Environment
A busy year for Te Ipukarea Society
Monday 9 July 2018 | Published in Environment
Te Ipukarea Society will hold their annual general meeting on July 10 at 6pm, at USP.
Fisheries face complex issues
Thursday 5 July 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
Issues involving Oceanic fisheries are becoming increasingly complex for the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), says outgoing director-general James Movick.
PM urges action on managing tuna stocks
Thursday 5 July 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
Incumbent Prime Minister Henry Puna is calling for a strong regional response to overcome the number of challenges in managing tuna stocks.
Australia commits new long-term support to FFA
Thursday 5 July 2018 | Published in Environment
The Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has agreed to long-term partnership and related funding agreements between the agency and Australia.
Cook Islands represented at Mongolia conference
Thursday 5 July 2018 | Published in Environment
Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) director Charles Carlson and his colleague Keu Mataroa are in Mongolia, attending the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction.
New FFA director general to be appointed
Wednesday 4 July 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
The appointment of the new director general of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) will be one of the key agendas at the 15th Forum Fisheries Committee Ministers Meeting (FFCMIN15) this week.
Work begins on new boat ramp for Avarua
Tuesday 3 July 2018 | Published in Environment
Work on the new boat ramp at Avarua Harbour adjacent to Trader Jacks restaurant and bar began last week.
Ministerial forum opens tonight
Tuesday 3 July 2018 | Published in Environment
The three-day Annual Ministerial Forum Fisheries Committee Fifteenth Meeting (FFCMIN15) will be officially opened tonight at the National Auditorium.
Suwarrow: Romantic no more
Monday 2 July 2018 | Published in Environment
Way back in 1890, Suwarrow was described as the “most romantic island in the world” by Robert Louis Stevenson’s wife Fanny after the Stevenson family visited the island. From a distance, even today, you can get a feeling of why she thought so.
Cook Islands support chemical weapons ban
Monday 2 July 2018 | Published in Environment
The Cook Islands joined other countries this week at a special meeting in The Netherlands in supporting a UK-led proposal to strengthen a global ban on chemical weapons.
Climate meeting airs key issues
Thursday 28 June 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
The Climate Change Cook Islands quarterly platform meeting earlier this week resulted in some interesting discussion around the climate change policy and other issues.
Rain gauge upgrade completed
Thursday 28 June 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
WATSAN Cook Islands has successfully upgraded its Te Kou rain gauge to a remote telemetry system using local cellular network and satellite to automatically transfer real time data to Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) via the internet.
Police display an expo highlight
Thursday 28 June 2018 | Published in Environment
The Cook Islands Police Maritime Division celebrated the “Day of the Seafarer” by taking part in the successful Maritime Careers Expo at Avatiu harbour on Monday this week.
Burial grounds 'rubbished'
Thursday 28 June 2018 | Published in Environment
Rarotonga’s public burial grounds have become some of the island’s most “rubbished” places, Te Ipukarea Society has revealed.
Protected areas vital for our future
Wednesday 27 June 2018 | Published in Environment
Earlier this month, a number of Pacific Island protected area managers gathered in Samoa for the Inception Workshop of the BIOPAMA (Biodiversity And Protected Area Management Programme) Phase Two. Liam Kokaua from Te Ipukarea Society was fortunate to be able to attend this meeting, alongside Elizabeth Munro (National Environment Service) and Kevin Iro (Marae Moana).
Ministries investigate tyre fires
Tuesday 26 June 2018 | Published in Environment
The National Environment Service and Public Health are investigating incidents in which tyres were used as fuel for fires to burn coconut tree stumps next to one of the island’s largest tourist resorts last week.
'White list' possible for Maritime CI
Monday 25 June 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
A recent report on port state control in the Asia Pacific region has revealed that the Cook Islands flag, operated by ship registry Maritime Cook Islands (MCI), has shown positive flag state performance.
Temporary shutdowns test water mains
Saturday 23 June 2018 | Published in Environment
Local contractors Landholdings Ltd have completed the Te Mato Vai project ring main, which is now “live”.
Expo airs opportunities in maritime industry
Saturday 23 June 2018 | Published in Environment
High school students are expected to be among the main participants in a Maritime Careers Expo to be held at the port of Avatiu on Monday.
Climate change on agenda
Saturday 23 June 2018 | Published in Environment
The Climate Change Cook Islands Division and Emergency Management Cook Islands Division of the Office of the Prime Minister will host their quarterly platform meeting on Monday from 4-6pm at the USP Centre.
