Category: News Articles

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…

Seabed Mining Benefits vs Losses This environmental article was written by Te Ipukarea Society Executive Member June Hosking When in Rarotonga it’s fun to observe progress on the seawall; great…

Little Mermaid Making a Conservation Splash This article is adapted and based almost entirely on a story by Elene Peradze, on the IMPAKTER Platform and Magazine website. https://impakter.com/the-little-mermaid-a-tale-of-ocean-conservation-and-sustainable-values/ The  Cook…

Local Lorikeets Celebrated World parrot day celebrated earlier this week on May 31st gives us a good excuse to bring more attention to a couple of our own brightly coloured…

Some concerning aspects around Deep sea mining. Proponents of mining our deep ocean seafloor justify the need for this hugely destructive process largely by claims that the minerals from the…