Mitiaro Rauti Para Report

Mitiaro was the second island to receive the Rauti Para tablet training for seniors in the southern Cook Islands, which is funded by SPC EU GCCA: PSIS in partnership with the SRIC CC Adaptation Fund, Telecom Cook Islands, Cook Islands Marine Park, ICT Division of the Office of the Prime Minister, and Rauti Para (NGO).

Mitiaro is special in its own way, but like Mangaia the island is a raised makatea with razor sharp coral fossils surrounding the coastal fringes. In the middle of the island is the largest freshwater lake in the Cook Islands teaming with tilapia, freshwater eel (itiki), and a variety of other freshwater fauna. Although Mitiaro is the fourth largest island in the Cook Islands with a total land area of 2,230 hectares, only 120 hectares are suitable for agriculture.