Teaching teens the value of reusableperiod products
Towards the end of September, Te Ipukarea Society’s Project Officer, Akeina (Ake) Tairea, together with Mary McDonald, led an interactive session with […]
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Citizen Science turtle tracking
Te Ipukarea Society’s Project Officer Akeina Tairea had a valuable opportunity to work alongside Apii Maʻuke students to share more on Te […]
Maʻuke welcomes Tumu the octopus
It’s been a busy and exciting week on the island of Maʻuke. Not only did the New Zealand Army arrive to provide […]
Protecting biodiversity in the High Seas
Last week, Morocco ratified the “Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty”. That is quite […]
The dark truth about the deep sea
The deep sea is sometimes viewed as a barren wasteland. However, a recent discovery, the production of ‘dark oxygen’, is challenging this […]
Reusable Hygiene Products
Te Ipukarea Society has kick started again, a holistic women’s health and environmental educational programme, with its most recent outreach taking place […]
Seabed mining in the Cook Islands
The Cook Islands has an enormous amount of valuable minerals, contained in what are known as polymetallic nodules, on its deep-sea floor. […]
Te Ipukarea Society speaks out
This past week Alanna Smith, director of Te Ipukarea Society, attended the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Major Groups and Stakeholders Meeting […]
Empowering communities
A new seabird monitoring initiative, Manu Tai o te Kūki ʻĀirani, launched earlier this year to better understand the presence of elusive […]
Mana Tiaki
The Cook Islands’ recent agreements with China and the United States to conduct deep-sea mining research are not a pathway to prosperity, […]