Articles by Utopia Support

Population control everyone's mission

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Environment

By Gregg Young Esther Honey Foundation We have decided to address the public to discuss the issue of controlling the dog and cat population in Rarotonga, a responsibility we all share.

Emergency flight helped save lives

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Local

An emergency medical flight was chartered at a cost of $20,000 to pick up patients in the northern group this week.

Twins and multiples gather

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Local

Young twins Uhain-Ngaru (left) and Haize-Hau take a moment to smile at the camera.

Tree damages Arorangi playground

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Local

A large old flamboyant tree destroyed part of Arorangi School’s playground after falling in stormy weather on Wednesday morning.

Business mentors return

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Local

A training programme will be conducted by returning business mentors in the first week of February.

Carter: NZ not involved

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Local

The New Zealand High Commissioner has responded to a challenge from a reader to provide details on ‘Fingate’ – the alleged find of three tonnes of shark fins on a Chinese fishing boat in Cook Islands waters last June.

Where does the truth of our history lie?

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I would like to send a short message through CINews to the cowardly ‘Ngati Had Enuf’ that it’s a waste of time and pen to make a sound decent reply to his trivial-minded letter which appeared in your issue of January 15.

Respect missing for Pa Ariki

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I would like to say thank you to everyone for your comments in this paper regarding the recent Ngati Maoate debacle.

Kata - January 19, 2013

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Kata

Japanese film 'Great Voyagers' in Aitutaki

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Outer Islands

A Japanese film crew is in Aitutaki to make an educational film about voyagers past.

Nassau's Maneanea sports magic

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Outer Islands

What was once known to be just a motu for the people of Pukapuka now hosts a thriving community with its own sports competition.

Cooks not insured in disaster plan

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Politics

Five Pacific island nations are to be insured by the World Bank against natural disasters – but the Cook Islands aren’t included.

Glassie in Atiu

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Politics

All cabinet members are in the Cooks this week, with only Minister Nandi Glassie travelling from Rarotonga.

Chinese boats fined less than US?

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller writes in response to yesterday’s p10 article ‘MMR won’t release fishing penalties’: “The only reason why the Marine Resources secretary Ben Ponia will not disclose the settlement amount for the Chinese fishing breaches, I believe, is because the amount is well below MMR’s fines set for foreign fishing breaches.

American Samoa getting O3b too

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Technology

American Samoa has followed the Cooks lead and signed up for high-speed internet with fibre optic network company O3b Networks.

New year, new laptop!

Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Technology

Rupe Piakura, Apii Davison, Teremoana Unia and Tehira Winchester show off their new HP Netbooks.

Live life with no regrets

Friday 18 January 2013 | Published in Church Talk

Where am I going? Why is my situation the same if not worse? Why am I not improving? Is it me? Are others holding me back? Am I holding myself back? Do I like what I am doing? Is my current pathway heading down a positive track? Am I too afraid to change? Am I happy, truly happy? Have I forgotten what happiness feels like? Why am I even bothering? Is there room in me for change? Do I want change? Is there time to change? Many of the above self examining questions are simply inward expressions of outward mortality; the quality or condition of being simply mortal.

Solar system handover

Friday 18 January 2013 | Published in Environment

The controversial solar panels sitting on top of the education ministry building in Nikao will be handed over by the NZ High Commission today.

128 mm in two days

Friday 18 January 2013 | Published in Local

Prayers for rain were answered by the weather gods – to the tune of 128mm of rainfall over two days this week.

Corruption in our midst?

Friday 18 January 2013 | Published in Local

A few weeks ago I suggested publicly that the government should instigate a Commission of Inquiry to look into the failure of ministries and agencies to put out projects and jobs to public tender.