31 Jan 2024

Cook Islands international airport celebrates 50th anniversary

From , 6:01 am on 31 January 2024
Prime Minister Mark Brown poses with students from Apii St Josephs who were involved in the festivities.

Prime Minister Mark Brown poses with students from Apii St Josephs who were involved in the festivities. Photo: Supplied / Cook Islands Ministry of Cultural Development

The Cook Islands celebrated the historic 50th anniversary of the Rarotonga international airport this week on Tuesday morning.

Thousands of community members turned up to attend the grand festivities held on the airport tarmac.

RNZ Pacific's Tiana Haxton has the story.