Environment
YWAM cleaning up
Friday 4 February 2011 | Published in Environment
Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Cook Islands is embarking on a mission to clean up Rarotonga whilst spreading the gospel, YWAM administrator Martha Ene said. YWAM staff has already started picking up rubbish and cleaning the beaches, and have submitted an application to National Environment Services (NES) for a permit to clear drainage ditches of […]
Dorrell lays out the facts
Thursday 3 February 2011 | Published in Environment
Coastal Environmental International Ltd managing director Don Dorrell believes that before the community enters into a debate about the cultural, economic and environmental significance of the pa – fish traps – built on the reef, those on both sides of the fence should consider the facts. In recent months segments of the community have pointed […]
Arorangi jetty benefit highlighted
Wednesday 2 February 2011 | Published in Environment
Yesterday’s unfavourable sea conditions off Avarua provided an opportunity to highlight the benefit of the proposed alternative Arorangi cruise ship jetty. The Paul Gauguin cruise ship was unable to disembark its 350 passengers at the Avatiu harbour yesterday due to 20 knot northeasterly winds. Instead the ship’s captain was asked to sail the Paul Gauguin […]
400 paua killed as Mauke raui fails
Tuesday 1 February 2011 | Published in Environment
The mass killing of hundreds of young paua on Mauke island will lead to a review of the raui there. In 2008 a raui was put in place on the island from Patito to Anaio, a half kilometre stretch of lagoon which includes one of Mauke’s noted tourist attractions, a salt water swimming cave known […]
It's World Wetlands Day tomorrow
Tuesday 1 February 2011 | Published in Environment
Wednesday February 2 is World Wetlands Day. The day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar. The National Environment Services has dubbed 2011 the Year of the Wetlands and will throughout the year undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of […]
New climate change job created at USP
Thursday 27 January 2011 | Published in Environment
USP is advertising a new position at its Cook Islands campus – an in-country project coordinator to implement and oversee climate change directives. The coordinator will be part of USP’s recently approved climate change project, which is funded by the European Union and directed by the Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (PACE-SD). The […]
Muri volunteers clean up
Thursday 20 January 2011 | Published in Environment
Over 40 Muri residents armed with rakes, gloves and rubbish bags took to the beaches in Ngatangiia to clean up the mess left behind by beach goers during the festive season. The clean up began at the Nukupure Park and sports grounds where organic rubbish was raked up and removed from the beach along with […]
Avana stink explained
Tuesday 18 January 2011 | Published in Environment
The rotting mass of seaweed that was cause of the foul stench in an Avana stream was cleaned out on Saturday – but Avana will always, at this time of year, continue to smell. Ngatangiia beautification committee member Willy Kauvai says that on Saturday a crew cleaned out the mess in the stream next to […]
Thrips eater to stop pest
Monday 17 January 2011 | Published in Environment
The Cuban laurel thrips (Gynaicothrips ficicorum) remains a major pest on Rarotonga since its discovery in November 2009 – but its numbers are set to decrease with the recent introduction of a biological control insect that feeds on the thrips. Ministry of Agriculture entomologist Dr Maja Poeschko says that when they discovered the thrips they […]
Kids learn to protect lagoon
Monday 17 January 2011 | Published in Environment
Just over 60 kids aged between 5 and 16 became warriors on Friday – Eco Warriors committed to protecting the environment. But the children needed little promoting to rattle off the causes of pollution in the Muri lagoon and what people could do to protect the environment including the lagoon. To give the young environmental […]
Warriors born
Saturday 15 January 2011 | Published in Environment
Just over 60 kids aged between 5 and 16 became warriors yesterday – Eco Warriors committed to protecting the environment. But the children needed little prompting to rattle off the causes of pollution in the Muri lagoon and what people could do to protect the environment including the lagoon. To give the young environmental warriors […]
Eco Warriors go to Koromiri
Thursday 13 January 2011 | Published in Environment
Fun activities are being organised for this Friday’s Muri Eco Warriors gathering at Muri beach to give Ngatangiia youth a better understanding of the state of the environment in their back yard – especially the health of Muri lagoon. The Muri Eco Warriors is an environmental youth group dedicated to engaging future leaders of the […]
Sharks sighted in lagoon
Tuesday 11 January 2011 | Published in Environment
Two sharks spotted in the lagoon have prompted the Ministry of Marine Resources to urge people to be mindful when heading out for a cooling dip in the sea. But there’s no need to panic – the two sharks were spotted in the Arorangi lagoon area over the Christmas weekend. Vaiimaanga resident Arama Wigmore had […]
Cooling gear under survey
Thursday 6 January 2011 | Published in Environment
Young people recently surveyed the island to find out how environmentally friendly our cooling units are. Businesses and homes answered questions on their use of HCFC (hydrochlorofluorocarbon) in refrigerants. The survey was organised by national ozone officer at the National Environment Service, Tauraki Raea. The aim was to find out what impact phasing out of […]
'Fish traps not the main problem'
Wednesday 29 December 2010 | Published in Environment
Environmentalist Jaqcui Evans of Te Ipukarea Society Inc has responded to the suggestion by Keta Williams that removing a fish trap at Avana could help reduce the build up of pollution in Muri Lagoon. She said that she was expecting there would be a meeting of Muri Environment Care about the issue so they could […]
PM recognises eDay organisers
Thursday 23 December 2010 | Published in Environment
The team who organised e-Waste Day have been congratulated by Prime Minister Henry Puna. Senior Environment Officer for the National Environment Service, Deyna Marsh, was given a special award in recognition of the extra effort she put in to make sure that the day was a success. “The environment is an important component of our […]
Trap removal could aid lagoon
Wednesday 22 December 2010 | Published in Environment
Muri pu tapere Keta Williams says that getting rid of one of the disused fish traps could have a massive impact on the health of the lagoon at Muri. “No one is using the fish trap now and there is a build up of silt. It’s causing the outflow to go to the inland side. […]
ANZ launches new global corporate wardrobe
Monday 20 December 2010 | Published in Environment
ANZ today launched a new corporate wardrobe featuring Pacific designs in the Cook Islands, as part of a global launch that brings a consistent look to staff across the 32 countries where the bank operates. The Pacific’s distinct style has been incorporated into the wardrobe design, with staff having the option of incorporating ‘Pacific Friday’ […]
McCully has $2m for jetty
Saturday 18 December 2010 | Published in Environment
Minister of infrastructure and planning Teariki Heather met Murray McCully to discuss plans for the Arorangi jetty and new strategies for waste management. “The jetty has been confirmed by the chiefs and the people have agreed to it,” Heather said. “Minister McCully said there is $2 million funding there for when we are ready to […]
Voices from the Pacific in Cancun
Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in Environment
Cook Islander Luana Bosanquet-Heays, one of three Pacific youth in the Project Survival Pacific delegation at the United Nations COP16 Climate Change Negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, says the Pacific is playing a crucial role at the event which ends today. She and Krishneil Narayan and Romita Dutt from Fiji have taken part in various activities […]
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