The Keyhole Garden is back!
After weeks of collecting material, a bit of lifting and digging, Te Ipukarea Society has finally started up their keyhole garden again […]
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Flying high with a truly sustainable fishery
How many of you have tried the maroro tuntunu (grilled flyingfish) available at various outlets around Rarotonga? This traditional Cook Island treat, […]
Crab teaching on the Kō’iti Raukura
A six-week Kō’iti Raukura (Red Fiddler Crab) educational programme began last week. The collaboration between Muri Environmental Care, Natural Heritage Trust (NHT), […]
Corporate members recognised for eco efforts
It is that time of year again where we acknowledge the support of our 2023 Corporate Members. Corporate Members of TIS help […]
Pacific Partners Talk Tourism
Te Ipukarea Society recently participated in the Pacific Tourism Partners Immersion Programme organised by Griffith Institute for Tourism based in Brisbane, Australia. […]
International pressure building against the rush to mine the deep sea
Last week, representatives from 133 member states of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) met in […]
More on our stream health
Last week in our Te Ipukarea Society article we touched on some of the water quality monitoring that can be done in […]
Live streaming in Rarotonga
Monitoring the quality of our stream water is a useful way to inform us whether some of our land use practices are […]
Climate change heroes of the deep sea
The deep seabed of our Marae Moana contains large deposits of polymetallic nodules that are of great commercial interest. This is because […]
A healthy ocean, more than just a passing FAD
In today’s column, we aim to shed light on the use of drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs) in tuna purse seine fishing, […]