MAHI TAAPOI
Sustainable Tourism Development
MAHI TAAPOI
Sustainable Tourism Development
P1 EDUCATION AND TOURISM
P1.1 Schools Tourism Issues Awareness
P1.2 Issues Awareness Teacher Training Workshop
P2 TOURISM AND THE ENVIRONMENT
P2.1 Interim tourism industry solid waste management strategy
P2.2 Manuae marine park
P2.3 Rarotonga Parks and Reserves Assessment
P2.4 Rarotonga Raui
P3 IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING
P3.1-8 Southern Group Implementation Workshops
P3.9 Television tourism awareness programmes
P3.10 Review of the Tourism Master Plan and Development of Strategic Plan
P4 MARKET INFORMATION
P4.1 Inter-Island Visitor Survey
P4.2 Computerisation of the analysis of the visitor arrivals data
P4.3 Survey analysis computer and analytical software (SPSS)
P4.4 Visitor documentation
P4.5 Accreditation Survey
P4.6 Visitor expenditure survey
P5 ORONGO CENTRE, AITUTAKI
P5.1 Tourism Information Centre and Produce Market Upgrade
P6 AITUTAKI LAGOON
P6.1 Coral Survey
P6.2 Fisheries Survey
P6.3 Taramea Control
P6.6 Fish Reserve Establishment
P7 TOURISM INDUSTRY QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEME
P7.1-3 Accreditation Scheme Design and Implementation
P7.4 Cooks Islands Crafts Labelling Scheme
P8 HOSPITALITY TRAINING
P8.1 Form 6 Curriculum Development
P8.2 Hospitality Training Equipment
P8.3 Araura College Craft Centre
P8.5 Kia Orana Videos for Schools
P9 INFORMATION/PUBLICATIONS
P9.1 Cook Islands Natural Heritage pamphlet
P9.3 Cook Island Flowers of the World poster
P9.4 Rarotonga Cross Island Walk Booklet
P9.5 Fish Recognition Cards for Divers
P9.6 Whales and Dolphins Poster
P9.7 TMPIAP Computer and Printer
P9.8 NHP Scanner
P9.9 Rarotonga’s Mountain Tracks and Plants: A Field Guide
P9.10 Natural Heritage Project Photographic Exhibition
P9.11 Outer Islands Brochure
P9.12 Mauke vaka paiere booklet
P9.13 Mauke Natural Heritage Book
P9.18 Natural Heritage and Cook Islands Birds Posters
P9.14 Master Plan, Task Force, and TMPIAP information
P9.19 Arrivals Hall Televisons/video, Rarotonga Airport
P9.20 Orongo Centre Information Office
P10 TOURISM AMENITIES
P10.1 Rarotonga Cross Island Walk
P10.2 Turangi Valley Botanical Walk
P10.3 Mauke Craft Centre
P10.4 Rapae Botanical Walk
P10.5 Inland Rarotonga Track Safety Upgrade
P10.6 Aitutaki Washing Wells
P10.7 Mangaia Airport Terminal
P10.8 Natural Heritage Botanical Identification System
P10.10 Anataketake Cave, Atiu
P10.11 Atiu Women’s Craft Centre
P10.12 Mangaia Women’s Development Centre
P10.13 Totokoitu Research Station Botanical Garden
P10.14 Mitiaro Women’s Centre Toilet
P10.15 Wigmore’s Waterfall Picnic Area
P10.16 Avatiu Harbour Pontoon
P10.17 Mauke Tracks
P10.18 Aitutaki Wells: Nikaupara Stage 2
P10.19 Aitutaki Airport Terminal Redevelopment
P10.20 Aitutaki Clam Hatchery
P10.21 Punanga Nui Craft Market Development
P11 TOURISM PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
P11.1 Headstart Feasibility Study Grants
P11.2 Aitutaki Vaka Cruises Safety Equipment
P11.3 Tapa flowers value added marketing
P11.4 Mitiaro Homestay
P11.5 Tourism Business Initiative
P12 PROMOTION AND MARKETING
P12.1 Funding to Assist the Marketing Activities of TCI
P12.2 Strategic Marketing Plan
While the focus on the project was on development rather than reporting, eight project reports were produced in the course of the TMPIAP:
No 1.Paulay, G, (1994), The State of the Reef: Aitutaki Survey, 1994
No 2.Boronie, F, (1995), The State of Reef Fish Populations, Community Fishing Practices, and Tourist Attitudes to
Lagoon Issues in Aitutaki
No 3.Corfe, P, (1995), Totokoitu Research Station botanical gardens: scoping study
No 4.Pusinelli, M, (1995), Tourism industry quality assurance scheme: scoping study
No 5.Pusinelli, M, (1995), Tourism industry quality assurance scheme: report on second visit to Rarotonga
No 6.Hicks, Helen (1996), Mitiaro Homestay Scoping Study
No 7.King, Wayne (1997), Parks and Reserves of Raratonga Assessment
No. 8Ministry of Marine Resources (1998), Manuae Baseline Study
The approach adopted in the development assistance programme fostered tourism based on the nature, culture and people of the Cook Islands which provided the platform for the development of a national geotourism strategy.
TMPIAP: Projects
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