Public Service Announcement:
Cook Islands Community in New Zealand
Cook Islands Prime Minister Honourable Mark Brown and his delegation will be in New Zealand from ๐ญ8๐๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ to host a series of important community consultations!
Join us to hear updates on recent developments in the Seabed Minerals sector as well as to share updates for our 60th celebrations in 2025.
Consultations will be held in ๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ผ๐ธ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ, and youโre invited to come along! Kaumaiti Nui Tou Ariki, Bishop Tutai Pere, and George Williamson from the Seabed Minerals Committee will also be present to provide insights and answer your questions.
Donโt miss this opportunity to engage directly with our leaders and learn more about whatโs on the horizon for the Cook Islands!
Check the flyer for dates and venue details. See you there! Meitaki maata.
Latest News
Discover Cook Islands Seabed Minerals
The Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority (Authority) regulates seabed minerals (SBM) activities under the Cook Islands jurisdiction. As a small, developing Pacific Island nation, we increasingly view ourselves as a โLarge ocean stateโ.
Like many Pacific Island nations, the Cook Islands has limited opportunities for sustainable economic growth and diversification. One of our greatest natural resources has always been our ocean. Forty years of ocean survey work suggests as much as 6.7 billion tonnes of mineral rich manganese nodules, found at a depth of 5,000m are spread over some 750,000 square kilometres of the Cook Islands Continental Shelf. This seabed mineral resource offers a significant opportunity for the long term sustainable development of the Cook Islands.
Our Legacy
Woven from the leaves of the coconut tree the green basket is known in the Cook Islands as a โketeโ or โraurauโ and is used to carry things that are of value to our people - such as fruits, fresh produce, fish etc. In this case it is carrying pieces of nodules that were collected during the 1960s exploration cruise in the Cook Islands EEZ by our very own Sir Tom Marsters, K.B.E.
The three pairs of hands seen in this photo are those of Sir Tom Marsterโs, his daughterโs, and his grandsonโs - a symbol of the kind of legacy we want to pass down to future generations. We are to be wise stewards of our ocean which provide so much to our people and we will continue to be wise stewards so that the legacy we leave behind is enriched with promise and health.
