Description Consultants are commissioned to undertake specialist assignments, generally of an advisory nature, in any sector. New Zealand Participation Commissioning consultants and purchasing capital equipment. Partner Country Participation Identify priority areas. Provision of labour and plant. The Cook Islands Meteorological Services are now fully localised, having previously been a branch office of the New Zealand Meteorological Service.
Funding is provided to meet management and technical advice requirements.
New Zealand Participation Technical and management assistance. Partner Country Participation Provision of facilities, counterparts and maintenance of equipment. The contract for New Zealand technical advisers is now held by the Cook Islands. Current Status Continuing until 2003. The station undertakes extensive trial and research activity on a range of commercial and subsistence crops and also serves as a training ground for the Cook Islands Department of Agriculture.