Category: News Articles

Takutea rat eradication project starts Kia orana from the (normally) uninhabited island of Tautea, a small sand cay motu about 21km from Atiu.  It is 1.25 sq.km, or 125 hectares,…

Ī’oi project takes flight This week marked an exciting milestone for the Ī’oi project led by Te Ipukarea Society, as researchers successfully captured and tagged the first ī’oi in the…

 Local nesting petrels under threat Petrels are a family of seabirds known for covering large distances across open oceanic waters. While we don’t know what species of petrels currently nest…

Plastic free July During the past Month of July Te Ipukarea ran a series of posts on how we can minimise the use of single use plastics in our day…

Deep divisions at the International Seabed Authority Assembly This past week Te Ipukarea Society was represented by Alanna Smith and Kelvin Passfield at the International Seabed Authority {ISA) Assembly meeting…

Youth keeping an eye over nature This past week a group of our youth came together to participate in the Mata Natura Youth Program. The passionate group of 17 students…

Protecting the Ī’oi: Conservation Research and Volunteer Opportunities The Ī’oi, or Rarotonga starling, has been getting some much-needed attention. Only found in the forests of Rarotonga, the Ī’oi is often…

Sisters don’t always agree. The governments of the Cook Islands and Hawai‘i recently reached a historic sister-city agreement between Honolulu and Avarua, Rarotonga. However, it would appear that the sisters…

Muri shoreline saviours scoop up 52 bags of rubbish The 6th annual Muri Lagoon Beach Cleanup took place on Saturday, June 29th, marking another successful year for this fantastic community…

Te Ipukarea Society: Nature is there to be protected for human benefits The International Union of Conservation on Nature (IUCN) recently hosted an Africa, Pacific Learning Exchange Programme on Protected…