Environment
Coasts bear brunt of 'lazy littering'
Tuesday 28 October 2014 | Published in Environment
Roadsides, stream banks and coastlines are baring the brunt of Rarotonga’s rubbish.
Permits needed for seafood from Aitutaki
Saturday 25 October 2014 | Published in Environment
The Ministry of Marine Resources has issued a reminder to passengers travelling from Aitutaki over the festive season to respect the island’s by-laws for taking paua (clam) and other protected species to Rarotonga.
Cooks join Pacific plan to control albacore fishery
Friday 24 October 2014 | Published in Environment
The Cook Islands will support an agreement designed to give Pacific nations more control over the region’s albacore tuna fishery says MMR Secretary Ben Ponia.
No more excuses to litter at Avarua school
Wednesday 22 October 2014 | Published in Environment
There will be no excuses for littering at Avarua primary school with the instalment of a new recycling station donated by CITC, as part of their environmental conservation programme.
Vaka depart PNG for IUCN congress
Monday 20 October 2014 | Published in Environment
Mua vaka voyagers were glad to make land in Port Villa, Vanuatu at the weekend after a rough day of sailing.
Remaining trash at Turangi site to be buried
Monday 20 October 2014 | Published in Environment
The last remaining piles of garbage at the former recycling site in Turangi are expected to be buried underground, clearing the way for possible new uses of the land.
Mystery pig parts found in stream
Friday 17 October 2014 | Published in Environment
Remains of a large white pig are causing some concern for a resident in Vaimaanga who found the carcass of the animal in a stream next to her home.
A whale of a time at farewell
Saturday 11 October 2014 | Published in Environment
The ‘Safe Passage Campaign’ fundraiser held at the Muri Beach Club Hotel to raise funds for Cook Island Whale Research on Wednesday was by all accounts a resounding success.
Technical group meets on QMS
Wednesday 8 October 2014 | Published in Environment
The Ministry of Marine Resources is progressing its plans to introduce a Quota Management System (QMS) for the longline tuna fishery in 2016.
Aere ra e te to'ora, ka kite aka'ou
Monday 6 October 2014 | Published in Environment
The Whales came, we have loved seeing them, and they have conquered our hearts ...”
Revetment angers residents
Saturday 4 October 2014 | Published in Environment
Residents are expressing their outrage after construction of a controversial rock revetment in Vaimaanga this week.
Seabed mining presentation focuses on the environment
Thursday 2 October 2014 | Published in Environment
Environmental factors from any potential seabed mining activities in the Cook Islands were the focus of a presentation held at the University of the South Pacific last night.
Rubbish Roundup exceeds expectations
Tuesday 30 September 2014 | Published in Environment
The Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative team and volunteers took their rubbish round up efforts underwater on Clean Up the World Day hauling out general rubbish and tyres from in and around the Avarua harbour area.
Prolonged dry periods predicted in southern Cooks
Saturday 27 September 2014 | Published in Environment
A visiting environmental health specialist says there is a 60 per cent chance that the Pacific Ocean area is entering an El Nino weather pattern.
CIFA goes green
Thursday 25 September 2014 | Published in Environment
Cook Islands Football Association has jumped on board the renewable energy wagon and installed solar panels to supply the entire CIFA complex with its electricity needs.
Local business develops new wastewater system
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Environment
A LOCAL BUSINESS has teamed up with a Kiwi firm to offer a new, environmentally-friendly, waste management system.
Local business developsnew wastewater system
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Environment
A LOCAL BUSINESS has teamed up with a Kiwi firm to offer a new, environmentally-friendly, waste management system.
Effective coastal management
Saturday 20 September 2014 | Published in Environment
According to the Te Ipukarea Society, this photo shows a coastal protection unit (CPU), as developed by Don Dorrel, which has been effective in preventing erosion.
EIA process vulnerable to politics: NGO
Friday 19 September 2014 | Published in Environment
Rarotonga’s environmental impact assessment process suffers from a number of flaws, including the potential for decisions to be influenced by politics, says a local conservation group.
Rarotonga reef comes alive for web surfers
Thursday 18 September 2014 | Published in Environment
Web SURFERS in far away cities will soon get a chance to navigate the underwater reef environment around Rarotonga, along with a chance to view incredible footage of some gigantic whales.
