A Clandestine Affair in The Heart Of The Pacific, Cook Islands

Te Maeva Nui Festival Cook Islands

A band of 15 small islands in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean promising to offer you a chance to liberate your souls and enjoy a vacation away from a vacation. Come join the Te Maeva Nui celebrations in the Cook Islands and book cheap flights to New Zealand now. One of the most important annual events on the Cook Islands is the Te Maeva Nui Festival which is a celebration of self-rule and independence from New Zealand. Which goes down is a blaze of completely traditional displays of dance, food, music and competitions held at the Rarotonga Island.

This festival is the most ideal way to get the complete cultural experience you are veining for. The festivities begin at the end of July and carry on into the beginning of August. There are numerous events to look forward to and all are held as mentioned before on the Rarotonga Island which is the largest island in the Cook Islands collection and is the cultural and economic hub with its international airport, political background etc. Coming back to the Te Maeva Nui celebrations which were initially called the Constitution Celebrations but in the year 2001, they were renamed so as to better reflect the complete pride in this independence event. This Maori name translates to “The most important celebration”. This will feature drumming and singing displays, new dances and competitions, a colourful parade of floats, as well as numerous historical, sporting and arts events.

Rarotonga Island

The National Auditorium of Rarotonga is the bedrock venue of all the dancing, drumming and singing events while all the other activities take place all over the island. You will also get the chance to experience the culinary elements due to many different traditional and contemporary exhibitions. There will also be a large visual arts display of coconut husking and a Maori food festival and also a fire knife competition. Sports enthusiasts will be flocking to see traditional and modern sports competitions. The opening of the celebrations features a float parade which travels through the town of Avarua which provides visitors with an opportunity to participate along with the Islanders in the celebration of their most important festival of the year.

The festive atmosphere is contagious with vibrant colours and movement all around and no one, not even outsiders feel that they shouldn’t be celebrating just like an islander. This becomes clearly evident that the Islanders really know how to celebrate in full swing and express their joy to the fullest in the Te Maeva Nui festival. This festival is like no other you may have ever seen and the only one of its kind that will give you the chance to see and experience all the aspects of the Cook Island culture so intimately, so don’t miss your the chance to be a part of the celebrations.