pee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/09/te-maeva-nui-2012-puaikura-pee.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-8860738616249936198Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:46:00 +00002012-09-13T14:47:37.721-10:00parliamentsportrugbyNew ZealandCook Islandsparliamentarians Parliamentarians and others from both the Cook Islands and New Zealand took to the paddock at the BCI stadium last week for a bruising rugby encounter. The kiwis were toting the parliamentary world cup – they’ve won it four of the five times it’s been contested – but it wasn’t up for grabs this time. Just as well since the Cook Islands won the game 17-10. For a full description see the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/IyqraaTJY4M/parliamentary-rugby-win-to-cook-islands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/09/parliamentary-rugby-win-to-cook-islands.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-5626296765188247252Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:19:00 +00002012-09-05T11:19:31.651-10:00TongarevaPenrhyncultureura paudrum danceTe Maeva Nui More from this year’s dance competition at Te Maeva Nui. This video is of the Tongareva team with their ura pau (drum dance) – probably the most exciting of the competition items with a fast beat and emphasis on hip and leg movement.It usually features boys to a greater extent than girls. Tongareva, also known as Penrhyn, received a B grade for their performance. Don’t forget, if you’re a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/ViptAyrov80/te-maeva-nui-2012-tongareva-ura-pau.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/09/te-maeva-nui-2012-tongareva-ura-pau.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-5244042639348513543Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:23:00 +00002012-08-30T23:26:28.915-10:00cultureNiuePacific ForumSamoaPalauMarshall IslandsSolomon IslandsVanuatuTongaPNGPapua New GuineaJulia GillardTuvaluotherAustralia Rarotonga has been buzzing for the last week or so with the leaders from the fifteen members of the Pacific Forum gathering in the Cook Islands for the 43rd Pacific Forum. As well as the leaders we have observers and associates, a number of wannabees and representatives from an alphabet of regional organisations. Needless to say all of these have support staff and on top of that there are http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/ZbnqiQQeMf4/pacific-leaders-arrive-for-forum-opening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/08/pacific-leaders-arrive-for-forum-opening.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334783243501223849.post-9135922679992623943Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:47:00 +00002012-08-24T13:49:38.955-10:00Atiuculturekapa rimaTe Maeva Nuiaction song <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-NZ X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rarolens/kZGF/~3/pcotjJnJMco/te-maeva-nui-2012-atiu-kapa-rima_24.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penelope)http://www.rarolens.com/2012/08/te-maeva-nui-2012-atiu-kapa-rima_24.html