Students blend science and tradition to protect local reefs
Saturday 29 August 2026 | Written by Supplied | Published in Features, Weekend Thirty-two students from Years 7 to 11 took part in practical reef monitoring across both islands. UANKA/26082826/26082828 Students and community members from two Southern Group islands have completed the first field pilots of a citizen science programme, blending traditional knowledge with marine monitoring tools to foster […]
Tetini Pekepo Attends Maritime Museum Workshop in Fiji
Earlier this month, the Australian National Maritime Museum facilitated the first-ever Oceania Maritime Museum Administrators Course in Suva, Fiji bringing together 17 passionate professionals from across Oceania to share expertise, build skills and work collectively on the opportunities and challenges facing our maritime histories.
Building Voyaging Futures Through Connection and Waʻa Magic
The Koʻolauloa ʻOhana Waʻa Training Camp was created with a simple but powerful purpose: to build connections within the voyaging community and inspire new generations of voyagers. Founded and coordinated by Kahia Walker, the four-day training camp has quickly become a space where culture, learning, and unity come together on and off the water.
Historic Voyaging Footage Brought to Life: CIVS Digitisation Project Underway
A collaborative effort to preserve and share invaluable Cook Islands voyaging heritage is gaining momentum, with the Cook Islands Voyaging Society (CIVS) digitizing rare footage originally recorded by filmmaker Nick Henry. The CIVS digitization project, supported by key partners and contributors, aims to make this cultural treasure accessible to the public while seeking funding to complete the ambitious endeavor.
Rat Free Takutea, on It’s way
Stage one of the Takutea Rat Eradication Project has successfully concluded, with the feild team arriving back in Atiu and Rarotonga aboard the Marumaru Atua last Saturday morning. This project is a collaborative effort between the Takutea Trust, Atiu Island Government, Cook Islands Voyaging Society, Island Conservation, National Environment Service, and Te Ipukarea Society, with the aim […]
Daily Blog 17: Deon Wong
Kia orana tatou katoatoa, ite aroa maata o te Atua Toku ingoa ko D tane, no roto mai ite au iwi Ngati Kahungunu ki Heretaunga ko Ngati Raukawa I Nu tireni. 2215 – Thursday night – I rise from my slumber and head on deck. She pushes forward into the darkness, the helmsman guided by […]
Daily Blog 15 – Antony Vavia
Daily Blog 15: Antony Vavia Kia orana, bula Vinaka Day 17 out here at the moment at about 8-degrees north of the equator. I only recently realised that exactly five years ago marks my first voyage on Marumaru Atua. We had departed NZ on the 18th of May 2019, and arrived in Rarotonga on the […]
Daily Blog 14: Tuaine Ngametua
Kia orana, about our voyage 15 days as of today my first sailing from Raro to Hawaii on Marumaru Atua. Im happy to be a crew to work with other new crews and the ones being on Marumaru Atua. The Captain is great teaching us the life on the oceans and also ways our ancestors […]
Daily Blog 12: Zeb Revake
Kia orana and greetings from Marumaru Atua first of all thankyou lord for guiding and protecting us on the Journey thus far. id also like to thank the crew for putting there hand up and embarking on this long Voyage to this years pacific arts Festival in Hawaii. for some of them its been almost […]
Daily Blog 11: Roimata Rouru
Kia orana from Marumaru Atua Firstly thank you ma’ata Lord for looking after us on the vaka for this long trip. For the first time in my life I want to thank everyone back home for taking the time to say a pure for us. On this trip I’m learning more as I’ve began reading […]