At the recent Annual General Meeting of the Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) a new board and committee were elected. Together with recent staff appointments aligned to the Cook Islands Marine Park, this enhanced TIS team is bursting with energy and welcoming all the challenges that
As part of its strategy to implement the recently established Cook Islands Marine Park – currently the largest MPA in the world – the Cook Islands’ government recently accepted the invitation to formally join Big Ocean: A Network of World’s Large-Scale Marine Managed Areas. Upon acceptance
Non-governmental environment group Te Ipukarea Society has presented Cook Islands News reporter Rachel Reeves with an award for her dogged “pursuit of the truth” in covering offshore fisheries issues. Reeves, who has been an integral part of the CINews team since January 2010, has shown strong
The Traditional Cook Islands Voyaging Vaka (Canoe) the Marumaru Atua, was back in Rarotonga with some extra cargo. Taking a team of 10 volunteers, it set off for Suwarrow two weeks prior and after a 4 day voyage arrived just outside the reef of Suwarrow.
From March 11-15th 2013, the Kingdom of Tonga is to host a regional workshop on “Law and Contract Negotiations for Deep Sea Minerals” in Nuku’alofa, on behalf of the SPC-EU Pacific Deep Sea Minerals Project. The EU-funded Pacific Deep Sea Minerals Project managed by SOPAC,
Announcing the Government’s commitment of a one million sq km Marine Park in the Southern Cook Islands at a major international meeting in Abu Dhabi Prime Minister Henry Puna issued a challenge to the international community to provide support to developing countries such as the
Te Ipukarea Society representative Teina Mackenzie was at the Social Impacts of Deep Sea Mineral Activities and Stakeholder Participation’ regional workshop recently in Vanuatu. She said the regional workshop provided a great opportunity for countries to understand the many factors that influence sound decisions and the
The new Cook Islands Marine Park was announced by the Cook Islands Prime Minister at the opening of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting last month. The Marine Park comprises the southern half of our Exclusive Economic Zone from 15 degrees south and encompasses one
TIS representatives at the IUCN World Conservation Congress attended a workshop with Big Ocean: A network of the World’s Large Scale Marine Managed Areas last month. Big Ocean is made up of member sites, represented by managers and partners, and provides support to other existing
Tonga will host a regional workshop on Law and Contract Negotiations for Deep Sea Minerals in Nuku’alofa, on behalf of the SPC-EU Pacific Deep Sea Minerals Project from March 11-15. The Pacific Deep Sea Minerals Project is funded by the European Union and managed by