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Cook Islanders serving abroad in the pandemic

Wednesday 29 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend

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Cook Islanders serving abroad in the pandemic
Ngaoa Etches, the youngest child of Peter and Teina Etches in Matavera, is classed an “essential worker” at her mine in Australia..

Cook Islanders around the world have been essential workers as the countries they live in go into lockdown. Melina Etches tells the story of her sister Ngaoa Etches in Western Australia, Moira Guinea-Beal in Queensland and Katherine Henry in Oregon, USA.

Cook Islanders around the world have been essential workers as the countries they live in go into lockdown. Melina Etches tells the story of her sister Ngaoa Etches in Western Australia, Moira Guinea-Beal in Queensland and Katherine Henry in Oregon, USA.


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