30 Mar 2017

Call for drastic action to save sick Cook Islands lagoon

From , 4:04 pm on 30 March 2017

Efforts to save a once pristine lagoon in the Cook Islands are underway but many say it's too little too late.

Consultants are on the job to salvage the sick waterway, seen as the jewel of the country's tourism industry.

Sally Round has been in Rarotonga and has this report.

Muri Lagoon, off Rarotonga, is one of the Cook Islands' tourism hotspots

Muri Lagoon, off Rarotonga, is one of the Cook Islands' tourism hotspots Photo: RNZI / Sally Round