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2022 was not a good year for the rats in Suwarrow. On Thursday night 30th June at about 11pm, vaka Marumaru Atua slipped quietly into Avatiu harbor and tied up…

Suwarrow RAT Eradication Programme Te Ipukarea Society staff members, Alanna Smith and Kelvin Passfield sailed up to the northern group island of Suwarrow at the beginning of June for a…

The importance of NGO’s in the Cook Islands A non-government organisation also referred to as an NGO is an organisation that operates independently from the government, working to promote the…

Muri Beach Clean up! Beaches are where the sea meets the land and are an exceptional habitat for indicating what is going on in our oceans. Unfortunately, if you visit…

Taporoporo i to tatou Ao Rangi – Caring for our Environment Conservation is a discipline best learned at a young age. Much bigger than you might imagine, it has become…

Saving the seven seas Every year, World Oceans Day is celebrated on June 8 with the participation of millions of people around the globe coming together to clean their cherished…

Race Against Time to Suwarrow It’s that time of the year again for the Suwarrow Park Rangers to head back to our national park for the next 6 months to…

Squeal for the Eels, our amazing migratory fish Like an old tree, the ‘rings’ in the ear bone (otolith) can reveal the secret age of the eel. Last week we…

Off the lights for our birds tonight Off the lights for our birds tonight Today is ‘World Migratory Bird Day’. A day to draw attention to those migratory birds that…

Joseph Brider, In celebration of a life well lived Such a sad time for us to hear of the sudden passing of Joseph Brider. He was a well-known and respected…