Te Kainga ("the Home") is one of 11 islands in the

Rakahanga Rakahanga is part of the Cook Islands, situated in the central-southern Pacific Ocean. The unspoilt atoll is from the Cook Islands' capital, Rarotonga, and lies south of the equator. Its nearest neighbour is Manihiki which is just away. Raka ...

atoll of the

Cook Islands The Cook Islands is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately . The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers of ocean. Avarua is its ...

. The island once served as the principal inhabited island of Rakahanga, but the settlement was moved to

Rakahanga Island Rakahanga Island is one of 11 islands in the Rakahanga atoll of the Cook Islands. It is on the southern edge of the lagoon, and the village of Nivano and the atoll's harbour are located on the island. References

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in the missionary era. The single village was shared by the atoll's four tribes, and was surrounded by five ''

marae A ' (in Māori language, New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian language, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan language, Tongan), ' (in Marquesan language, Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan language, Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves reli ...

'': ''Punariku, Avarua, Huku-wananga, Mua'', and ''Variu''.

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