Category: News Articles

Reaching new heights in the Takitumu Conservation Area Today’s article was written by Donna Gast, who is visiting from the Netherlands and doing some volunteer work with Te Ipukarea Society…

Securing our future through environmental education of our youth It has been a busy school holiday period working alongside the Cook Islands Voyaging Society, Kōrero o te ‘Ōrau and 40…

New research sheds light on community views on tourism in Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Mitiaro Sieni Tiraa, local consultant for Griffith University was busy conducting community tourism surveys earlier in the…

Is anybody listening? There will be many impacts of deep sea ming.  Some will be very difficult to predict. We currently have three companies licenced to conduct deep sea mining…

Palmerston Atoll bids Farewell to Rats A rat eradication exercise has just been completed in Palmerston Atoll.  This was for 2 main reasons. First, rats cause damage to food crops…

Scorpions of the Cook Islands Who would have thought the Cook Islands has scorpions! Two that have been recorded on the user friendly online ‘Cook Islands Biodiversity Database’  are the…

The potential impacts of deep sea mining on climate change In the pursuit of valuable minerals and resources, humanity is increasingly turning its attention to the depths of the ocean…

Todays article comes from the Manaaki Whenua Land Care Research team that have being doing work here over the past few weeks  There was a satisfied sigh across Rarotonga recently.…

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…