Environment
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
Crunch time for Marae Moana
Monday 13 March 2017 | Published in Environment
SCREENED NOSE: This weekly column is provided by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with environmental and conservation issues of interest to the Cook Islands.
Fishermen rescue tangled turtle
Monday 13 March 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) has commended two fishermen for rescuing a turtle and removing the rope and float in which it was tangled.
Eating well helps our environment
Monday 6 March 2017 | Published in Environment
SCREENED NOSE: This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It focuses on conservation and environmental issues of interest to the Cook Islands.
More effort needed to reduce waste
Wednesday 1 March 2017 | Published in Environment
The Rent-A-Plate kiosk is back at Muri Night Markets, providing environmentally friendly options to plastic plates and cutlery.
New recycling options now available
Wednesday 1 March 2017 | Published in Environment
Cook Islands General Transport (CIGT) has begun a new recycling initiative, opening up the opportunity for people to recycle a magnitude of products.
Public urged to aid rubbish management
Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Environment
Now that there is a recycling option for tin food cans, Rarotonga Waste Facility staff have the unenviable task of pulling out cans from piles of unsorted general rubbish.
Defining our rights to a healthy environment
Sunday 19 February 2017 | Published in Environment
This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with conservation and environment matters of concern to the Cook Islands.
Meetings to kick off vital projects
Monday 13 February 2017 | Published in Environment
The government is set to move forward on vital infrastructure projects that will ensure that wastewater issues in Muri and Aitutaki are resolved, and that wider wastewater issues in Rarotonga are given appropriate attention.
NES has Aroko land issue under control
Sunday 12 February 2017 | Published in Environment
A situation where construction material was dumped on wetland at Aroko came about as a result of the property owner not adhering to activity that had approved for the property, says National Environment Service director Joseph Brider.
TIS staff support shark research
Wednesday 8 February 2017 | Published in Environment
This column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It discusses conservation and environmental matters of concern to the Cook Islands.
Sea urchin die-off reported in Mauke
Saturday 4 February 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
Cook Islands Climate Change has received reports of sea urchins die-off in the waters near Mauke. In October last year, marine experts were baffled to note the rapid die-off of vana (sea urchins) in the waters near Avarua area.
Surge of interest in electric vehicles
Monday 30 January 2017 | Published in Environment
This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with environmental and conservation issues of concern to the Cook Islands.
Website keeps tabs on fishing activity
Monday 23 January 2017 | Published in Environment
This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society and covers environmental and conservation issues of interest to the Cook Islands.
Marae Moana Establishment Trust responds to Ministry of Marine Resources publicity over fishing buffer zones
Monday 23 January 2017 | Published in Environment
THE SIZE of marine protected areas or “fishing exclusion zones” around islands is the final decision to be confirmed by Cabinet before Marae Moana, the Cook Islands Marine Park is legally designated.