A guide to Rarotonga and the Cook Islands
15 May, 2021 06:00 PM
7 minutes to read
Ponu the legendary sea turtle in Ava avaroa Passage, Rarotonga. Photo / Charlotte Piho
NZ Herald
By: Jonathan Milne
The day miracle turtle Ponu returned to Rarotonga lagoon, Jonathan Milne and his family were fortunate enough to swim with her. There is a childlike excitement in freediver Charlotte Piho s voice as her head breaks the surface of the lagoon. It s Ponu, she s back!
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Ponu swam out into the ocean – and we all wondered if she d ever be seen again. I always hoped and thought she would come back into the passage, Piho says.
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Isolated from the outside world since March 2020, a nation reliant on international tourism for 75 per cent of its GDP (30,000 Australians and 115,000 New Zealanders visited annually, pre-COVID-19) was forced to return to traditional Polynesian ways of living.
Old-time locals say the island hasn t been this quiet since the mid 1970s, when the first jetliners arrived after the international airport was built in Rarotonga. You will now receive updates from Traveller Newsletter
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January 12, 2021 10:32
While tropical tourism hotspots are left empty due to travel restrictions and border closures, tour guides from the Cook Islands have stepped in to give Australians a tour of Hungry Jacks’ limited-edition Tropical Whopper burger.
The co-marketing campaign sees Hungry Jacks partner with Uber Eats. The burger will be exclusively available on through Uber Eats for just one week.
Previously, Uber Eats has partnered with McDonald’s on a campaign which saw the fast food chain’s range inserted into the delivery service’s ‘Tonight I’ll be eating’ ads.
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The Tropical Whopper campaign comes from Uber Eats’ creative partner Special Group Australia.