Cook Islands community turns to full immersion education to save Māori language
Radio New Zealand, 05 February 2026, Cook Islands
The Cook Islands community celebrated the launch of the first full immersion Te Reo Māori Kuki Airani primary school in Rarotonga.
Te Papa Apii Rutaki (new name of the school) is now teaching entirely in Cook Islands Māori, in a stand to ensure the language lives on.
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