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.

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