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Data taken from: Robertson et al. 2020. Takitumu Conservation Area Management Plan 2020-2030. The Kakerori or Rarotonga Flycatcher found in the rugged interior of Rarotonga, as well as now on…

Everything whale be alright. Whale watching in the Cook Islands is a thrill treasured by visitors who are lucky enough to witness it. The whale season in the Cook Islands…

Predicting the Impacts of Deep seabed Mining. This article comprises the conclsuion from a report entitled “Prediction the Impact of Mining Deep Sea Polymetalic Nodules in the Pacific Ocean.  The…

2022 marks the 30th anniversary of a great friend of Te Ipukarea Society, The Cook Islands Voyaging Society. For 30 years, CIVS has been actively engaged in raising awareness of…

The greenwashing of deep sea mining Greenwashing: “To provide misleading information about how a company is environmentally sound” The opinion piece in last Saturday’s paper by Mike Tavioni raises a…

Studying the evolution of the red postman. Six invasive weeds that have serious negative impacts on agriculture and/or natural forest habitats in the Cook Islands have been identified as priority…

Te Ipukarea Society AGM On Wednesday evening this past week Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) held its 26th Annual General Meeting at the Karika Palace. A large number of constituents from…

2022 was not a good year for the rats in Suwarrow. On Thursday night 30th June at about 11pm, vaka Marumaru Atua slipped quietly into Avatiu harbor and tied up…

Suwarrow RAT Eradication Programme Te Ipukarea Society staff members, Alanna Smith and Kelvin Passfield sailed up to the northern group island of Suwarrow at the beginning of June for a…

The importance of NGO’s in the Cook Islands A non-government organisation also referred to as an NGO is an organisation that operates independently from the government, working to promote the…