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Te Ipukarea Society: Citizen science turtle monitoring continues

Saturday 4 November 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

Throughout Te Moana nui o Kiva, sea turtles are held in very high regard. The reasons for this vary from their majestic mana passed down through cultural storytelling, to their availability as a source of food.


Te Ipukarea Society: Sustainable alternatives to deep-sea mining for battery production

Saturday 28 October 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

In the quest for a more sustainable future, the world is increasingly recognising the importance of transitioning to renewable energy sources and electric vehicles.


Te Ipukarea Society : Reaching new heights in the Takitumu Conservation Area

Saturday 21 October 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

Today’s article was written by Donna Gast, who is visiting from the Netherlands and doing some volunteer work with Te Ipukarea Society before starting university.


Te Ipukarea Society: Securing our future through ongoing environmental education of our youth

Saturday 14 October 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

It has been a busy school holiday period working alongside the Cook Islands Voyaging Society, Kōrero o te ‘Ōrau and 40 plus senior ‘Ātui’anga ki te Tango and Mata Nātura students from Aitutaki, Mitiaro, Atiu, Mauke, Mangaia and Rarotonga.


Te Ipukarea Society: New research sheds light on community views on tourism in Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Mitiaro.

Saturday 7 October 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

Sieni Tiraa, local consultant for Griffith University, was busy conducting community tourism surveys earlier in the year. This research was spearheaded by Griffith University and aimed to obtain the people’s views on tourism, and their aspirations for future tourism in the Cook Islands.


Deep sea mining: Is anybody listening?

Saturday 30 September 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

There will be many impacts of deep sea mining. Some will be very difficult to predict.


Te Ipukarea Society: Palmerston Atoll bids farewell to rats

Sunday 24 September 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

A rat eradication exercise has just been completed in Palmerston Atoll. This was for two main reasons.


Te Ipukarea Society: Who would have thought the Cook Islands has scorpions

Saturday 16 September 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

Who would have thought the Cook Islands has scorpions.Two that have been recorded on the user friendly online ‘Cook Islands Biodiversity Database’ are the Bark scorpion, Tēkōpio Liocheles australasiae, and the Lesser Brown Scorpion, Sōkopio, Isometrus maculatus .


Te Ipukarea Society: The potential impacts of deep sea mining on global climate change

Saturday 9 September 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

In the pursuit of valuable minerals and resources, humanity is increasingly turning its attention to the depths of the ocean floor through deep sea mining.


Te Ipukarea Society: Trees of Palmerston Island

Saturday 26 August 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

Palmerston Atoll is made up of six main Motu and a number of sand cays dotted around a lagoon teeming with marine life. There is no airstrip. A cargo boat visits every few months to ferry passengers, food supply, gas and fuel.


Te Ipukarea Society: Potential impacts of deep seabed mining on our tuna fisheries

Saturday 19 August 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

This article has been drawn largely from two reports. One was published in the journal Nature in June 2023, and the other, a Secretariat for the Pacific Community (SPC) report from 2018. These references are available on request.


Te Ipukarea Society: Extraction or protection? The dual mandate dilemma of the International Seabed Authority

Saturday 5 August 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has the dual mandate of regulating mining of the seabed and also protecting that same seabed in areas beyond national jurisdiction (also known as international waters, high seas, or simply the area).


Te Ipukarea Society : Update on the bio-control of the Grand Balloon vine on Rarotonga

Saturday 29 July 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

Te Ipukarea Society recently guided some visiting scientists from New Zealand up to Tereora Hill to observe any unexpected impacts of an introduced bio-control agent. This article is written by one of those scientists, Alana den-Breeyen.


Te Ipukarea Society : ‘We can’t go back, but we can look back and learn’

Saturday 22 July 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

This week’s environmental column was written by Te Ipukarea Society executive member June Hosking. Te Ipukarea Society is a non-government environmental group established in 1996.


Te Ipukarea Society: Looking deeper into the International Seabed Authority

Saturday 15 July 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

Currently, governments from around the world are meeting at the 28th Session of the International Seabed Authority from 10-28 July in Kingston, Jamaica.


Te Ipukarea Society : Innovative fundraising opportunity for your group

Saturday 8 July 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

Te Ipukarea Society has been trialing the rent a plate portable dishwashing trailer at the Muri Night Market for several nights over the past two months. The more nights the rent-a-plate is operating, the less rubbish from disposeable plates and cutlery ends up in our landfill.


Te Ipukarea Society: Time to ditch sustainability

Saturday 1 July 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

This week’s environmental article is written by Te Ipukarea Society executive member June Hosking.


Te Ipukarea Society: Waste Wise Mangaia, Managing waste in the Pa Enua

Friday 23 June 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

Effective waste management in the Pa Enua is near nonexistent with limited infrastructure and no funding made available to send recyclable waste off each of the islands.


Te Ipukarea Society: The Little Mermaid making a conservation splash

Saturday 10 June 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

This article is adapted and based almost entirely on a story by Elene Peradze, on the IMPAKTER Platform and Magazine website.


Te Ipukarea Society: Local lorikeets celebrated

Saturday 3 June 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

World Parrot Day celebrated on May 31 gives us a good excuse to bring more attention to a couple of our own brightly coloured lorikeets that come under the parrot family.


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