On the island of Mauke or Akatokamanava, sisters, Joanne Stevens (left) and Ngavaine Makitai representing the village of Oiretumu, danced and sang with families and friends as they walked through the village of Kimiangatau on Christmas day for the island’s ‘teretere’ or ‘roni’.

'Teretere' means the traditional exchange between villages.

The annual event featured specially prepared feasts from home to home.

The Christmas and New Year Day festive season on Mauke or Akatokamanava is about “rangokere” – the gifting of baskets of food, the picnics, the joyful songs and dances and the hosting of special feasts.

Rangokere is held on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve between the villages.

Each village take turns in hosting the gifting of food baskets.