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	Puka Puka, Cook Islands
		Pukapuka has the distinction of being one of the first of the Cook Islands to be sighted by Europeans.
		Pukapuka was proclaimed a British protectorate in 1892 and was included in the Cook Islands boundaries under the control of New Zealand in 1901.
		Pukapuka lies far to the north west, nearly 800miles from Rarotonga and \280 miles north east of the Samoa's.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /cook_islands/about_destin/pukapuka.html (819 words)

	Pukapuka Island
		Pukapuka (Danger Islands) consists of a group of three small islets, connected by reefs, of which Pukapuka, northernmost, is located 652 nautical miles south of the equator.
		Pukapuka, at the north, is shaped like a Y, with arms extending southwestward, about a mile across.
		Pukapuka is thickly covered with vegetation, consisting of coconut palms, among which are scattered trees of species noted of Nassau.
	www.janeresture.com /pukapuka/index.htm (1032 words)

	Pukapuka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pukapuka is a coral atoll in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
		Pukapuka is closer to Samoa than it is to the capital island, Rarotonga.
		He found it, and to this day Pukapuka is one of the most untouched and secluded places in the Cook Islands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pukapuka (497 words)

	Destination Pukapuka:: a complete and helpful travel guide to help plan your Cook Islands vacation.
		Pukapuka is a true atoll comprising three islets and a sandbank.
		Because of the heavy seas on the islands' surrounding reef, and the Tsunami that attacked its shores, Pukapuka is known as the "Danger Island".
		Pukapuka is one of the most untouched and secluded places in the Cook Islands.
	www.pukapuka.info (576 words)

	Pukapuka volcanic chain
		The Pukapuka ("head of the rock") chain of volcanic ridges in the southeastern Pacific is traceable for about 3,000 km, from near the Tuamotus all the way to the East Pacific Rise (Figure 1).
		The strain pattern, suggesting N – S tension with a component of right-lateral shear, is expressed only in the distribution of extruded volcanic rocks, and cannot be discerned in the detailed multibeam images of the seabed between volcanic ridges (Figure 4).
		Because volcanism is focused in the troughs of gravity rolls, indicating tension in the lithosphere, the rolls are thus viewed as boudins (Figure 5).
	www.mantleplumes.org /Pukapuka.html (568 words)

	Pukapuka - Northern Group - Cook Islands
		isolated island in the Cooks group, Pukapuka is a true atoll comprising three islets and a sandbank -- the whole shaped like a three-bladed fan.
		It lies 715 miles (1150 km) north-west of Rarotonga and is one of the most remote of the Cooks group.
		Pukapukan oral tradition has it that a tsunami (probably a cyclone-induced wave) struck Pukapuka, from genealogies probably in the early 1600s and killed all the inhabitants except for 15 men, two women and the remnants of their families, an assortment of children and adolescents.
	www.ck /pukapuka.htm (666 words)

	Cyclone Percy
		Pukapuka islander Tingika Elikana told the briefing that all houses on the coast have been washed out and taro patches are now under at least two metres of seawater.
		Pukapuka is approximately 750km WSW of Penrhyn, the most northern island in the Cooks.
		Pukapuka leader in Rarotonga Tingika Elikana referred to the response to their call for help after Percy lashed their island on Sunday as "overwhelming".
	www.cinews.co.ck /Percy.htm (2402 words)

	Nassau Island
		Nassau Island is located 693 nautical miles south of the equator, 45 miles S.E. by S. of Pukapuka, 175 miles N.W. of Suvarov, and 290 miles E.E. of Tau Island, American Samoa, (240 from Rose Atoll and 350 from Pago Pago).
		The people of Pukapuka believed that they owned Nassau, which they called Te Nuku-o-Ngalewu, after a chief who defended the island against invasion by a warrior from Aitutaki named Tima.
		According to Pukapuka account, contact between the two islands stopped "at the time when the great conflict between the gods made sea travel dangerous," and the island received the name Te Motu-ngaongao (deserted island).
	www.janeresture.com /nassau/index.htm (889 words)

	Holy Bible: Maori Translation \| Christian Classics Ethereal Library
		Tikina tetahi pukapuka mau, ka tuhituhi ki reira i nga kupu katoa i korerotia e ahau ki a koe mo Iharaira, mo Hura, mo nga iwi katoa hoki, o te ra ano i korero ai ahau ki a koe, o nga ra i a Hohia a tae noa ki tenei ra.
		Na, ka toru, ka wha nga wharangi i korerotia e Iehuri, ka tapahia e te kingi ki te maripi a te kaituhituhi, maka atu ana ki te ahi i te kanga ahi, a pau noa te pukapuka katoa i te ahi i roto i te kanga ahi.
		Na ka whakahaua e te kingi a Ierameere tama a te kingi, ratou ko Heraia tama a Atariere, ko Heremia tama a Apareere kite hopu i a Paruku kaituhituhi, raua ko Heremaia poropiti; otira i huna raua e Ihowa.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/bible/mi.Jer.36.html (1011 words)

