Ripo of Manuae
$2,500.00
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Manuae lies approx. 40 miles away from the island of Aitutaki and in the days of our ancestors, it was frequented by Aitutaki fishing expeditions...
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Ruatapu arrives
$2,500.00
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Ruatapu was the son of paramount chief or Ariki, Uanuku Rakeiora of Taputapuatea (Raiatea). As a master navigator he sailed to many pacific islands, notably...
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Castaway Princesses
$3,900.00
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A more recent story. The sandalwood trader The Cumberland led by Capt. Goodenough arrived in Rarotonga in search of mythical sandalwood forests, instead they only...
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Marouna’s Recruitment
$1,800.00
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The story of Marouna is one of the most important accounts of an historic rescue of the people of Aitutaki. Born in Rarotonga Marouna was...
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Tangaroa i te titi, Tangaroa i te tata!
$2,800.00
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Ru, ancestor and navigator of the first arrival of people to Aitutaki was aided by four to five of his brothers. Originally tasked by local...
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Otaua e Hikaroa
$2,500.00
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In the world of cultural oral history there are many successful unions as well as the tragic love story. The story of Otaua and Hikaroa...
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Taruia e tana vaka tuteretere
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Taruia, a descendant of Te Erui, was an Ariki (king) at the time of Ruatapu’s arrival. Ruatapu who was the son of the paramount chief...
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Te Totou - The Prophecy of Ae-te-Vananga
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Ae-te-Vananga was an ancient ancestor (Tupuna) of the Monga kopu tangata of Ureia. It would only appear to one of its descendants in the dead...
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A Paoa for Peace | Nukunoni
$3,500.00
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After a series of unfortunate and provocative occurrences, between the village of Vaipae-pae-o-Pau and Nukunoni that began with a wife of a Vaipae villager claiming...
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Te Are Karioi
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Raui te pare Kauiti, held knowledge of Maori medicine and healing, had also been previously expelled from his village. Raui decided to take on the...
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