Environment
Biosecurity head attends Rome meeting
Saturday June 09, 2018Director of Biosecurity Service Ngatoko Ta Ngatoko represented the Cook Islands and the South West Pacific countries at the second Implementation and Capacity (IC) Development Committee meeting in Italy late last month.
Better shipping than solar, says researcher
Thursday June 07, 2018Pacific maritime researcher Dr Peter Nuttall says more aid money should be put towards sustainable shipping in the region.
Suwarrow is for the birds
Wednesday June 06, 2018The team from Te Ipukarea Society has recently reported in by satellite phone from Suwarrow, where they are hard at work in a very labour-intensive exercise to eradicate the island’s rats once and for all.
MMR investigating fishing inside closed area
Wednesday June 06, 2018Fisheries officers from the Ministry of Marine Resources are investigating serious alleged breaches of the Marine Resources Act by a Cook Islands-flagged vessel fishing in the deep-sea area of the Indian Ocean.
NES expo marks environment week
Tuesday June 05, 2018The National Environment Service (NES) and their environment partners are marking this week’s worldwide National Environment Week, which incorporates World Environment Day on June 5 and World Oceans Day on June 8, with an Environment Expo to be held at Maire Nui Park.
A walk through island’s ancient
Saturday June 02, 2018This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with conservation and environmental issues of interest to the public.
Jessie is the new harbour master
Friday June 01, 2018The Cook Islands Ports Authority has confirmed John Jessie as the new harbour master, replacing Saungaki Rasmussen, who resigned in April this year.
Beacon programme heads for Cook Islands
Thursday May 31, 2018The Cook Islands will benefit from New Zealand's locator beacon programme, which will begin here soon.
Residential users will face water charges
Thursday May 31, 2018Water tariffs are to be introduced for both commercial and residential users on Rarotonga.
