Articles by Utopia Support

Last chance to enter photo comp

Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in National

The Cook Islands National Museums first official photography exhibition will open to the public on November 9, and you still have a chance to get your work included so long as youre quick. People looking to have their work shown at the museum have until 4pm today, to lodge their submission. The Alliance Francaise de […]

SPCA caretakers hut in limbo

Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in National

Completion of a caretakers hut and animal shelter at the Cook Islands Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) premises in Vaimaanga has stalled, pending a court petition to have the company wound up. SPCA patron Pa Marie Ariki has filed a winding-up petition in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua, citing […]

Human medicines lethal for pets

Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in National

Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic staff and volunteers are urging people not to give their pets, or any animals, human medicine as it can be lethal. Clinic director Gregg Young says members of his staff have recently come across a few individuals dosing their cats and dogs with their own medicine intended for human consumption […]

Atiu mayor starts Auckland job

Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in National

Former Atiu mayor Taoro Brown is due to start in his new job as the Ministry of Healths Auckland-based patient transferral officer within the next couple of weeks. Brown beat about seven other applicants to secure the position, which has been revived by the ministry after a few years. Health minister Nandi Glassie says the […]

Who can vote?

Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in National

To vote in the New Zealand election you must be enrolled on the electoral roll. Those eligible to enrol to vote must be 18 years or older and a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident who has lived in New Zealand for one year or more without leaving the country. However, those disqualified from being […]

High commission plans for NZ election

Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in National

About 100 New Zealand electors are expected to cast their votes from the Cook Islands in Aotearoas coming national election. With Rarotongas international Sevens in Heaven and Vaka Eiva tournaments this month, the Cook Islands New Zealand High Commission is working proactively to encourage any travelling electors to pre-cast votes before departing New Zealand. That […]

Cook Islander eyes NZ parliament

Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in National

Alfred Ngaro is very likely to become the first Cook Islander elected into New Zealands parliament later this month. The 45-year-old Auckland resident is a member of the New Zealand National Party and number 37 on its list. That means if National gains enough support in this years election as anticipated Ngaro will become a […]

Ship sinks in Cooks EEZ

Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in National

A foreign vessel has sunk in the Cook Islands exclusive economic zone. Cook Islands News has had confirmation that a foreign vessel reportedly registered in Vanuatu caught fire and sunk this week in the waters of the northern group. The Ministry of Marine Resources is awaiting receipt of a full incident report from the vessels […]

Agriculture minister visits Mauke and Atiu

Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in National

Health and agriculture minister Nandi Glassie is in Mauke, where he plans to be briefed on developments in line with his political portfolios. Glassie is joined on his trip to Mauke by health secretary Tupou Faireka and associate agriculture minister Kiriau Turepu. The trio plan to discuss business in relation to the doctors residence on […]

WHO trips are essential, Glassie says

Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in National

On return from his fourth trip to an international World Health Organisation (WHO) conference this year, health minister Nandi Glassie says it is essential that the Cook Islands has a presence at such forums. This year Glassie has attended WHO conferences in Moscow, Geneva, New York and Manila. He says if the Cook Islands is […]

Travel diary

Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in National

Cook Islands News has promised to bring you a Cabinet Travel Diary, which will include information about ministerial travel, listing each minister and his business-related travel for the coming week. This is the first of what will become a regular feature, published each Friday. The diary is the result of public calls for greater transparency […]

First pearl auction fetches $38,929

Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in Local

Ten individuals and businesses entered bids totalling about $39,000 for 4360 pearls at the Cook Islands Pearl Authoritys inaugural mini-auction last week. The sum of all bids was about $38,929 the highest bidder put up a total of $18,500 and the lowest $390. Of the 10 wholesalers and retailers that placed bids, nine were successful. […]

PM to attend SPC meet in Noumea

Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in Local

Prime Minister Henry Puna and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigrations Pacific division director Carl Hunter will be attending a high-level Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) meeting in Noumea next week. Major threats to the Pacific region will the focus of discussions during the two-day ministerial meeting, which will be held at the […]

New census covers culture, ethnicity, energy

Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in Local

The Statistics Office has secured the official go-ahead to begin collecting demographic information for next months census. This week Queens Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin authorised the 2011 Census of Population and Dwellings and the Census of Agriculture and Fisheries to proceed from December 1, pursuant to the constitution and the Statistics Act 1966. For three […]

Big ups to Motone

Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Big UPS to Motone Productions for organising last weeks Divas concert. It was a real treat to have these very polished performers and the gig attracted a great cross section of the community, which was fun. The artists were obviously having a ball too. The word on the street (from a very unscientific […]

Knight of the bawdy expletive?

Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Re Sir Geoffrey Henrys vitriolic, insulting and disgusting letter in Tuesdays CINews, I consider it most unbecoming and undignified for a Knight of the realm to write the vulgar language he used in his diatribe, i.e. vomit, s..t stirrer and crap and repeating ad nauseam ten times the word gutless. He could just […]

Kata - November 3, 2011

Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in Kata

Get your tickets

Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in National

The Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards are just 10 days away, and the awards committee is urging entrants to purchase their tickets as soon as possible. Those hoteliers and tourism industry members who have been nominated for an award or who have entered should be mindful that tickets are going fast. The cost […]

CI cop coaches Solomons rugby

Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in National

A Cook Islands Police Service RAMSI representative is succeeding as coach of a rugby team in the Solomon Islands. Acting Sergeant Masterton Enjoy was recently appointed as coach of the Matangiki Rugby Club in the Honiara Rugby Union Association competition. He has guided the club, and under his leadership its B grade team has gone […]

Hundreds will gather for Takitumu Palace opening

Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in National

Maori king Tuheitia Paki, head of the Tainui tribe, is coming to Rarotonga with a delegation of nearly 200 people to celebrate the grand opening of the Takitumu palace on December 15. Takitumu chief Pa Marie Ariki says palace construction was scheduled around King Tuheitias calendar, and she is confident the palace will be finished […]