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Articles by Te Ipukarea Society
Deep sea mining concerns: We are not alone
Saturday 30 October 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion
For those of us from the Cook Islands who are concerned about deep sea mining, it may be reassuring to learn that we are not alone.
Te Manu o te Mata’iti – which will be our Bird of the Year?
Saturday 23 October 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion
Things are about to get heated as the second Cook Islands Bird of the Year (BOTY) competition kicks off on Wednesday, run by Te Ipukarea Society (TIS).
‘Muddy buddies’ eco stream walk
Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion
For a fun school holiday activity this week, Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) and Muri Environment Care (MEC) invited kids on an eco-walk along Muri’s Aremango stream and the Aroko salt marsh, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
Mangaia’s Solar Girls to the recycle rescue
Saturday 9 October 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in National, Outer Islands
Due to limited infrastructure in the Pa Enua, most recyclable waste unfortunately gets transferred straight from households to the local landfill. Mangaia, however, is on its way towards a much-improved waste management system.
The way our ancestors travelled
Saturday 2 October 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion
Sailing feels like reconnecting to the ways that our ancestors travelled. Don’t poke fun, I certainly had my fair share of Moana moments onboard Vaka Marumaru Atua, writes Terena Koteka-Wiki of Te Ipukarea Society.
Strong signal sent as conservationists vote to pause deep sea mining
Saturday 11 September 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The International Union for Conservation of Nature congress have voted in overwhelming support of a moratorium on deep sea mining, with support from 93 per cent of governments and NGOs part of the international group. This sends a very strong message to world leaders of the global concern around the potential environmental impacts of deep sea mining, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
OPINION: Caring for Muri Lagoon means caring for our streams
Saturday 4 September 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Everything is connected and particularly so when it comes to water. If we want to improve the water quality of the lagoon, we also need to protect the streams. This is the message the Muri community is sharing, not just through words but through action. By Te Ipukarea Society.
OPINION: Underwater wizardry from Rakahanga
Saturday 28 August 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
A special part of the recent Northern group vaka tour was being able to experience the local foods, traditions and even some examples of local fishing practices carried out on each of the islands, writes Alanna Smith of Te Ipukarea Society.
OPINION: Learning about ‘fearlesss’ Lulu
Saturday 21 August 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
In our recent vaka voyage to the Northern Group we were fortunate to see the native seabird Lulu (Masked Booby/ Sula dactylatra) nesting on a couple of the islets along the Seven Sisters in Suwarrow. By Te Ipukarea Society.
OPINION: Pukapukans live with nature, not against it
Saturday 14 August 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Pukapuka is certainly one of the islands that has maintained respect for the traditional ra’ui system, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
Tāua e Moana, the Ocean and I
Saturday 7 August 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion
The impacts of industrial fishing remain on Suwarrow as they were in 2018, with numerous drifting FADs from the purse seine fishery washed up on the beaches or caught on coral heads in the lagoon, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
WTF – Where's the Fish?
Saturday 31 July 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion
Everyone is wondering WTF? - Wheres the Fish? Anecdotally, across the Cook Islands people are talking about this big issues saying catches are low, even for this time of year, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
OPINION: Trawling for ocean plastics on Marumaru Atua enroute to Suwarrow
Friday 23 July 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The Marumaru Atua vaka is enroute to Suwarrow now, after visiting four northern group islands and Aitutaki so far. It carries with it a message of ocean health. One area the vaka is focusing on is oceans plastics, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
OPINION: Deep sea mining discussions – what’s the rush?
Friday 16 July 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
There appears to be strong community support for building the capacity of locals to better prepare them to make decisions regarding deep sea mining, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
T-shirt tote bags, Kata Kapu and Jar Undies in Plastic Free July
Saturday 10 July 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Already we are a third of the way into Plastic Free July and it is great to see so many activities happening around Rarotonga, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
Rare Rarotonga monarch research continues
Friday 2 July 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Features, Weekend
The opening of the travel bubble has been good news for the kākerōri birds because it means that one of their most dedicated enthusiasts was able to return to Rarotonga to get stuck into a much overdue, annual bird survey.
Ocean health is our ocean wealth
Friday 25 June 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
On Saturday some members of the Marumaru Atua crew and the Aitutaki Conservation Trust participated in a small beach clean up near the airport, to raise awareness on plastic pollution in our ocean, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
Progress, not perfection, for Plastic Free July
Friday 18 June 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Plastic Free July is just around the corner and honestly it could not come any sooner, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
Taau Taku Tita – Our rubbish is our responsibility
Friday 18 June 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion
This coming Saturday, Rarotonga will once again be buzzing with people collecting rubbish off our beaches, streams and motu for the Annual World Oceans Day clean up.
Karika Palace hosts Te Ipukarea Society’s 25th birthday celebrations
Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Last Wednesday night was the 25th birthday celebration and 26th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) and it was celebrated in style at the beautiful Karika Palace, Ngarurutu.
