Environment
It’s time we said no to Styrofoam...
Monday April 24, 2017Today 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 April 19, 2017This 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 April 08, 2017This 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
Wednesday April 05, 2017The 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
Tuesday April 04, 2017A 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
Sunday April 02, 2017They worked hard and by all accounts they did a good job, but the Aitutaki Power Station Authority Board still got dumped.
Re-usable nappies the best way to go
Monday March 27, 2017This 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 March 13, 2017SCREENED 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 March 13, 2017The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) has commended two fishermen for rescuing a turtle and removing the rope and float in which it was tangled.
