
Local articles
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Reusable hygiene products for a healthier environment and future
Te Ipukarea Society has kick started again, a holistic women’s health and environmental educational programme, with its most recent outreach…
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Seabed mining in the Cook Islands: Playing with the big boys
The Cook Islands has an enormous amount of valuable minerals, contained in what are known as polymetallic nodules, on its…
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Te Ipukarea Society speaks out at regional United Nations environment meeting
This past week Alanna Smith, director of Te Ipukarea Society, attended the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Major Groups and…
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Empowering communities: Sharing seabird monitoring techniques
A new seabird monitoring initiative, Manu Tai o te Kūki ʻĀirani, launched earlier this year to better understand the presence of…
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Mana Tiaki: Our heritage, our stand, our future
The Cook Islands’ recent agreements with China and the United States to conduct deep-sea mining research are not a pathway…
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Turtle Trackers in training: GROW Aitutaki youth dive into conservation
This article is written by a GROW Aitutaki representative on the group’s recent turtle monitoring experience with Te Ipukarea Society…
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Plastic-Free July: Are We Doing Enough? Lessons from an eco-conscious visitor
Photo: Angela Pennington and family walk in the sea near their accommodation in Muri. Looking after the beauty of our…
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Ocean lovers unite against deep-seabed mining
On 19th and 20th July, ocean lovers worldwide rallied against deep-sea mining, a destructive industry threatening the global ocean. At Kaena…
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Why Defend the Deep now?
This past Saturday (19 July), over 100 people joined us at Aroʻa Beach from 2pm, as we joined with others…
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Meet Tumu the pink octopus
Aere mai tātou on Saturday 19 July from 2pm at Aroʻa Beach (next to the Rarotongan Hotel) for a fun,…
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Burrow breakthrough: Tahiti Petrels found nesting in the Takuvaine Valley
Te Manu Tai o Te Kūki ‘Āirani Project Update A two-year seabird monitoring programme began in March to find out…
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Out of sight, out of mind, but never out of the environment
Get your brain cells and creativity buzzing for Plastic Free July. This global campaign, started in Australia in 2011, encourages…
