The stunning Pacific island where time stands still

By Craig Tansley
Updated November 21 2017 - 10:43am, first published 10:32am

I wonder if there's ever been a traffic accident on Aitutaki???. Locals drive as fast as you can run, with thongs on. Aitutaki might be the only place on Earth where you overtake a bulldozer only to find the car in front is travelling slower. But then, what's the rush? Travelling over 40km/h seems to me like reckless endangerment, a selfish incursion into a world where smiley-faced children, and free-roaming pigs, goats and roosters rule the roads. And round here coconuts drop right onto the bitumen, so it pays to look up.

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