Kia orana – Welcome
Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) is a Cook Islands environmental Non-Government Organisation (NGO) registered as an Incorporated Society on 12th June 1996. TIS was formed to help care for ‘te ipukarea’ – our heritage, with a commitment to advocate for and foster a sustainable, healthy, biodiverse and beautiful environment.
We are a membership-based organisation made up of individuals who believe in the need to maintain a healthy and beautiful environment. We are members of IUCN and Birdlife International.
In focus
Deep-sea mining
How aware are you of the potential environmental, community, economic and cultural risks involved with Deep Sea Mining?
We have collected some resources and links to help you with your research and understanding. View them in our Resources area here.
Watch our two Deep-Sea Mining ads.
– Don’t gamble away our future: Deep-sea mining risks
– Vaka on the rocks
Te Manu Tai o te Kūki ‘Airani
Te Manu Tai o te Kūki ‘Airani began in 2025, funded by the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, with the ultimate goal of laying a foundation for conservation planning and better protection of our elusive Petrel and Shearwater seabirds.
These birds bring great value to our land and reef through their nutritional fishy poop (known as guano). This guano is rich in marine nutrients and helps to feed our native flora in the mountains, thus stabilising our watersheds. As these nutrients make their way back down to the sea they nourish our atolls
and surrounding coral reef ecosystems.
Do you want to get involved? Are you fit and keen to hike our mountains? Do you have an interest in the welfare of our birds? Would you be able to commit to a schedule to go up in the mountains to check cameras and traps? If your answer was yes to all these questions, please let us know.
Project areas
Te Ipukarea Society works in five main areas – Biodiversity, Climate Change, Eco-Sustainable Development, Waste Management, and Youth.
Select an icon to learn more about our work in each area.
