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Muri Environment Care, Te Ipukarea Society and Ministry of Agriculture team up to monitor the health of our streams. TIS/24020211

Te Ipukarea Society: Keeping our waterways in check

February 3, 2024

The Muri Environment Care (MEC) community group is growing a variety of native plants, vines and trees to replant, to help hold back the stream banks, and sand in coastal areas. MELINA ETCHES/23111511

Initiative to preserve Muri Lagoon

November 20, 2023

The seed of the tūrina (hernandia moerenhoutiana) or “mountain lantern tree”, cut in half to show the fruity lantern protecting the seed that rattles inside. Photo credit: Brennan Panzarella 23101550

Reviving Rarotonga’s native flora

October 23, 2023

Muri Environment Care’s Anne Tierney, pictured, has organised the sixth annual Muri Beach Cleanup with Te Ipukarea Society director Alanna Smith to celebrate World Ocean Day. Joanne Holden/ 23062323

World Ocean Day to be celebrated with annual Muri Beach Clean-up

June 27, 2023

Te Ipukarea Society : Nurture nature for our future

April 23, 2023

Restoration ecologist Brennan Panzarella, pictured far right, speaks with United Nations Development Programme representatives in the nursery where plants are being grown to heal streams in Muri. JOANNE HOLDEN/23021634 Muri Environment Care gave a progress report on its conservation efforts to representatives from United Nations Development Programme on Wednesday.

Muri restoration efforts backed by United Nations

February 17, 2023

Students from Apii Takitumu and Apii Te Uki Ou planting erosion control vegetation at the Avana geobag revetment. 22120902

Using nature to hold it all together

December 10, 2022

Anne Tierney working with the water quality team testing the pH and soil. PHOTO: SUPPLIED/22021128

Youngsters get involved in preserving Rarotonga’s wetlands

February 12, 2022

Research projects underway to revive crisis-hit Muri lagoon

February 5, 2022

Tereora College Year 9 and 10 students who form Muri Environment Care Group’s Youth Media Team. Jo Holley/22011402

Youth Media Team learns the ropes with Muri Environment Care Group

January 15, 2022

Members of the Muri Environment Care taking part in one of the group’s planting initiatives. 21110810

Native nursery plan to protect Muri’s lagoon

November 9, 2021

Some of the Muddy Buddies at Aroko Salt Marsh with a photoframe/quadrant used for counting Kō'iti Raukura (fiddler crab) burrows. Photo: Tinirau Macquarie/21101549

‘Muddy buddies’ eco stream walk

October 16, 2021

Pacific Resort staff helping remove the kang-kong water spinach from Aremango stream. SUPPLIED/21090328

Caring for Muri Lagoon means caring for our streams

September 4, 2021

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