Te Ipukarea Society – Cook Islands News https://www.cookislandsnews.com Sat, 12 Oct 2024 09:22:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Te Ipukarea Society: Pā’ua populations plummet, urgent action needed https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/opinion/editorials/te-ipukarea-society-paua-populations-plummet-urgent-action-needed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=te-ipukarea-society-paua-populations-plummet-urgent-action-needed https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/opinion/editorials/te-ipukarea-society-paua-populations-plummet-urgent-action-needed/#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2024 08:39:55 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273092 Pā’ua, or Pasua, also known as the giant clam, is a treasured marine species throughout the Cook Islands for its beauty in showcasing an array of underwater colours. It is also being seen as a tasty kai moana treat for the people of the Cook Islands.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/opinion/editorials/te-ipukarea-society-paua-populations-plummet-urgent-action-needed/feed/ 0 Te Ipukarea Society: Life on the rocks: Nodule fields not a biological desert https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/opinion/editorials/te-ipukarea-society-life-on-the-rocks-nodule-fields-not-a-biological-desert/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=te-ipukarea-society-life-on-the-rocks-nodule-fields-not-a-biological-desert Sat, 05 Oct 2024 10:15:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272855 The recent Women in Science at sea biological research expedition (WISE) wrapped up earlier this week. Organised by the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority, a collective group of mostly females from the Pacific were invited to take part in at sea research surveys that focused on training and capacity building in collecting biological data.

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]]> Te Ipukarea Society: Muri Environment Expo: Celebrating our past, shaping our future https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/opinion/editorials/te-ipukarea-society-muri-environment-expo-celebrating-our-past-shaping-our-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=te-ipukarea-society-muri-environment-expo-celebrating-our-past-shaping-our-future Sat, 28 Sep 2024 18:58:04 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272633 The Muri Environment Care (MEC) is excited to be running the very first Muri Environment Expo, happening on October 2, 3 and 4 from 9am at the Muri Meeting House.

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]]> Te Ipukarea Society: Rat free Takutea on its way: Stage 1 of eradication project successfully concluded https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/opinion/editorials/te-ipukarea-society-rat-free-takutea-on-its-way-stage-1-of-eradication-project-successfully-concluded/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=te-ipukarea-society-rat-free-takutea-on-its-way-stage-1-of-eradication-project-successfully-concluded Sat, 21 Sep 2024 18:44:46 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272402 Stage one of the Takutea Rat Eradication Project has successfully concluded, with the field team arriving back in Atiu and Rarotonga aboard the Marumaru Atua last Saturday morning.

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]]> Te Ipukarea Society: Local community to rally against deep seabed mining https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/environment/te-ipukarea-society-local-community-to-rally-against-deep-seabed-mining/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=te-ipukarea-society-local-community-to-rally-against-deep-seabed-mining https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/environment/te-ipukarea-society-local-community-to-rally-against-deep-seabed-mining/#comments Sat, 14 Sep 2024 19:33:39 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272190 The Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) Commissioner appears to be under the false impression that foreign interests are interfering in our domestic issues in regards to the rally against deep seabed mining (DSM).

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/environment/te-ipukarea-society-local-community-to-rally-against-deep-seabed-mining/feed/ 1 Te Ipukarea Soceity: Takutea rat eradication project starts https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/environment/te-ipukarea-soceity-takutea-rat-eradication-project-starts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=te-ipukarea-soceity-takutea-rat-eradication-project-starts Sat, 07 Sep 2024 20:54:58 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=271811 Kia orana from the (normally) uninhabited island of Takutea, a small sand cay motu about 21 kilometres from Atiu. It is 1.25 square km, or 125 hectares, in area and approximately 4.5km around.

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]]> Te Ipukarea Society: Ī’oi project takes flight https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/environment/te-ipukarea-society-ioi-project-takes-flight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=te-ipukarea-society-ioi-project-takes-flight Sat, 31 Aug 2024 10:50:00 +0000 http://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=271581 This week marked an exciting milestone for the Ī’oi project led by Te Ipukarea Society, as researchers successfully captured and tagged the first ī’oi in the Takitumu Conservation Area.

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]]> Te Ipukarea Society: Cook Islands Seabed Mining Regulations premature https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/environment/te-ipukarea-society-cook-islands-seabed-mining-regulations-premature/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=te-ipukarea-society-cook-islands-seabed-mining-regulations-premature https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/environment/te-ipukarea-society-cook-islands-seabed-mining-regulations-premature/#comments Sat, 24 Aug 2024 21:17:16 +0000 http://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=271400 Te Ipukarea Society urges the Cook Islands Government to delay the adoption of seabed minerals mining regulations due to insufficient scientific information and the ongoing negotiations at the International Seabed Authority.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/environment/te-ipukarea-society-cook-islands-seabed-mining-regulations-premature/feed/ 1 Te Ipukarea Soceity: Local nesting petrels under threat https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/environment/te-ipukarea-soceity-local-nesting-petrels-under-threat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=te-ipukarea-soceity-local-nesting-petrels-under-threat Sat, 17 Aug 2024 21:15:58 +0000 http://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=271207 Petrels are a family of seabirds known for covering large distances across open oceanic waters.

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]]> Te Ipukarea Society: Plastic free July- Small changes can add up to big differences https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/environment/te-ipukarea-society-plastic-free-july-small-changes-can-add-up-to-big-differences/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=te-ipukarea-society-plastic-free-july-small-changes-can-add-up-to-big-differences https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/environment/te-ipukarea-society-plastic-free-july-small-changes-can-add-up-to-big-differences/#comments Sat, 10 Aug 2024 15:21:22 +0000 http://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=271003 During the past month of July, Te Ipukarea Society ran a series of posts on how we can minimise the use of single use plastics in our day to day lives.

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