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Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) have recently announced their plan to restructure the refuse and recycling collection service for Rarotonga. Each day is to be allocated to one area of the island, Ara Tapu (mainroad) and Ara Metua (backroad) and cross roads that allow for two vehicles to pass. Continue reading...

Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) policy proposing to ban the importation of certain single-use plastic products has been approved by Cabinet on 9th April 2019. The move to ban these products is due to the fact that they are non-biodegradable, are a threat to human health and other living things if not managed properly and have alternatives readily available on the island. Continue reading...

As part of the Rarotonga Road Improvement Programme the stage 1 works will commence in April with the contractor Triad mobilising plant and equipment to the Muri area to improve the main road in Muri, Ngatangiia from adjacent to Pacific Divers to the Imanuela Akatemia bus stop. Continue reading...

“Since the development of the National Roads and Drainage Policy in 2017, ICI has been raising awareness of the importance of managing stormwater and advocating for more carefully managed development” says ICI Secretary Diane Charlie-Puna. “We now have an Infrastructure Bill that addresses more than roads and drainage and covers a range of infrastructure such as telecommunications, water, wastewater and power. The Bill is not an ICI Bill but a ‘cross-functional’ Bill that creates a space for all infrastructure managers to work collaboratively with each other” adds Charlie-Puna. Continue reading...

Coastal construction and improvement works have commenced in the Vaimaanga district as part of the Cook Island Governments ongoing asset management and improvement programme. Continue reading...

After recent heavy downpour Nukupure Beach in Muri was scoured severely again after the same erosion occurred during heavy rainfall in April. Natural drainage channels were overwhelmed during the heavy rainfall and overland flow (moving flood waters) was seen across Muri village. Continue reading...

Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) advises the public that road maintenance and improvement works have commenced on Rarotonga as part of the Cook Islands Governments ongoing asset management and improvement programme. Continue reading...

Our recycling rates is an area which still needs improving. Recent audits have found that over half of households were not sorting their waste correctly and over 65% of waste to landfill could have been diverted to recycling and composting. Continue reading...

Improving Aitutaki’s security of water supply is high on the priority list with numerous projects in the pipeline. Recently a team from Pacific Community (SPC) in Fiji visited the island to undertake electrical resistivity testing with the aim to identify potential locations for future development of water resources. Continue reading...