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Island Booth Information Design (IBID) is an independent communication consultancy providing research, presentation, communication, information and exhibition design. Based in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

Community Projects

Research for a better-informed Community.

April 2019 Assessment of the Nukupure Park Foreshore Projects: Beach Nourishment, Dune Planting, and Toa, April 2019
June 2019: Vetiver in the Cook Islands Atiu, Rarotonga
22 June 2019: Land-based Disposal of Septic Wastewater using Vetiver for Muri, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
10 Aug 2020: Cook Islands Agriculture Bill 2020
- Grower Community submission (PDF) - http://tinyurl.com/gc-ag-bill
- Natura Kuki Airani submission (PDF) - http://tinyurl.com/nka-ag-bill
17 Aug 2020: Fixing the Bill: Making a Select Committee submission

Water Treatment / Te Mato Vai Project / Te Vai Ora Maori

Water Treatment Digests

28 June 2019: Te Vai Ora Maori - Clean, Safe Water Rarotonga (Media Release)
3 July 2019: Te Mato Vai Disinfection: Chlorination, Rarotonga
9 July 2019: Chemically-treated Water (chlorination, polyaluminum chloride): Environmental Impacts – Rarotonga, Cook Islands
21 July 2019: Rarotonga Water Quality Monitoring Data
4 Aug 2019: Water Treatment Systems: Chemicals and Pathogens
5 Aug 2019: Havelock North: The Rhetoric of Chlorination
18 Aug 2019: Chemically-treated Water Supply: Impact on Agriculture, Organics, Plant, and Soil Health Polyaluminum chloride (PACl), Chlorination, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Pacific Organic Standard P1/2020: Chemicals in potable water for irrigation
http://tinyurl.com/nka-pos-irrigation
22 Sept 2019: Rarotonga: Alternatives to Chemical Water Treatment
2 Oct 2019: Koutu Nui Presentation: Vaka Puaikura - Non-Chemical Water Treatment (Facebook Album/Slides)
7 Nov 2019: Te Vai Ora Maori: Non-chemical Water Treatment Methods
4 Dec 2019: Te Mato Vai: PACl (polyaluminum chloride) on Trial
14 Dec 2019: (PDF) Landowner Non-consent Letter: Objection to use of chemicals for water treatment as part of the Te Mato Vai system
10 Nov 2020: PACl Trial Data
23 Mar 2021: Te Mato Vai Project Grievance
Ministry of Finance and Economic Management have an obligation to development project policies.
22 June 2021: Te Vai Ora Maori: Response To Water Treatment Plants: On-Site Discharges EIA.
20 Aug 2022: Te Mato Vai: Rarotonga’s Sludge Crisis
July-Aug 2022, in drought conditions, residual sludge was overflowing from the Te Mato Vai system to Rarotonga’s freshwater streams.

Te Mato Vai: Betterways

Betterways is a series by Te Vai Ora Maori showcasing methods of remediating the new Te Mato Vai drinking-water treatment system for Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

26 April 2021: Wastewater Processing: Vetiver Cyclic Wetland.
19 May 2021: Waste Management: Diversion systems reduce sludge production.

Public petition: Anti-chemical Treatment of the Water Supply of Rarotonga

27 July 2019: (PDF) Te Vai Ora Maori / Public Petition: Anti-chemical Treatment of the Water Supply of Rarotonga
http://tinyurl.com/tvom-petition-pdf
19 Jun 2020: Presentation of the Anti-Chemical Treatment of the Water Supply of Rarotonga Petition.

To Tatou Vai Authority (Water Charges) Bill 2020

10 July 2020: The To Tatou Vai Authority (Water Charges) Bill 2020
- Grower Community submission (PDF) - http://tinyurl.com/gc-ttva-submission
- Natura Kuki Airani submission (PDF) - http://tinyurl.com/nka-ttva-bill
11 Sept 2020: Te Vai Ora Maori: Submission to the To Tatou Vai Authority Bill 2020 / PDF
11 Sept 2020: Steineken Tax: Funding Infrastructure in a Tourism-Dependent Economy / PDF :Appendix from Te Vai Ora Maori TTVA Bill submission

Updated: 10 Dec 2021.