The ‘real science’ around deep seabed mining!
The Prime Minister was quoted in the Cook Islands News article on Wednesday, May 26th, concerning the seabed mining consultations in Australia. […]
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Tracking the ʻĪʻoi, new learnings
A year after the Rarotonga ʻĪʻoi Project began, exciting new learnings about the endemic bird are ready to share. The goal of […]
Community Unites to Restore Ngatoe Stream in Successful Planting Day
This past Saturday, over 30 volunteers gathered along the banks of Ngatoe Stream in Vaima’anga to take part in a successful community […]
Waste management – not just the government’s problem
The Cook Islands, a small island nation in the Pacific, faces significant challenges in managing its waste. With a population spread across […]
Nature’s Nurturers: Youth Holiday Adventures in Sustainability and Indigenous Culture
The recent school holidays drew in a number of senior youth members from Pukapuka, the southern group islands and Rarotonga to participate […]
Seeking new insights on seabirds we rarely see
The following article is written by Alanna Matamaru Smith, Director of Te Ipukarea Society, the BirdLife Member for the Cook Islands. It […]
Local author celebrates World Book Day
As the world prepares to celebrate World Book Day on April 23, local personality, June Hosking, marks the occasion with two new […]
The voice of the ocean
Te Ipukarea Society was recently invited to French Polynesia to participate in an event known as “Te Reo O Te Moana”, the […]
Filling knowledge gaps on rare seabirds in the Cook Islands
Petrels and shearwaters make up a unique group of seabirds. Their beaks have a distinctive “tubenose” which is used for filtering salt […]
Giving the floor to indigenous voices
As the International Seabed Authority (ISA) assembly meeting in Jamaica near it’s conclusion for 2025, Itirangi Pennycook highlights key moments from a […]