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Worm farming’, a fun composting process Did you know, the presence of worms in your garden is a sign of having healthy soil? Worms help aerate the soil through their…

Death by Power point Todays article is by June Hosking, President of Te Ipukarea Society.  It is based on information she received from family and friends that attended the Cook…

Hawksbill health needing close monitoring  Turtle tracking through the use of photos to identify individual turtle movements around Rarotonga has continued for a second consecutive year. The ‘Citizen Science’ tracking…

Petrel Monitoring Reveals suspicious subjects Petrels, and not the petrol that you put in your car, are in fact a medium sized seabird known for spending the majority of their…

The best place to go to see some boobies. Way back in 2006 the Atiu Island Trust requested Te Ipukarea Society to assist them in eradicating all the rats from…

Plastics Problem Impacting our health Te Ipukarea Society was recently represented by June Hosking at the 3 day Fiji National Symposium on Plastic Pollution Prevention, hosted by Fiji’s Pacific Islands…

Tracking the Ī’oi: Progress and an Update from the Field Since the last update, the Ī’oi Project, led by Te Ipukarea Society, has begun the next phase with the start…

Gearing up for Kākerōri Census Photo Credit – Bryan Shirota, captures grey Kākerōri, already banded. The Rarotongan Fly-Catcher, locally known as the Kākerōri, has had quite the history. It was…

Pā’ua Pressures Pā’ua, or Pasua, also known as the giant clam, is a treasured marine species throughout the Cook Islands for its beauty in showcasing an array of underwater colours. …

Life on the rocks! The recent Women in Science at sea biological research expedition (WISE) wrapped up earlier this week. Organised by the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority, a collective…