Environment
Landfill most viable rubbish option
Tuesday January 17, 2017An INVESTIGATION into alternative methods of rubbish disposal has concluded that a landfill remains the most viable option for waste disposal in Rarotonga.
Criticised map shows activity: Passfield
Monday January 09, 2017Te IPUKAREA Society director Kelvin Passfield says the Ministry of Marine Resources’ negative reaction to an online tracking map of longline fishing vessels “is a very one-sided opinion”.
NZ engineers checking bridges
Wednesday November 30, 2016TWO NEW ZEALAND engineers are on Rarotonga conducting an inspection trip to check on the condition of bridges around the island.
How to conserve bigeye tuna stocks
Monday November 28, 2016World Fisheries Day for 2016 came and went on Monday, November 21.
80pc of lagoon weed due to nutrients
Monday November 21, 2016Scientific data is pointing to ground water nutrient discharge being responsible for 81 per cent of Disolved Inorganic Nitrogen (DIN) in Muri Lagoon.
Working hard to reduce waste
Monday November 21, 2016TE IPUKAREA Society Project Officer Liam Kokaua visited the Cook Islands General Transport (CIGT) Recycle Centre this week to see the work they are doing to reduce the amount of rubbish going into our Rarotonga landfill.
Metua’s gardening skills recognised
Monday October 31, 2016When Metua Aerenga heard from his brother about a community garden near his home in Mangere, he decided to check it out.
The right way to protect foreshore
Monday October 24, 2016This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with environmental and conservation matters of interest to the Cook Islands.
Cooks footprint for bigeye said to be ‘extremely small’
Friday October 21, 2016THE SUBMISSION says purse seine fishing is one of the most common forms of commercial fishing in the Western Central Pacific and has been occurring in the Cook Islands since 1987 when the government signed the US Fisheries Treaty.
