Environment
Wonderful borax has multitude of household uses
Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Environment
Borax is a naturally occurring mineral also known as sodium borate, with a wide variety of household uses.
EU case finally makes it to court
Tuesday 18 July 2017 | Published in Environment
In what has been a long and drawn out process spanning over 12 months, the case against the Cook Islands Government over the European Union Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement was finally heard last week in the High Court of the Cook Islands, with Justice Judith Potter presiding.
Do your bit for planet's plastic problem
Monday 10 July 2017 | Published in Environment
Every July, over a million people around the world participate in “Plastic-Free July”, a challenge to refuse single-use plastics for one whole month.
Be green and use non-plastic containers
Wednesday 5 July 2017 | Published in Environment
This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with conservation and environmental matters of interest to the Cook Islands.
Electric the way to travel...
Tuesday 4 July 2017 | Published in Environment
This feature by Professor John Hay looks at the introduction of fully battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) in the Cook Islands and discusses their advantages in an island environment.
Why going back to your roots is good for environment
Monday 26 June 2017 | Published in Environment
All indigenous peoples of the Earth have always maintained a strong bond with nature.
Old knowledge addresses climate change
Monday 19 June 2017 | Published in Environment
This week’s Te Ipukarea Society column was written by visiting researcher Diamir de Scally who is in the Cook Islands until the end of July.
Observers train for work on high seas fishing vessels
Friday 2 June 2017 | Published in Environment
The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) in collaboration with Sealord Ltd, Orafco (CK) Ltd, and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has been conducting cross-endorsement training to brief Pacific Island Observers to work aboard Cook Islands flagged high seas trawlers fishing in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) area.
Opportunity to study seabed minerals industry at sea
Wednesday 31 May 2017 | Published in Environment
The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources of the Federal Republic of Germany (BGR), is offering four at-sea training places for candidates from developing States including the Cook Islands, as part of its 2017 training programme.
Matavera potholes get attention
Thursday 25 May 2017 | Published in Environment
Wet weather often means the roads around the island deteriorate, potholes deepen and attempts to fill them are delayed
Conservation in our ocean
Monday 15 May 2017 | Published in Environment
In the article about our oceans in CI News on Tuesday May 9, prime minister Henry Puna is quoted as saying, “the future of the Cook Islands and its people is in the ocean that surrounds us”.
Nature's systems vital to survival of our 'paradise'
Monday 1 May 2017 | Published in Environment
Te Ipukarea Society is completing an Ecosystem Valuation Report for the National Environment Service, as a part of the Cook Islands National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. This article aims to raise awareness about the value of our ecosystems, and some of it is adapted from information on the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment Website.
It's time we said no to Styrofoam...
Tuesday 25 April 2017 | Published in Environment
Today is Earth Day, and we thought it would be good idea to make people aware of something they can do here in the Cook Islands to help our Mother Earth .
Do your bit to protect our paradise
Wednesday 19 April 2017 | Published in Environment
This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with conservation and environmental matters of interest to the Cook Islands. This column was scheduled to appear in Saturday’s paper but had to be dropped for space reasons. It will appear as usual in this Saturday’s CI News.
Seaweed tarnishes our crown's allure
Saturday 8 April 2017 | Published in Environment
This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with conservation and environmental matters of interest to the Cook Islands.
A beacon of hope for humpbacks
Thursday 6 April 2017 | Published in Environment
The Cook Islands is a beacon of hope at the “Whales in a Changing Ocean Conference”, now underway in the Kingdom of Tonga, highlighting its strong stance on raising standards on ocean stewardship and management of its natural resources.
MMR officer visiting northern Cooks
Wednesday 5 April 2017 | Published in Environment
A Ministry of Marine Resources legal officer is visiting the northern Cook Islands to explore with fishing associations, fisheries officers and island communities, areas of importance they believe should be included in the Marine Resources Sector Plan that is currently under development.
Dumped in spite of hard work
Monday 3 April 2017 | Published in Environment
They worked hard and by all accounts they did a good job, but the Aitutaki Power Station Authority Board still got dumped.
Rarotonga's special fish evolving into land creature
Monday 27 March 2017 | Published in Environment
A South Pacific ocean creature has become the poster fish for evolution.
Re-usable nappies the best way to go
Monday 27 March 2017 | Published in Environment
This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with conservation and environmental issues of concern to the Cook Islands. Today’s column is from a member of the Te Ipukarea Society Youth Task Force
