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‘Our hearts are warm for our kopu tangata’

Saturday 9 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

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‘Our hearts are warm for our kopu tangata’
An emotional Viani Tixier holds her little one as they step onto the tarmac. KATRINA TANIRAU 20050893

We can’t hug them, but we wanted to be here, to see them pass by. That was the message of love from countless Cook Islanders as Rarotonga ground to a halt yesterday.

We can’t hug them, but we wanted to be here, to see them pass by. That was the message of love from countless Cook Islanders as Rarotonga ground to a halt yesterday.


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