Today Rarotonga International airport is still a social hub where returning families and visitors are all warmly welcomed and those departing take the love of the Cook Islands people with them. It is also the gateway to the pristine outer islands, with tourism still the biggest income earner for the nation. Inset: Historic moment – Albert Henry signs the Civil Aviation agreement between New Zealand and the Cook Islands in 1969.
Don’t let a momentous moment in the history of the nation or a standout citizen worthy of the status of ‘treasure’ of the nation go unrecognised.
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