There is Cook Islands between Tahiti and Fiji.
If it says simply , it is locatedin one under Hawaii,
the left of Tahiti, the right of Fiji side.
Cook Islands are formed from 15 islands around Rarotonga. Aitutaki,
Atiu, Mangaia, Mitiaro, Mauke, Takutea, Manuae, Palmerston,
Suwarrow, Pukapuka, Nassau, Penrhn, Rakahanga, Manihiki.
Population is about 20000.
Local person is called Cook Islands Maori.
Cook Islands History
The name of county, Cook Islands, come from famous captain Cook having
discovered Manuae Island in 1773. A Polynesian
(the same as Hawaii and Tahiti) emigrates at the time for B.C. 8
century. With protection territory of Britain in 1888 , Cook Islands
dominion is moved to New Zealand in 1901. National partial independence
in 1965, become a New Zealand self-governing dominion.
Cook Islands Situation
Cook Islands is very popular resort among New Zealander, Australian,Europeans,
Canadian and Americans, about 96000 tourists visit a year.
The peace and order are good, and the local person who is very friendly
is reputation, and there are many repeaters coming back as every year.
92,000 tourists can think so that there is a few at a glance it,
but about 8 times of total population, an economic effect to Cook Islands
are considerably big.
Cook Islands Immigration
If it is a stay for less than 31 days of a sightseeing purpose,
a visa is unnecessary.But a passport with the expiration date
that has been longer since a stayperiod, an airline ticket for the
departure from Cook Islands is necessary.
Stay extension is possible in NZ$30 at the local emigration station
for three months.
Cook Islands Customs allowance
200 cigarettes or up to 250gm of tobacco or 50 cigars, 2L of spirits or
wine, or 4.5L of beer, goods up to the value of NZ$250 is tax-free.
Climate
Warmth and sunshine can be enjoyed year round.
The drier months from April to November have an average
Maximumtemperature of about 26C and an average minimum of
about 20C The wetter, more humid months from December to March
have an average 28C Maximum.
Language
English, ck Maori
Currency
New Zealand dollar
Business hours
Government, Post office, Open 8.00-16.00
Close Sat, Sun, National holiday
Store, Open 8.00-16.00, Saturday 8.00-12.00 in Cook Islands
Close Sunday, National holiday.
(attention) The bus is convenience for last daytime department at 16:00
Tap water
Not recommend to drink tap water in Cook Islands.
NZ$(money) Exchange
An exchange is possible in banks in the airport
(only in international flight arrival and departure),
each hotel and each banks or Global EX in Avarua town.
Westpac Bank and ANZ bank
open Mon - Friday, 9.00-16.00.
Only Westpac Bank open on Saturday 9.00-12.00.
Why Travel to Cook Islands?
Here is your Travel information, Are you looking for Paradise?
Do you want to fine best South Pacific to Travel?
Are you want to Travel and relax at accommodation?
Do you want to find nice restaurant?
Find superb black pearl?
Travel to find healthy drink Noni Juice?
There are all what you want travel information, have a nice
vacation?
Black Pearl there is the technology support of a Japanese engineer,
and a considerably numerical black pearl is produced every year by culture
of the black pearl that quality is considerably highly being possible.
Come to the black pearl guide to buy a Japanese company, and black pearl
industry becomes industrial of the second.
A town is filled in a black pearl shop, and understand that
demand fora black pearl of a tourist is high.
Noni juice which became famous is this place has been recently made since
old days, and be the healthy drink which continued being swallowed up by
now.
It will not be so difficult be exported to foreign countries more than
100t a year, and to catch sight on an occasion, noni juice of product from
paradise Cook Islands.
