Articles by Utopia Support

Love in a jam jar

Wednesday 20 March 2013 | Published in Outer Islands

Vaitau Primary School students on Aitutaki stepped back in time when they took a field trip to visit the tall ship Picton Castle.

Avatea and Avarua lead school comp

Wednesday 20 March 2013 | Published in Football

The last round of games will be played today in the senior primary school soccer championship before the play-offs next week, with Avarua leading in the group A boy’s category while Avatea is ahead in group B.

40 years for Matavera Girls' Brigade

Tuesday 19 March 2013 | Published in Church Talk

The Matavera Girls’ Brigade has turned 40.

Support needed for playground

Tuesday 19 March 2013 | Published in Local

Community support is needed to maintain the playground at the Punanga Nui Markets in Avatiu.

Man jailed for 'madcap' driving

Tuesday 19 March 2013 | Published in Local

A Fijian national who wrote off the car his wife had rented and injured his friends in a drink driving accident was sent to jail on Friday.

Cooks MPs push gender agenda

Tuesday 19 March 2013 | Published in Local

Cook Islands’ women parliamentarians joined their Pacific counterparts last month to build a new path in addressing gender equality.

Tutaka starts next month

Tuesday 19 March 2013 | Published in Local

The first round of tutaka health checks for the year will begin early next month, with property owners being urged to ensure their sections are clean and tidy.

Tourism not all doom and gloom

Tuesday 19 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I was interested in the comments that Amelia Borofsky made regarding the potential negative impact of tourism to the Cook Islands and highlighted how tourism has impacted Hawaii in a negative way.

An alternative water supply system

Tuesday 19 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Is there an alternative to the $60m Rarotonga water project? The answer to this question is a definite yes! In the Cook Islands Party manifesto of the last election it has a proposal to improve the water supply on Rarotonga by encouraging and optimising the use of water tanks for households.

Kata - March 19, 2013

Tuesday 19 March 2013 | Published in Kata

Sea Eagles soar to second

Tuesday 19 March 2013 | Published in League

The Ngatangiia Sea Eagles 34-8 thumping of the Tupapa Panthers has shot them up to second place on the league premier grade points table.

Final days for Supermodel comp

Tuesday 19 March 2013 | Published in Outer Islands

Aitutaki sisters Marito (24) and Moana (17) Maoate are set to take the catwalk this weekend in the Supermodel New Zealand pageant.

New facilities for Mangaia fishing

Tuesday 19 March 2013 | Published in Outer Islands

The Japanese ambassador for the Cook Islands has passed on his congratulations to the Mangaia Fishing Association for the handover of its improved facilities.

SIF still open

Tuesday 19 March 2013 | Published in Outer Islands

Applications for a $200,000 civil services fund close tomorrow, and organisers are expecting plenty of last-minute entries.

Storm drain an afterthought?

Tuesday 19 March 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

“Perhaps someone in charge of the reclamation work in Avarua can explain why, moments after the job was ’done’, a good portion was dug up again so that a quite massive storm drain could be installed? Can it be as simple as the designers just did not have the slightest idea what they were doing and no one noticed they had forgotten to deal with the storm drain? Bigger questions: what is this costing and who is paying?” A smoke signaller writes: “I have been reading in the paper about those claiming to be the only kopu ariki of Ngati Makea, which is the Rangi Makea, Upokotokoa, Mere, and Sadaraka, and all these are descendants of Makea Tinirau.

Solar energy to cut power bill

Monday 18 March 2013 | Published in Environment

New solar panels were installed at the Kavera Meeting House on March 9, with the aim to give them a zero-dollar power bill.

Pacific showcase a success at The Cloud

Monday 18 March 2013 | Published in Local

The Cook Islands was represented by a number of high-profile local retailers at a recent exhibition which aimed to showcase the best of the Pacific.

Orders for fuel close soon

Monday 18 March 2013 | Published in Local

No fuel orders have been placed yet for the next container ship run up to the northern group.

Marmite ordered

Monday 18 March 2013 | Published in Local

Marmite will be back in New Zealand on March 20, but it is unknown just when it will make it to the Cooks.

Aussie vet back at Esther Honey

Monday 18 March 2013 | Published in Local

Australian veterinarian Michelle Gray is back on Rarotonga to help out at the Esther Honey Foundation animal clinic.