	Pukapuka
		Pukapuka is the Cook Island’s western most atoll and is situated relatively close to another Polynesian neighbour, Samoa.
		Although the modern day person living on Pukapuka can speak the national language of Cook Island Maori, the island has its own distinct dialect which is closer to Samoan and Micronesian than it is to Cook Island Maori.
		Surprisingly for an atoll, a sizeable crop of Taro is grown on the interior of Wale Island, along with a small amount of bananas, papaya and copra.
	www.islandhoppervacations.com /Areas/locations.aspx?ID=12 (661 words)

	Puke Ariki - Whare pukapuka - Ratonga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Mēnā kāore i kōnei ngā pukapuka, ngā māheni rānei e hiahiatia ana, ka taea e mātou te whiwhi mai i tētehi atu Whare Pukapuka.
		He kohinga nui mō ngā tamariki kātahi anō ka tīmata ki te pānui pukapuka.
		He pukapuka mō ngā tamariki, nui rawa ngā pū.
	www.pukeariki.com /mi/library/services/default.asp (776 words)

	Cook Islands Government Online
		The Pukapuka airport is safe enough for landing and local shipping is standing by ready to ship the supplies to the island.
		Meanwhile Pukapuka island officials say their main concern at the moment is potential health problems caused by contaminated water.
		She also said about 15 homes in Pukapuka are in good shape and Nassau residents will have to be evacuated to Pukapuka for the time being.
	www.cook-islands.gov.ck /view_release.php?release_id=743 (941 words)

	Te Whanake \| He Pukapuka Me Ngā Rauemi Hei Ako I Te Reo Māori
		E whā ngā pukapuka matua, he pukapuka tātaki, he rīpene whakarongo (he kōpae whakarongo rānei), he rīpene whakaata, he pukapuka ārahi i te kaiwhakaako me tētahi papakupu mō ngā kupu katoa o Te Whanake hei āwhina i te tangata ki te ako i te reo Māori.
		Mā ngā pukapuka matua e whā ka ako te akonga i te reo mai i te tīmatanga ki te taumata e matatau ana te tangata..
		Pānuitia ētahi kōrero mō ngā pukapuka ārahi i te kaiwhakaako...
	www.tewhanake.maori.nz /maori/index.cfm (595 words)

	KiaOrana.com \| Pukapuka
		PUKAPUKA - was referred to as Danger Island in the 18th century by foreign sailors, because of hazardous rocks that lie hidden just outside the reef, traditionally named Te Ulu-o-te-Watu ("head of the rock"), it also has the reputation for romance and adventure.
		Pukapuka has three small islets called motus, a total land area of 1.9 square miles, and still supports around 660 inhabitants in three villages, with a good supply of fresh water [see large map for village locations].
		Closer to Samoa than its capital, Rarotonga (820 miles), this atoll reflects the personality of its neighbors to the west.
	www.kiaorana.com /pukapuka.html (154 words)

	Pacific Magazine: COOK ISLANDS: State Of Emergency Remains In Pukapuka And Nassau
		A state of emergency remains in place for Cook Islands two northern group islands of Pukapuka and Nassau, according to the chairman of the national disaster management committee, police commissioner, Pira Wichman.
		However, this status will be reviewed at a committee meeting today when the latest situation report is received from Pukapuka after the arrival of a shipment of relief supplies.
		Speaking from Pukapuka, the island’s school principal Vaopaaki Tearetoa said food and clothes have been off-loaded, as have a bobcat and tractor.
	www.pacificislands.cc /pina/pinadefault2.php?urlpinaid=14841 (343 words)

	Pukapuka Island - The Green Woodworking Project (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Pukapuka project was aimed at helping the local economy which had been devastated by a cyclone on the island.
		In the meantime, 12 men from the island were being trained to operate the sawmill.
		Unfortunately, the powers in Pukapuka had not spread the word and their fame had not preceded them.
	www.woodworkersauction.com.cob-web.org:8888 /earthfriendly/pukapuka.htm (623 words)

	Situation Reports: Cook Islands and Tokelau: Tropical Cyclone Percy - March 2005, Cook Islands and Tokelau: Tropical ...
		The affected islands of Pukapuka and Nassau remain in a state of national emergency.
		They have a sea vessel on patrol around the Northern Cooks region, which can be used for transporting machinery to Pukapuka, and also an aircraft for personnel and lighter relief goods.
		Ministry of Internal Affairs will send up a tent (12’ by 20’ dimensions) to Pukapuka possibly to be used as the relief centre thereby freeing up the school building for schooling to commence as early as possible.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVIU-6AJJD8?OpenDocument (1261 words)

	Cook Islands Biodiversity : Solanum viride - Garland Berry
		GENERAL NOTE: Throughout the Cook Islands the form of this species is a cultivar with larger leaves and fruits.
		Pukapuka has a native or naturalised population of the original form of the species although as of Feb.2004 it was very rare, probably less than six live plants (GMcC, pers.obs.).
		In ancient Fiji the leaves of the cultivar were used to wrap human flesh for baking, and the flesh was eaten with a sauce made from the fruits of the same plant.
	cookislands.bishopmuseum.org /species.asp?id=6661 (522 words)

