Members of the Cook Islands environmental group Te Ipukarea Society were appalled by the rubbish that they found on a recent trip to isolated Suwarrow Atoll.
The northern Cooks island is a national park, a bird sanctuary and usually the only human presence there is two caretakers.
Te Ipukarea Society's Kelvin Passfield told Don Wiseman they were there to continue a rat eradication programme and to monitor the birds that breed on Suwarrow.
Fishing gear washed up on pristine Suwarrow Atoll Photo: supplied
