Cooks diaspora consultations in New Zealand

This week’s Cook Islands diaspora consultations in New Zealand have amounted to a shotgun approach to current affairs covering a variety of topics of national importance. Prime Minister Mark Brown and his delegation spoke on seabed minerals exploration, the 60 years of self-governance anniversary next year, and the future of the nation.

CI NEWSDede Mingi21 November 2024Cook Islands Diaspora, Seabed Minerals Exploration, Sustainable Development, Environmental Protection, Prime Minister Mark Brown, Cook Islands EEZ, Nodule Harvesting, Cobalt Resources, Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA), Cook Islands Governance, Public Engagement

Akakitekiteanga no te Porokaramu Rangaanga i te au Mīnera Takere Moana

Te anoano nei matou i te akamatutu e te akatere meitaki i te tuanga Mīnera Takere Moana kia riro ei akapuapinga i to tatou iti tangata Kuki Airani. Ei ravenga akapirianga ki te akatereanga matakite, ko tetai uatu tukuʻangā tika i te au ra ki mua no runga i te akatikaanga me kare patoianga i te kokotianga mīnera, ka anoanoia te reira tukuʻangā tika kia tangoia ki runga i te tuanga taieni.

Media ReleaseDede Mingi2 November 2024Cook Islands, Cook Islands EEZ, SBM, Deep Sea Research, Exploration Programme, Community Engagement

SBMA Release: Key messages from Exploration Licence Granting ceremony

Following on from the previous Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) release on the recent SBM Exploration Licence Granting ceremony, below is a summary of themes raised by speakers.

Press ReleaseDede Mingi17 March 2022Seabed Minerals Authority, Cook Islands EEZ, Rarotonga, Seabed Minerals Exploration Licences, CIC Limited (CIC), CIIC Seabed Resources Limited (CIICSR), Moana Minerals Limited (Moana Minerals)

Seabed minerals consultations reach the most remote islands of the Cook Islands

Overall, Prime Minister Brown was pleased with the three Pa Enua consultations.

“It was great to see our people’s interest in our SBM sector, and to receive their questions and feedback,” he said, “This is the whole purpose of our consultations: to engage with our people and to hear their views and concerns. It takes a lot of effort, but we are committed to it.” One of the Seabed Minerals Authority’s key priorities for 2021 is stakeholder engagement, in particular with its Cook Islands people.

Press ReleaseDede Mingi19 February 2021SBMA, SBMA Commissioner, Alex Herman, Prime Minister Mark Brown, Seabed Minister Mark Brown, Seabed Minerals Authority, Cook Islands EEZ, Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Consultations, Palmerston, Nassau, Pukapuka, stakeholders, engagement

Will nodule mining impact animals that live on the ocean floor?

A closer look at the potential impact of nodule mining on the megafauna associated with nodules in the Cook Islands EEZ from Penrhyn southward to Aitutaki and Palmerston. By Gerald McCormack, Director of the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust.

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