Environment
Our environment through the lens of youth
Saturday 8 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
Hereiti File and Charlene Akaruru tells how the photos their school class are shooting will help inspire others to become more conscious of our environment.
Audit of waste from homes, businesses
Friday 7 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
Cook Islands is taking part in an investigation into setting up a regional waste management and recycling network for the Pacific.
Alanna Smith: Plastic Free July: lessons we learnt
Saturday 1 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
Cutting out plastics from our lives can seem rather daunting, particularly for those who rely on plastic for its durable, easy throw away convenience.
Teuru Passfield : Eating local is healthy and tasty too
Saturday 25 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
OPINION: Last week, our family challenged ourselves to seven days of consuming only local produce. Every ingredient had to be from Cook Islands. It started as a fun little test of our reliance on imported goods but, along the way, some lessons became apparent.
Powering up
Saturday 25 July 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Environment
Electric vehicles or EVs are perfect for a place like Rarotonga with a speed limit of 50kmh and a circumference of 32km – and advocates believe they could help both our community and our environment.
Invasive predator must be eradicated
Wednesday 22 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
Environment group Kōrero o te 'Ōrau is calling for the removal of the crown of thorns starfish from reefs around Rarotonga.
Coastal fishers caught between custom and individual rights
Tuesday 21 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
Talks on protecting the rights of small-scale Pacific fishers have revealed conflicts between customary and statutory laws.
Coastal protection work in Vaima'anga extended
Monday 20 July 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
Coastal construction and improvement works will be continuing in the Vaima’anga district as part of Infrastructure Cook Islands’ ongoing asset management and improvement programme.
Alanna Smith: Getting creative with waste
Saturday 18 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
OPINION: Local businesses have joined hands to support Plastic Free July initiative.
Cook Islands prioritises environment
Saturday 18 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
Cook Islands is one of a few island countries in the region to complete the development of their State of Environment Report, says the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme.
Waste an eye opener for everyone
Friday 17 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
Teina Mackenzie re-elected as president of local environmental group, Te Ipukarea Society.
Marae Moana receives $160k grant
Wednesday 15 July 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
Communication efforts under Marae Moana will benefit from a $160,000 funding grant approved by the US based non-profit organisation Seacology.
Te Ipukarea Society: The job of caring for our environment isn't getting any easier
Saturday 11 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
OPINION: As we enter the 25th year since our Society was established, it seems the task of caring for our Cook Islands Environment is not getting any easier. If anything, the environmental challenges we face have ramped up.
The problem with plastic
Monday 6 July 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Environment
In an effort to reduce the use of a range of plastics on Rarotonga, Te Ipukarea Society is calling for everyone to play their part and participate in Plastic Free July.
Te Ipukarea Society: Talking trash with Plastic Free July
Sunday 5 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
OPINION: It is easy to feel jaded fighting plastic pollution.
Lagoons pristine, streams stagnant
Wednesday 1 July 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
Ministry of Marine Resources says half of Rarotonga’s streams are dried up or stagnant.
Kelvin Passfield: Why do foreign mining companies advise on our seabeds law?
Saturday 27 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
OPINION: Changes to the Seabed Minerals regime should not be passed without further scrutiny.
Alex Herman: Checks and balances for seabed minerals
Saturday 27 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
OPINION: The Seabed Minerals Authority consultation was led by Deputy Prime Minister Mark Brown, Commissioner Alex Herman and Seabed Minerals Advisor Chris Brown.
Submissions on mining the seabed close
Thursday 25 June 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
Pacific churches voice opposition to seabed mining.
Cooks tuna fishery is a model for the Pacific
Tuesday 23 June 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
Conservationists want the whole Pacific region to adopt the Cook Islands fisheries management approach.