159 episodes
The Kia Orana Podcast Haydn Adams & Chantal Napa
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Kia Orana! The official greeting of the Cook Islands—meaning hello, but also may you live long. On the main island of Rarotonga (where a majority of the locals live) you'll find a lagoon nearly encircling the entire island that you can swim and snorkel in. Take an adventure up to the top of the island, through the cross island trek. And sample myriad of locally-fresh dishes from home grown foods and locally-caught fish. Purchase freshly-grown veggies and hand-crafted black pearls from the weekly markets. It is truly an island paradise.Though for all that the island has, the real jewel is in what doesn't have. There's no stoplights or parking meters. There's only two buses; one goes clockwise and the other anti-clockwise around the roughly 32km island circumference. There's no McDonalds, Starbucks or KFC (but if you do ask the locals, there is a late night fried chicken spot affectionally known as RFC). There's no over-the-water bungalows or no-high rises (nothing can be taller than a coconut tree). The wifi is about as fast as your holiday should be. Welcome to the Cook Islands Podcast. A show about what you will find, what you won't find, in the Cook Islands. Meitaki (thank you)!
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When Paradise Is Home... And Home is Paradise... Enuamanu, Atiu, Ipukarea - Cook Islands: Thomas Tarurongo Wynne
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne has journeyed home for a bereavement and a land succession court meeting for their grandfather, Papa Teavae Tarurongo. Together we chat about his gratefulness feelings towards their Enere line.... who have been a'ikā, and looked after their Ngati Ingatu interests, land, responsibilities and Are Metua in Areora. Enuamanu has given them so much, alongside their Rarotongan bloodlines, such a wealth of identity culture and Ngati Ingatu - Atiu Warrior Spirit. "Land...
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My Aitutaki Family Journey of Emigration, Music & Returning Home to The Cook Islands: Paul Itaea Bob
Today we chat to Paul Itaea Bob. A returning Cook Islander, his family decided to leave Aitutaki in the late 60's - emigrating to Auckland, New Zealand for approximately 15 years and then onto Sydney, Australia in the early 80's."The connection of land to family and family to land". This gives us all an insight into Paul's podcast conversation today. "Why would you leave Paradise to move to Government state housing overseas?" Paul says.We talk together about Paul's life of growing up in the s...
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A Mental Health Conversation between Chantal and Becca
In this episode we speak with Becca, she is a mental health professional from the United States of America. In June of 2023, she decided to resign from her position and traveled to New Zealand spending six months there, to evaluate her career and her future. "It got very tough", Becca says. She had worked for seven years with teenagers in high & middle school.We chat about the repercussions of early childhood trauma, isolation, the social development, anxiety and stress felt by...
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How did I start Kia Orana Podcast & Raro Pass in Rarotonga, Cook Islands?
True stories we can always remember! The narrative doesn't change because we are speaking truth. In September 2019, an unexpected girls trip to Aitutaki is how I started Kia Orana Podcast. While on holiday in Aitutaki, I found a book titled, "How I Fell In Love With an Island, Accidental Adventures", written by Haydn S Adams - (my now business partner). I got in contact with the author Haydn, a friendship was formed and before too long in May 2020 a podcast came out of our friendship.&nb...
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I have been travelling for Eleven Years, visiting 60+ Countries including Rarotonga - Yahui
In this episode we meet Yahui, who is originally from the eastern province of China. Yahui has been travelling the world for the last eleven years, thus far visiting 60+ countries. In 2019 Yahui first travelled to Rarotonga, and has returned in 2024. Yahui shares with us his professional journey from studying at Police University in China. Working in a jail, suffering depression and making the life decision to resign and begin his travelling immersion of the world. Such an inte...
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A Canadian - Michael and an American - Becca. Our holiday travels in Rarotonga and Aitutaki
Are you thinking of a tropical holiday destination? In this episode we chat with Michael, he is from Montreal in Canada. We also chat with Becca, she is from Virginia in the United States of America. They share with us why they individually decided to travel 'all' the way down here to the Cook Islands. Together we dive into a quick snap shot conversation, discussing their holiday adventures - visiting museums, boat lagoon rides, scootering around Aitutaki and the food eateries avai...
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I would like to hear about the recovery process of the new year day storms.