His workshop is a couple of miles out of Avarua, a pleasant drive along roads lined with flame trees and coconut palms.

BBC: A tale of the South Pacific

Cook Islands young people care and are very much aware about their educational environment, be it available resources, asbestos at Nikao Maori School, flooding at Avarua School, or well trained teachers and the effect the possible closure of the Teacher Training College will have on their future.

UNESCO: The REAP Report: Our Educational Environment