AGP Executive Report
Last update: 30 minutes agoIndigenous Knowledge: Around 650 participants gathered in Rarotonga for the INIHKD conference, where Te Whāriki Māori researchers presented work on women’s wellbeing, housing and community responses to Cyclone Gabrielle. Culture on the World Stage: Cook Islands beach handball players drew attention at the Dakar Youth Olympics with ukulele music, mullet haircuts and the traditional Tila war dance, sharing a piece of home despite going without a win. Living Traditions: A workshop brought Cook Islands and Aotearoa Māori communities together to share ancestral birthing practices, while Apii Nassau students made head ei and explored traditional plant crafts. Cook Islands Sport: Anna Edwards and Tayla Beddoes won gold at New Zealand’s Minor League Pickleball Nationals, stepping up a division with their teammates.
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