Author: TIS-Redesign

  • Te Manu Tai o te Kūki ʻAirani – Mangaia

    A song-meter service in Mangaia last week marked the start of this year’s work for the Te Manu Tai o te Kūki ʻĀirani project, focused on better understanding Cook Islands…

  • Cook Islands youth strengthen Pacific ties through Hawaiʻi cultural and conservation exchange

    A group of young Cook Islanders began the year with a life-changing experience through the Moananuiākea Hawaiʻi Cultural and Conservation Youth Exchange Program, held on Hawaiʻi Island, locally known as…

  • Local businesses back Te Ipukarea Society’s environmental mission

    This month, Te Ipukarea Society achieved another milestone when we were recognised, through the Cook Islands Pocket Guide / Trip Carver project, as the selected local environmental organisation to receive…

  • Native or Introduced? The Matenga’s biodiversity journey in Akapuao, Titikaveka

    Family look at the biodiversity around them

  • The value of indigenous ownership and management of protected areas

    Today’s article is written by Ana Tiraa, a landowner in the Takitumu Conservation Area (TCA) and the project manager from 1996 to 1998. From my early involvement in the TCA…

  • 2025 in summary: Another good year comes to a close for Te Ipukarea Society (TIS)

    In this week’s article we summarise some of the activities we have completed throughout the year. 2025 was a busy year for the Society, and we spread our wings a…

  • Strengthening Pacific turtle knowledge

    The South Pacific is home to a number of migratory sea turtle species, including green and hawksbill turtles found in the Cook Islands. Their long-distance movements between nesting beaches and…

  • Listening for the lost Titi Rakorakoa of Enuamanu

    Seabird monitoring efforts for species we rarely see continued this year on the land of the birds, Enuamanu, Atiu. The main focus of these efforts are the petrels and shearwaters,…

  • Don’t get wasted this Christmas

    The festive season brings joy, family get-togethers, and memorable celebrations for many of us in the Cook Islands. Unfortunately it also sees a sharp increase in waste, particularly single-use plastics,…

  • Questions mount as mining company exits the Cook Islands

    Several months ago, rumours were circulating at the International Seabed Authority meeting in Jamaica that Belgian company, Global Seabed Resources (GSR), intended to sell its share of the joint venture…