The Maungaroa Valley in the Cook Islands is one step closer to becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognising its cultural significance and prompting calls for wider protection of cultural and natural heritage sites in the region.
A Cook Islands film-maker made a documentary on Rarotonga's mountains after watching the Kānaka Maoli protest the construction of the $US1.4 billion telescope on top of a Hawaiian mountain three years ago.
A Cook Islander’s documentary about Rarotonga’s mountains will get screen time today while Aotearoa-grown films will be making their Cook Islands debut when a film festival celebrating Matariki hits the cinema next week.