Category: News Articles

Trees of Palmerston Island Palmerston Atoll is made up of 6 main Motu and a number of sand cays dotted around a lagoon teeming with marine life. There is no…

Extraction or protection? The dual mandate dilemma of the International Seabed Authority The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has the dual mandate of regulating mining of the seabed and also protecting…

Helping connect our mapu, to their surroundings Living in an island paradise doesn’t always mean there is a strong connection between the individual and their environment. For our mapu, especially…

Potential impacts of deep seabed mining on our tuna fisheries This article has been drawn largely from 2 reports. One was published in the journal Nature in June 2023, and…

Update on the bio-control of the Grand Balloon Vine in Rarotonga. Te Ipukarea Society recently guided some visiting scientists from NZ up to Tereora Hill to observe any unexpected impacts…

We Can’t Go Back But We Can Look Back and Learn This weeks environmental column was written by Te Ipukarea Society executive member June Hosking. Te Ipukarea Society is a…

Looking deeper into the International Seabed Authority Currently, governments from around the world are meeting at the 28th Session of the International Seabed Authority from 10-28 July in Kingston, Jamaica.…

Innovative fundraising opportunity for your group Te Ipukarea Society has been trialing the rent a plate portable dishwashing trailer at the Muri Night Market for several nights over the past…

Time To Ditch Sustainability This weeks environmental article is written by Te Ipukarea Society Executive Member June Hosking. I have often talked about Andrew and I developing a sustainable lifestyle…

Waste Wise Mangaia Effective waste management in the pa enua is near non existent with limited infrastructure and no funding made available to send recyclable waste off each of the…