Cultural experts Mark Short and his partner Jane Rubena will be leading the Cook Islands Performing Dance Troupe to the world’s largest celebration of indigenous Pacific Islanders at the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) which will convene in Honolulu, Hawaii, from June 6 to 16 this year.
The biggest cultural event on the Cook Islands’ calendar, Te Maeva Nui, is being celebrated in Auckland this weekend. Tiana Haxton of RNZ Pacific reports.