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100,000 Cook Islanders in ‘brain exchange’

Wednesday 4 March 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy

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100,000 Cook Islanders in ‘brain exchange’
Prime Minister Henry Puna and local dignitaries gathered for the first Australian Te Maeva Nui festival, a celebration of the Cook Islands diaspora held in Melbourne earlier this summer. THOMAS PEYROUX 19112016

More than 100,000 Cook Islanders, scattered around the world like atolls in an ocean. 85,000 in New Zealand. 25,000 in Australia. More dotted around the fringes of the Pacific, the US and further afield in Europe.

More than 100,000 Cook Islanders, scattered around the world like atolls in an ocean. 85,000 in New Zealand. 25,000 in Australia. More dotted around the fringes of the Pacific, the US and further afield in Europe.


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