Drums Across the Lagoon

Come in across the warm lagoon and meet the Polynesians of the Cook Islands. These are New Zealanders. Like the native New Zealanders they are proud to call themselves Māoris: the Māoris of the Cook Islands.

– From the narration

The drum dance is the real dance of the Cook Islands and they beat rhythms out on anything.

– From the narration

But people without the habit of fearing for the future, can't grasp the idea sometimes that care and attention today will mean larger crops tomorrow.

– From the narration on cultivating oranges

It’s sometimes hard to make the cheerful islander understand that better health would bring him greater happiness.

– From the narration