1 Feb 2018

Poignant photos from Mangaia raise questions for Cooks

From , 6:02 am on 1 February 2018

An artist from the Cook Islands hopes her photos of abandoned homes on the island of Mangaia will bring home the country's depopulation problem.

Fe'ena Syme Buchanan has been exhibiting her work in Rarotonga as part of her studies in New Zealand.

She told Sally Round why she was drawn to the subject of abandoned houses.

An abandoned home on Mangaia, Cook Islands

An abandoned home on Mangaia, Cook Islands Photo: Fe'ena Syme Buchanan