Local articles
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Seabed mining benefits vs losses
Seabed Mining Benefits vs Losses This environmental article was written by Te Ipukarea Society Executive Member June Hosking When in…
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Little Mermaid making a conservation splash
Little Mermaid Making a Conservation Splash This article is adapted and based almost entirely on a story by Elene Peradze,…
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Local Lorikeets celebrated
Local Lorikeets Celebrated World parrot day celebrated earlier this week on May 31st gives us a good excuse to bring…
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Some concerning aspects around deep-seabed mining
Some concerning aspects around Deep sea mining. Proponents of mining our deep ocean seafloor justify the need for this hugely…
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Citizen science to assist turtle conservation
Citizen science to assist turtle conservation Rarotonga’s passages are key sites for spotting two species of sea turtles, the endangered…
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27 years of protecting our Ipukarea
27 years of protecting our Ipukarea It has been almost 12 months since the last Te Ipukarea Society Annual General…
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Community efforts to remove rats
Community Efforts to Remove Rats Polynesian rats were introduced to the Cook Islands via early Vaka voyages. With time other…
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Rent-A-Plate back on wheels
Rent A Plate Back On Wheels With tourism numbers back on the rise, there are now innovative opportunities to “build…
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Nurture nature for our future
Today is the last day of Earth week for 2023, celebrated from April 14th to the 22nd. It is a…
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Impacts of deep sea mining
In Parliament recently, the King’s Representative Sir Tom Masters spoke of the Cook Islands desire to develop a sustainable and…
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Regenerative tourism, a new concept
The concept of Sustainable Tourism has been at the forefront of strategic and operational planning for decades. However the emerging…
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Navigating challenging waters at the ISA
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) was established in 1994 under the United Nations Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) convention. Every…