Articles by Utopia Support

Beautiful new oe and vaka art

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in Features

The Art Studios final exhibition of the year is a celebration of all things related to Te Moana Nui O Kiva her waves, her marine life, Tangaroa, the vaka and the oe. It is a beautiful, well-presented tribute to the eighth annual Vaka Eiva festival, and encompasses the work of dozens of local artists, both […]

Design winners

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in Features

Two grade 6 students from Apii Te Uki Ou have been rewarded for their thoughts and design of a road safety awareness poster. Jack Sutherland and Tyler Davis won $50 each and $100 for the school in the World Health Organisation-funded competition, which was managed locally through the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of […]

Favourite recipes by Blackrock kids

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in Features

The junior chefs of Blackrock Apii Potiki have chosen their favourite treats among them, marshmallow balls, easiest fudge in the world and caramel corn and compiled them into a 130-page recipe book. The cover of the book features the students smiling faces, and its pages their favourite recipes. Each recipe is attributed to a Blackrock […]

Blinded by dollar signs?

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am writing in regards to the fishing agreement between the Cook Islands and China. It looks like our government has again been blinded by the dollar signs and are not thinking about our depleting fish stocks or the future of our people. Yes the government will receive $40.8 million for the country […]

Harsh and barbaric

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, This CIP government seems to be loving this inclination of chasing our people out of this country and replacing them with Fijians and Filipinos. In 1996/7 the then CIP Government sacked over 2000 public servants who all migrated overseas. Now they are doing the same thing. They like bringing into our country foreigners […]

Kata - November 28, 2011

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in Kata

Kata - November 26, 2011

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in Kata

Paddler takes time out to give oil spill advice

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in National

SPREPs marine pollution adviser Anthony Talouli says the recent sinking of a Taiwanese vessel in Cook Islands waters is nothing to be concerned about. The Vanuatu-flagged but Taiwanese-owned Yuh Pao #2 sank in the north last month after a fire broke out in its engine room. All crew were unharmed, and on October 30 the […]

Inmates learn about architecture

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in National

A four-day workshop on architectural design culminated this week in presentations of model two-story shipping container homes. But participants were not realtors, home buyers, or builders rather they were inmates at the Arorangi prison. The workshop was an effort by tutor Karen De Waal to provide her students (inmates) with mixed formats of learning. De […]

Alternative resolution in crash case

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in National

A police investigation into a motor vehicle accident which saw a 16-year-old medevaced to New Zealand is now complete. The matter has been referred to the police community relations division for processing through the alternative resolution process. Arorangi teenager Mona Taio was the pillion passenger on a motorbike being driven by a 15-year-old when it […]

8 women supported in violence cases

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in National

In honour of White Ribbon Day and its commitment to end domestic violence in the Cook Islands Punanga Tauturu set up a stall at yesterdays Trade Day to raise awareness about womens issues and humbly ask for the communitys financial support. Punanga Tauturu manager Kairangi Samuela says the booth attracted a great deal of attention, […]

Just 100 stick with dial-up

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in National

More than 100 internet users are still connected to Telecom Cook Islands dial-up services despite the fact that they will be cut off within weeks. Telecoms dial-up services will be cut off by the end of the year as part of the companys modernisation and expansion of its internet services. With just five weeks to […]

Pandanus bags new for sea burials

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in National

A group of people promoting and carrying out burials at sea as an alternative to land burials in the Cook Islands will soon be making their task a little more island-friendly that it has been in the past. The Davy Jones Locker Society, which helps arrange and facilitate burials at sea for the people of […]

NZ election draws 250 local votes

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in National

About 250 votes were cast from the Cook Islands in the New Zealand general election many more than anticipated. The New Zealand High Commission in Rarotonga established a polling booth within its Avarua premises, allowing voters to formally choose their preferred party and electorate candidates as well as vote in a referendum. Special votes cast […]

Aitutaki noni ready for harvest

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in National

Noni growers on Aitutaki are preparing for harvest, in anticipation that their juice will be shipped to China via New Zealand. Aitutaki member of parliament and cabinet minister Teina Bishop says barrels are on the way to Aitutaki, ready to be filled with the best noni juice the Cook Islands has to offer. He expects […]

Finding a happier place, continued

Friday 25 November 2011 | Published in Church Talk

Several weeks back, I wrote an article in an attempt to address the emotional and sensitive topic of youth suicide. I wish to further address this topic, as indicated prior. Suicide is becoming a popular choice amongst a cross section of youth. They perceive it leads to a happier place. I am neither a social […]

Five spiritual heroes graduate

Friday 25 November 2011 | Published in Church Talk

Five teenage spiritual heroes received their graduation diplomas recently as students of the Church Education Systems Seminary programme for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The five students have battled against the odds for four consecutive years to learn the scriptures at early morning classes to increase their knowledge of God, his son […]

Climate change discussed

Friday 25 November 2011 | Published in Environment

Amid the clamour of alarm bells ringing about global warming, Brian Dawson likes to keep a cool head. The calmly spoken climate change expert says constant warnings about rising sea levels and increasingly common natural catastrophes may only spread panic. What is needed, he says, is a measured approach to mitigating climate change and adapting […]

NES prepares for festive season

Friday 25 November 2011 | Published in Environment

In anticipation of the festive season, the National Environment Service (NES) is reminding people to apply for permits to take shells and paua meat overseas. Christmas is the busy time of year for NES employees who process permit applications by people wanting to take such goods out of the country usually to family in New […]

Power outage on Rarotonga

Friday 25 November 2011 | Published in Local

Te Aponga Uira O Tumutevarovaro (TAU) is apologising for a Rarotonga-wide electricity cut yesterday afternoon, triggered by the tripping of two large engines at the power station. TAU said the tripping of the engines forced too much loading onto the other remaining engines running at the time, and they too tripped. Pinpointing the reason or […]