Cook Islands Festival Villages

SYDNEY, NSW

Rarotonga Village

Released date 2023

Rarotonga Village - was the very first village to be released out of 15 Islands of the Cook Islands at Cook Islands Day Festival.

Rarotonga village is main stage area, this is were all cultural performances & entertainment is showcased.

Rarotonga has 11 Villages

AVARUA
TUPAPA
MATAVERA
NGATANGLIA
MURI
TITIKAVEKA
VALMA'ANGA
AROA
ARORANGI
NIKAO
AVATIU

and 3 Vaka (tribal districts)

TE AU O TONGA
TAKITUMU
PUAIKURA

Rarotonga has a population, of 10,898 of a total population of 15,040.

The island has an area of 67.39 km2 (26.02 sq mi)

Festival Flags - COLOUR's is Black and White to symbolise natural colours as this is Cook Islands capital

Rarotonga Delagate 2025

Name: Tepaeru Tavai

Enua: Rarotonga Village: Titikaveka, Arorangi, Matavera, Ngatanglia

Atiu Village

Released date 2024

Atiu village - was scheduled for 2024 released and was stopped due to rain. Now new released date is 2025.

This is the second village to be released out of 15 Islands of the Cook Islands at Cook Islands Day Festival.

Atiu village will be found at the opposite side of main stage at the festival

Atiu has 5 Villages

AREORA
TENGATANGI
MAPUMAI
TEENUI
NGATIARUA

As one of the three Southern Group islands known as Nga-Pu-Toru, Atiu attracts the spirit of the explorer. Life is pretty much the same as it was some 25 years ago and therefore offers a really genuine insight into island living. Gardens thrive on Atiu’s rich soil and on certain days the soft aroma of organically grown coffee beans roasting wafts past from plantations that produce some of the best Arabica coffee in the Pacific.

Atiu has a population, of under 400 of a total population

Area of approximately 26.9 square kilometers (10.4 square miles). It is located about 133 miles (214 km) northeast of Rarotonga.