Te Kainga

Te Kainga ("the Home")[1] is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands.[2] The island once served as the principal inhabited island of Rakahanga, but the settlement was moved to Rakahanga Island in the missionary era.[1] The single village was shared by the atoll's four tribes, and was surrounded by five marae: Punariku, Avarua, Huku-wananga, Mua, and Variu.[3]

Map of Rakahanga Atoll

References
  1. Kloosterman, Alphons M.J. (1976). "Discoverers of the Cook Islands and the names they gave". Cook Islands Library and Museum. p. 40. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via NZETC.
  2. Liu, Chuang; shi, Ruixiang; Chen, Lijun. "Rakahanga Atoll". Global Change Data Repository. doi:10.3974/geodb.2019.01.12.V1. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. Te Rangi Hiroa (1932). "Ethnology of Manihiki and Rakahanga". Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via NZETC.

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