Cook Islands

Ngaputoru (Māori pronunciation: [ˈŋaːpʉːtɔrʉ]) is the generic name give to the islands of Atiu, Mauke, Mitiaro and Takutea in the Cook Islands archipelago. In the Cook Islands Māori language, the term means "the (nga) roots (pu) three (toru)", or in English "the three roots". Ngaputoru, which is a term used locally, refers to family ties of the ariki (chiefs) of Atiu, Mauke and Mitiaro. The island of Takutea is uninhabited. These islands are in the easternmost part of the Southern Cook Islands.

Areora Village (Te-Are-O-Tangaroa), is a village on Atiu in the Cook Islands.

Mapumai Swamp is the largest wetland in the Cook Islands. It is located in the north of Atiu, on the edge of the volcanic area. Its flora is dominated by Cladium, giant bullrush, and Azolla filiculoides.

Ngatiarua is one of four traditional districts on the island of Mauke in the Cook Islands. It is in the north of the island, between the districts of Makatea and Vaimutu, and is subdivided into five or six tapere.

Vai Tango Cave is a karst cave located a short distance from Ngatiarua Village, on the island of Mauke in the Cook Islands. The cave is a cenote cave with overhanging stalactites and a deep pool used for swimming. The pool extends more than 100m back and 50m across.

Areora is one of four traditional districts on the island of Mauke in the Cook Islands. It is in the south of the island, and is subdivided into three tapere.

Makatea is one of four traditional districts on the island of Mauke in the Cook Islands. It is in the west of the island, between the districts of Areora and Ngatiarua.

Vaimutu is one of four traditional districts on the island of Mauke in the Cook Islands. It is in the east of the island, between the districts of Ngatiarua and Areora.

To'uri Cave is a karst cave located on Mangaia, Cook Islands in the Tava'enga district. The cave contains two running subterranean streams, one freshwater and the other salt. There is a 400 metres sump inside the cave which ends in a permanent sump.

Kei'a (previously Te-apunavai) is one of the six traditional districts of the island of Mangaia, which is part of the Cook Islands archipelago. It is located on the west side of the island, to the south of the District of Tava'enga and west of Veitatei. The district was traditionally divided into 6 tapere:

Veitatei (previously Patiki-enua-o-Rangi) is one of the six traditional districts of the island of Mangaia in the Cook Islands. It is located in the south of the island, to the east of the District of Kei'a and west of the District of Tamarua. The district was traditionally divided into 6 tapere:

Pokerekere Islet, also known as Pokerere or Tautua, is an islet in Penrhyn Atoll (Tongareva) in the Cook Islands. It is located on the eastern edge of the atoll, between Kavea and Tuirai.

Temata is an islet in Penrhyn Atoll (Tongareva) in the Cook Islands. Temata lies on the eastern edge of the atoll, between Patanga and Kavea.

Cook Islands Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language that is an official language of the Cook Islands. It is closely related to, but distinct from, New Zealand Māori. Cook Islands Māori is called just Māori when there is no need to distinguish it from New Zealand Māori. It is also known as Māori Kūki ʻĀirani (or Maori Kuki Airani), or as Rarotongan. Many Cook Islanders also call it Te Reo Ipukarea, which translates as "the language of the ancestral homeland".

The Cook Islands Federation was created in 1891, after the Kingdom of Rarotonga was given the island of Aitutaki. It lasted until 1901, when it was given to New Zealand.

The Kingdom of Rarotonga (Cook Islands Māori: Mātāmuatanga Rarotonga), named after the island of Rarotonga, was an independent kingdom established in the present-day Cook Islands in 1858. In 1888 it became a protectorate of the United Kingdom at its own request. In 1893 the name was changed to the Cook Islands Federation.

The Rarotonga Steam Railway was a short tourist railway on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.

The Muri Lagoon is a lagoon in the district of Ngatangiia on the eastern coast of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. The lagoon is a significant tourist attraction and the largest tourism revenue earner in the Cook Islands, accounting for 25% of tourism bed usage on Rarotonga. In 2015 the Cook Islands government declared the environmental condition of the lagoon a national disaster.

