Kōrero: Cook Islanders

White Sunday, Porirua

White Sunday, Porirua

Many Cook Islanders attend church on Sundays. Certain Sundays are termed White Sunday, as all members of the congregation are decked out in white. Hat wearing is mandatory for women of the Cook Islands Christian Church.

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Pātaka - Porirua Museum of Arts and Cultures
Photograph by Geoff Marshall

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Carl Walrond, 'Cook Islanders - Settlement', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/3747/white-sunday-porirua (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2015