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Family mourning loss of ‘idol’

Thursday 1 March 2018 | Published in Local

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Family mourning loss of ‘idol’
The late Papa Tangaroa, as he was affectionately known. 18022711

The Cook Islands is mourning the loss of the “last of the old school Ariki” this week, after the passing of the man known as ‘Papa Tangaroa’.

The Cook Islands is mourning the loss of the “last of the old school Ariki” this week, after the passing of the man known as ‘Papa Tangaroa’.


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