History famous event in the region's recent history was the time of the mutiny, the Polynesianislands were ruled While cook, Bougainville and others had resisted this http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/fr_polynesia/about_destin/history.html
Extractions: About us Send me a Brochure Tripbuilder (Shopping Cart) Send me a Quotation ... Pacific News Member of French Polynesia History Just how the Polynesian peoples came to populate their islands of the Pacific is a subject of some debate. What is clear, however, is that they were great sailors and navigators who traversed vast distances of open ocean to settle as far and wide as present-day French Polynesia, Hawaii, New Zealand, parts of the New Guinea island, Tonga and the Cook Islands. It's thought that they left South-East Asia around 3000 or 4000 years ago and began to arrive in present-day French Polynesia around 300 AD. Islands were originally ruled by chieftains who commanded huge fleets of outrigger canoes; religious practices at this time included human sacrifices. Some of the first European visitors, which included Samuel Wallis Louis-Antoinne de Bougainville (1768) and James Cook (1769), returned with stories of a paradise on earth inhabited by 'noble savages' and Venus-like women whose sexual favours were freely offered to the visitors. Europe was abuzz with stories of a tropical haven of free love when Bougainville returned to Paris and this myth attracted the likes of Herman Melville Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin The most famous event in the region's recent history was the Mutiny on the Bounty . It was on Tahiti and the Austral island of Tubuai that Fletcher Christen and his mutineers sought refuge after setting
Oceania Football Confederation OFC history By Charles Dempsey, CBE The idea of a confederation for the In addition,under the deal brokered with the Auckland regional Council, the OFC can http://www.oceaniafootball.com/index.cgi?sID=23
Extractions: spa country and goldfields - region info Melbourne and Victoria struck it rich in the 1850s with the discovery of gold at Bendigo and Ballarat. The fields around these historic towns were easily the richest in Australia, and made the state the most affluent in the country at the time. Ballarat is a fine city with beautifully restored and maintained buildings from its goldrush past. The Eureka Stockade Centre details the history of the uprising with multi-media and interactive displays.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association News. Parliamentary Update. No. 110 October 1999. cook islands doubts.The cook islands Party (CIP) took on a new Leader, Dr the Hon. http://www.cpahq.org/news/1999/update/1105.htm
Extractions: Search [advanced search] The Cook Islands Party (CIP) took on a new Leader, Dr the Hon. Joe Williams, and a coalition partner to form a government after the country s 16 June election. The CIP won 10 of Parliament's 25 seats, half the number it won in 1994, so it linked up with the four New Alliance MPs. However, a rift developed and New Alliance signed a new pact with the 11 Democratic Alliance MPs. Confidence votes are expected when Parliament sits later this year. Director of Information Services Director of Information Services
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GDIN.org community resilience. This will focus in the first instance on PapuaNew Guinea, cook islands, Solomon islands, India and Thailand. http://www.gdin.org/WGchair_forum701.html
Extractions: Links Summary of July 2001 Forum of Working Group Chairs As part of the program of the GDIN Executive Committee, a Forum of Working Group Chairs was conducted in July. The aim of the Forum was to determine: What has been achieved since GDIN2001. The aim is to have a comprehensive picture of the current state of development of the many areas of activity being undertaken by Working Groups/Committees/Projects. What is intended to be done in the 12 months leading up to GDIN2002. The key period of the Forum was set as Monday 2 to Friday 13 July. This was subsequently extended to Friday 27 July. Information was posted on: Communities Working Group - advice provided on activities to date and future plans on a pilot project to strengthen community resilience. This will focus in the first instance on Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, India and Thailand. Standards Working Group - advice on a Symposium on Best Practices in Humanitarian Information Exchange that will take place on 19 - 20 September in Geneva Switzerland. One of the issues that will be addressed is "how simple common standards and practices enhance inter-operability of systems and sharing of information". Communications Working Group - a link was provided to a report on the Working Group on Emergency Telecommunications (WGET) 11th Plenary Meeting in Rome 3-4 May 2001.
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Regional Press Freedom Seminar In early October, the Press Council hosted a seminar on Press Freedomand Responsibility in the AsiaPacific Region. With the assistance http://www.presscouncil.org.au/pcsite/meetings/asiapac.html
ZUJI Guided tours visit a number of traditional huts and include demonstrations on CookIslands history, Maori medicine, ancient fishing techniques, coconut husking http://www.zuji.com.sg/dest/guide/0,1277,ZUJISG|4966|706|1,00.html
Extractions: About ZUJI Travel Resource Links Travel Resources Home Research a Destination Convert Currency Check Weather Check Visa Requirements Buy Travel Insurance Flight Arrival/Departure Info Book a Flight Find a Hotel Hire a Car Log-in Log-out Become a Member Site Map Travel Resources Home Destination Guides Travel Tools Attractions Avarua Avarua, the capital of the Cook Islands and Rarotonga's main town, lies in the middle of the northern coast. Until recently, Avarua was a sleepy little port, very much the image of a South Seas trading centre. The town had quite a facelift to spruce it up for the international Maire Nui festival in 1992, and it's had some development since, but its relaxed, friendly ambience remains. The focal point of the town is the traffic circle , located toward the eastern end of town near Avarua Harbour. Just east of the circle is the Seven-in-One Coconut Tree , a group of trees growing in a perfect circle of their own. Legend has it that they've grown from the same seed.
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