21 Sep 2024

Cook Island protesters call for 'more time' on seabed mining

From , 6:00 am on 21 September 2024
The organisers of the At Sea, Sail Out Rally in the Cook Islands are anticipating a "huge turnout of people" on Thursday.

The organisers of the At Sea, Sail Out Rally in the Cook Islands are anticipating a "huge turnout of people" on Thursday. Photo: Facebook / Te Ipukarea Society - TIS

Cook Islanders are calling for 'more time' for independent research to be conducted on the potential environmental impacts of seabed mining.  

Te Ipukarea Society organized a peaceful protest on Thursday afternoon with a-hundred community members heading out to sea for their demonstration.  

RNZ Pacific's Tiana Haxton has more