Te Ara - Museum of Cultural Enterprise is a museum in Muri in the Ngatangiia District on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.

The Para O Tane Palace is a historic building in Avarua, Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Built in the 1830s by Makea Pori Ariki, it was later the residence of Makea Takau Ariki and the place where she signed a treaty making the Cook Islands a British protectorate in 1888.

The Sheraton Resort Rarotonga or Vaimaanga Hotel is an incomplete derelict hotel in Vaimaanga on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Intended to be the first five-star resort in the Cook Islands, construction on the hotel stopped in 1993, and it has remained derelict ever since. The failed development almost bankrupted the Cook Islands Government, leading to government-cost-cutting and mass-migration to New Zealand.

Te Mana O Te Ra ("The Power of The Sun") is a photovoltaic power station at Rarotonga International Airport in the Cook Islands. It is the largest solar power station in the Cook Islands. It is owned and operated by Te Aponga Uira.

The Aitutaki Lagoon Private Island Resort, called the Aitutaki Lagoon Resort & Spa until March 2018, is resort located on the islet of Akitua in Aitutaki, in the Cook Islands. The resort has a 45-year lease on the islet, and consists of 36 bungalows, a restaurant, a bar, spa, gym, and associated facilities. The resort was used as the location for Air New Zealand's Safety in Paradise video and the Sports Illustrated 50th anniversary swimsuit edition.

Huananui is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is on the east of the atoll, between the islets of Ngangie and Mahuta.

Mahuta is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is on the east of the atoll, between the islets of Huananui and Okakara.

Ngangie is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is a motu on the east of the atoll, between the islets of Huananui and Akaro.

Rakahanga Island is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is on the southern edge of the lagoon, and the village of Nivano and the atoll's harbour are located on the island.

Tetukono is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It makes up the northern and northeastern edges of the atoll, and is between the islands of Tetaha Kiraro and Akaro.

Akaro is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is on the east of the atoll, between the islets of Tetukono and Okakara.

Okakara is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is on the east of the atoll, between the islets of Mahuta and Rakahanga Island.

Motu Hakamaru is one of 43 islands in the Manihiki atoll of the Cook Islands. It is a small islet and marks the south-eastern corner of the atoll.

Te Puka is one of 43 islands in the Manihiki atoll of the Cook Islands. It is a small islet in the south-west corner of the atoll, just inside the reef from Tauhunu.

Home is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. Sometimes referred to as Palmerston or Pamati, the name given to the atoll by James Cook, it is the only inhabited islet in the atoll. It is on the west side of the atoll, between Cooks and North Island.

Karakerake is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. it is on the eastern edge of the atoll, between Small Cooks and Primrose. It is named after the family land of Akakaingara, one of William Marsters' three wives, on Penrhyn atoll.

Primrose is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. It is on the southeastern edge of the atoll, between Karakerake and Toms. The islet is named after a ship which was wrecked there.

Small Cooks is an islet in Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands. It is on the eastern side of the atoll, between Leicester and Karakerake. Its name is a reference to Cooks, another islet on the atoll.

Scratch My Arse Rock (also known as Kiss Me Arse Rock or Kick-My-Arse Rock) is a islet—with a coral reef underneath—off the coast of Palmerston Island, an atoll belonging to the Cook Islands archipelago. Named Roche Gratte Fesse by locals, the rock's more widespread names were reputedly created by 19th-century English adventurer of Polynesia, William Marsters, who named it because he itched his anus while at the location. A popular fishing spot, the waters off Scratch My Arse Rock are noted for their abundance of parrotfish.

Wale ("house") is one of three islands in the Pukapuka atoll of the Cook Islands. It forms the northern apex of Pukapuka's triangular atoll, and is the only permanently inhabited island. The island is low-lying, with a maximum elevation of 4 meters above sea level. The three villages of Yato, Loto, and Ngake are located on the island, and regulate the other two islands as food sources.

Yato is one of three villages on the island of Wale in the Pukapuka atoll of the Cook Islands. Yato is the westernmost village and regulates the island of Motu Kotawa and the sand cay of Toka.