ESCAPE MAGAZINE ISSUE 27

STAY CONNECTED
WITH BLUESKY
WHILE IN THE
COOK ISLANDS
MOBILE
WiFi HOTSPOT
For fast internet connections on
the go, Check out our Hotspots.
There are over 300 Bluesky
WiFi HOTSPOTS
in Rarotonga and
Aitutaki giving you
easy internet access
to your family, friends
and Social Media.
Grab a $49 Bluesky VISITOR
SIM card. Available from any
of our Bluesky Outlets and our
Airport Kiosk. Our VISITOR SIM
card is preloaded
with 3GB of data,
30mins of calling and
300 TXT to anywhere
in the world*.
INTERNATIONAL
CALLING
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Pacific sun. For up
to an hour pay $5.00
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and $10.00 to call
Australia, Fiji, UK, USA
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Visit us at any of our
Bluesky Outlets in
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CONTRIBUTORS
Glenda Tuaine
Glenda has lived in Rarotonga since 2005 when she returned to be
the Marketing Director for Cook Islands Tourism after working in the
New Zealand Arts industry as a Festival Director, Producer, Writer,
sometime Radio and TV Presenter and all round arts advocate.
Now Glenda and her husband Mo run the successful creative
company Motone focusing on Music and Performing Arts
development in Rarotonga and Aitutaki. Glenda is of Aitutaki and Rarotongan descent and
when not working on a myriad of projects can be found at the beach with her daughter Ruby
and dog Nemo.
Tim Meyer
Tim has lived in the Cook Islands for a number of years, working in
diving and resort management in Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Manihiki.
He is an ocean enthusiast, father, husband, gardener and over all
a man marvelled by the wonders of the South Pacific. In his spare
time, Tim enjoys island life with his wife and two children who are
both born in Rarotonga. He also writes for the personal family blog
azurecoconut.blogspot.com where he shares the adventures of a French/German family
exploring the world in an unconventional way.
Dr. Amelia Rachel Hokule’a Borofsky
Dr. Amelia Rachel Hokule’a Borofsky grew up in Pukapuka and
Hawai’i and calls Oceania home. A global traveler, she has visited 42
countries, but Pukapuka remains her favorite. She wears hats as a
community psychologist, storyteller, mother, and surfer. Her wanting
to give back to the Pacific led her to founding
www.seaofislandsconsulting.com. She has written for the Atlantic,
New Zealand Geographic, and Cook Islands News. She sends a huge Atawai Wolo to all her
family and friends who influence her writing and heart.
Rachel Smith
Rachel is a freelance writer who has recently returned to live in
Rarotonga. It was a love for the relaxed island pace of life, and
the beauty and warmth of the Cook Islands and its people, which
made it an easy decision to move back after three years of living
in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her freelance and fiction work has
featured in a number of online and print magazines, and she now
combines freelance, fiction and policy writing with family life.
http://rachelmsmithnz.wix.com/rachel-smith
Joan E Gragg
Joan was born in Rarotonga and has lived most of her life in
Rarotonga with brief interludes in New Zealand and Australia. In
2010 she graduated with a Masters of Art and Design from AUT.
She paints in watercolour and oils and enjoys making sculptures
using local materials. Her happy childhood is the subject of much of
her writing.
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Also
Jess Cramp, Ewan Smith, Rachel Reeves, Thomas Koteka, Nick Henry, Margaret Woulfe
and Steve Woulfe.
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