Discover the powerful history behind Te Poaki: Ka Ru Te Au, a sacred rock outside the CICC Church in Vaipae. This stone symbolises the grief and frustration of Vaipae’s warriors, who, unable to avenge their battle loss to Avarua (now Arutanga), performed a solemn ritual by slitting their arms and letting their blood flow onto the rock. Two years later, they reluctantly accepted Christianity, marking a significant moment in Aitutaki’s past.