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‘Vaka Moana’ brings voyaging, marine protection to big screen

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Cook Islands master navigator Peia Patai hopes a new locally filmed immersive documentary will inspire young people to embrace traditional navigation and the Indigenous practice of ra’ui when it premieres at the Melbourne International Film Festival next month.

Cook Islands master navigator Peia Patai hopes a new locally filmed immersive documentary will inspire young people to embrace traditional navigation and the Indigenous practice of ra’ui when it premieres at the Melbourne International Film Festival next month.

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Cook Islands master navigator Peia Patai hopes a new locally filmed immersive documentary will inspire young people to embrace traditional navigation and the Indigenous practice of ra’ui when it premieres at the Melbourne International Film Festival next month.

Cook Islands master navigator Peia Patai hopes a new locally filmed immersive documentary will inspire young people to embrace traditional navigation and the Indigenous practice of ra’ui when it premieres at the Melbourne International Film Festival next month.

Period29 Jul 2026

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  • Title‘Vaka Moana’ brings voyaging, marine protection to big screen
    Media name/outletCook Islands News
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date29/07/26
    DescriptionCook Islands master navigator Peia Patai hopes a new locally filmed immersive documentary will inspire young people to embrace traditional navigation and the Indigenous practice of ra’ui when it premieres at the Melbourne International Film Festival next month.
    Cook Islands master navigator Peia Patai hopes a new locally filmed immersive documentary will inspire young people to embrace traditional navigation and the Indigenous practice of ra’ui when it premieres at the Melbourne International Film Festival next month.
    URLhttps://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/vaka-moana-brings-voyaging-marine-protection-to-big-screen/
    PersonsTom Murray
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