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Youth leading the way for our Ipukarea
Leaders of the 56 commonwealth countries have declared 2023 as the ‘Year of the Youth’. A year to inspire young…
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Santa’s waste free Christmas tips
Another Christmas is upon us. Together with all the fun and good times spent with family, opening presents and eating…
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Compost: Your trash, nature’s treasure!
Most of us have thrown out food at some point in our life with disregard to where it will actually…
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Using nature to hold it all together
Almost 2 years ago to the day we completed construction of a 45m stretch of geotextile sand bag (geobag) revetment…
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Get on the bus!
Rarotonga and Aitutaki probably have among the highest numbers of motor vehicles per person in the world, meaning that we…
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Why we need a moratorium on deep seabed mining
Do we have to trash the ocean to save our climate? No we do not. New analysis shows how technological…
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Doomsday approaching for the rats of Palmerston
Invasive species such as rats pose a threat to island biodiversity. They can impact nesting seabirds and turtles as well…
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Issues behind the smoke screen
Easily recognized for being one of the most popular substance use (or abuse) trends among teens and young adults is…
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Global opposition for the rush to mine the deep seabed is growing
Most of us have heard that Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) has recently come out publicly in support of a conditional…
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Artificial plants a graveconcern
Each year, on November 1st, we remember those who have passed on. The expression we use is Turama or “All…
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Deep Sea Capacity Building
A marine research and training programme called Denticles and Tentacles offered a unique opportunity to train students between the ages…
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Sea sponges as an organic industry
Much of the world we live in today is made of plastic. This western influenced product that we have come…