	Cook Islands Government Online
		The cost of flying the Government delegation to Pukapuka for the Purapura Games today (Monday October 6) is $31,150.
		The organisation was hoping to charter its own flight to Pukapuka on Friday, but had to cancel when they were unable to make up a full load of passengers.
		Because a high proportion of Pukapuka’s residents are members of the Seventh Day Adventist church, no sports will be played in the weekend.
	www.cook-islands.gov.ck /view_release.php?release_id=330 (363 words)

	Te rapu pukapuka kōrero ā-waha: Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa
		Kāore e taea te tono pukapuka kōrero ā-waha i a mātou, engari ka tareka e koe te tono mā te whare pukapuka e tata ana ki a koe e tono mōu.
		Ina kitea e koe te pukapuka e hiahia ana koe, me tārua ngā kōrero whakamārama, me mau rānei e koe te tau karanga me te ingoa, ka hari ki te whare pukapuka e tata ana ki a koe, te whare pukapuka rānei i tōu kura ki te whakarite tono mō taua pukapuka
		Te whakamahi i te Whare Pukapuka a Alexander Turnbull
	www.natlib.govt.nz /mi/using/4talkingbook.html (423 words)

	Puka Puka visit
		We felt good when we reached the first islands of the South Pacific and were finished with this routine.
		The first dot on our map was the atoll of Pukapuka (South Sea islanders like to use double words for names).
		We quickly learned how life was organized on Pukapuka.
	www.ldeo.columbia.edu /ldeo/alum/stories/Heirtzler_Jim_Pukapuka.htm (1009 words)

	Situation Reports: Cook Islands and Tokelau: Tropical Cyclone Percy - March 2005, Cook Islands: Tropical Cyclone Percy ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Pukapuka (population 600) and Nassau (population 70), in the northern Cook Islands were battered by Tropical Cyclone Percy from 28 February to 2 March.
		The Cook Islands government declared a state of emergency in Pukapuka and Nassau on February 28.
		The airstrip on Pukapuka has been damaged, so an RNZAF Hercules transport aircraft loaded with emergency supplies has been sent instead to the island of Penrhyn, northeast of Pukapuka, and its cargo will be transported by sea to Pukapuka and Nassau by this weekend.
	reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SKAR-6A5GAW?OpenDocument&rc=5&... (749 words)

	Amazon.com: Pukapuka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The anthropometry of Pukapuka, (Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.
		An archaeological survey of Pukapuka Atoll, 1985 (preliminary report) (Occasional papers of the Dept. of Archaeology and Ethnology, Keio University) by Masashi Chikamori (Unknown Binding - 1988)
		Dental conditions among the Polynesians of Pukapuka (Danger Island) by G. N Davies (Unknown Binding - 1956)
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Pukapuka&tag=virtualpuppykitt&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1 (453 words)

	Ethnologue report for language code:pkp
		Pukapuka and Nasau islands, northern Cook Islands; some in Rarotonga.
		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Pukapuka
		This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as:
	www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=pkp (70 words)

	>>> All accommodations on Pukapuka / cookislands.com - your nationwide information system >>> (via ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The above table is a first try to list accommodation places on Pukapuka.
		As there is basicly no tourism yet on Pukapuka you will have to contact the Mayor, the Government Representative or the Island council.
		They might be able to find a family that is willing to accommodate you on Pukapuka.
	www.cookislands.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Content_accom_Pukapuka.html (147 words)

	Pacific Magazine: COOK ISLANDS: Pukapuka Families Still Living In School
		Families in Pukapuka, Cook Islands whose homes were damaged by cyclone Percy more than two months ago are still being billeted in other homes while some occupy a school building.
		The Red Cross team leader in Pukapuka Levi Wale says that while food is not an issue, water and shelter remain a problem, Cook Islands News reports.
		Most repairs on the island were carried out by individuals with their own funding.
	www.pacificmagazine.net /pina/pinadefault2.php?urlpinaid=15279 (187 words)

	APCEDI Asia-Pacific Disaster Alerts: APCEDI ALERT 10F #11, 2005: CYCLONE PERCY POUNDS PUKAPUKA AND NASSAU ISLANDS IN ...
		As of 8:00 AM local time in Cooks, winds on Pukapuka were sustained at 55 kt with gusts up to 75 kt.
		Should a direct or near direct hit of the storm's centre on Pukapuka and possibly Nassau occur, authorities should expect widespread moderate to severe property damage on both islands.
		Percy is now a major Category 3/4 strength on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, and according to the to JTWC and NOAA will continue to maintain strength although the FMS is calling for some weakening.
	www.afap.org /apcedi/2005/02/apcedi-alert-10f-11-2005-cyclone-percy.html (1448 words)

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