Tony Hakaoro (5 January 1964 - 1 September 2017) was a

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 ...

broadcaster and

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host. Hakaoro hosted one of the country's most popular, daily

s, "Karangaranga," on Radio Cook Islands. He was known to publicly criticize Cook Islander politicians on his shows, which earned him a loyal audience. Hakaoro died on 1 September 2017, following a massive stroke and subsequent coma. He was buried in

Titikaveka Titikaveka is one of the five districts that make up the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It is located in the south of the island, to the south of the districts of Ngatangiia and Avarua, and east of the district of Arorangi Arorangi is o ...

on 7 September 2017. The Office of the

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issued a statement calling Hakaoro a "formidable warrior."

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