Category: News Articles

  • Predicting the impacts of deep-seabed mining

    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…

  • Marking the 30th anniversary of the Cook Islands Voyaging Society

    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

    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

    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

    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.

    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

    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 NGOs in the Cook Islands

    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…

  • Muri Beach clean up!

    Muri Beach Clean up! Beaches are where the sea meets the land and are an exceptional habitat for indicating what is going on in our oceans. Unfortunately, if you visit…

  • Taporoporo i to tatou ao rangi – Caring for our environment

    Taporoporo i to tatou Ao Rangi – Caring for our Environment Conservation is a discipline best learned at a young age. Much bigger than you might imagine, it has become…