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Saturday 28 June 2025 | Written by Teitimoana Tairi | Published in Features, Memory Lane
Karlena with her mum, Trish Nixon (middle), her husband and two children. TRISH NIXON/ 25062709
A New Zealand couple successfully reconnected with an Aitutaki family on social media, whom they befriended 40 years ago and whose baby inspired the name of their daughter, ahead of their planned September visit to the Cook Islands.
A New Zealand couple successfully reconnected with an Aitutaki family on social media, whom they befriended 40 years ago and whose baby inspired the name of their daughter, ahead of their planned September visit to the Cook Islands.
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