Monday 13 May 2013 | Published in Environment
The Ministry of Marine Resources is organising a three-day training for tilapia fish farmers from Tuesday.
Monday 13 May 2013 | Published in Environment
Enuamanu School students can now practise good recycling habits thanks to new recycling bins now stationed at the Atiu island school.
Monday 13 May 2013 | Published in Environment
Tuna boat operators targeting albacore in the South Pacific are under threat of being pushed out of operation altogether due to the steady growth in numbers of subsidised foreign fishing vessels.
Saturday 11 May 2013 | Published in Environment
THE FISHERIES agreement with the United States which grants purse seiners the right to fi sh in Cook Islands waters without licence has been re-signed.
Friday 10 May 2013 | Published in Environment
A Cook Islander has been recognised for her significant contribution to marine resource conservation.
Friday 10 May 2013 | Published in Environment
A project at Blackrock has been halted by the National Environment Service (NES).
Thursday 9 May 2013 | Published in Environment
The Cook Islands is the first in a list of small island states to benefit from a workshop on how to prepare proposals.
Wednesday 8 May 2013 | Published in Environment
Eric Bateman hasn’t turned on his air conditioning unit in weeks.
Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Environment
An environmental engineer who has mapped parts of Rarotonga for coastal disaster risk says his data will be put to such uses as estimating the value of coastal infrastructure and property.
Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Environment
News media across the region move into an era of advanced accountability with adoption last week of a concept for a Pacific Media Ombudsman.
Saturday 4 May 2013 | Published in Environment
A lack of water caused a dental practice in Nikao to close on Wednesday afternoon.
Friday 3 May 2013 | Published in Environment
There is widespread support from Rakahanga and Manihiki to develop a purse seine fishery targeting skipjack tuna, says the Ministry of Marine Resources.
Thursday 2 May 2013 | Published in Environment
It’s World Tuna Day and never a better time to think about the state of Cook Islands tuna stocks.
Thursday 2 May 2013 | Published in Environment
A Cook Islands member of parliament told a regional gathering of politicians she does not want her children to dine on canned tuna when they could be eating fresh tuna.
Tuesday 30 April 2013 | Published in Environment
Alternative energy provider ‘Solar Bob’ Bob Riley has installed solar panels at the Creative Centre, to help keep their power bill down.
Tuesday 30 April 2013 | Published in Environment
Six staff from the Living Oceans Foundation removed 215 crown of thorns starfish from Aitutaki’s reef in one dive last weekend.
Tuesday 30 April 2013 | Published in Environment
A small group was privy to the workings of a state-of-the-art research vessel that is in the Cooks to do research on coral reefs as part of a global study.
Monday 29 April 2013 | Published in Environment
The government’s light bulb project is well underway, but contractors will have to revisit many households at a later date.
Tuesday 23 April 2013 | Published in Environment
A climate change financing roundtable held in Rarotonga recently found there is a lack of clarity in what funding is available for adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk reduction activities.
Tuesday 23 April 2013 | Published in Environment
A local brewery that offers a cash reward to people who return their bottles estimates up to 4000 bottles remain unreturned each month.