Articles by Utopia Support

Kata - October 29, 2011

Saturday 29 October 2011 | Published in Kata

Lunch on the Building Centre

Saturday 29 October 2011 | Published in National

Casual was the word at the Te Kainga O Pa Taunga Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre as staff and clients attacked a free lunch on Thursday. The hearty and informal meal dished up by the CITC Building Centre was all made possible through the stores casual clothes days, in which staff can don their pareu […]

Call to help with family reunion

Saturday 29 October 2011 | Published in National

Christmas, which is just around the corner, is the season for family reunions. One of the clans gathering this Christmas for a reunion will be the decedents of Ahkeau and Miraka. Ahkeau and Miraka family reunion chairman George George says some 600 family members from the three lines of the Kopu Tangata being the Tuakana […]

Police issue hoax warning

Saturday 29 October 2011 | Published in National

An email hoax that hit the pa enau this week has now spread throughout the Cook Islands. The hoax email hijacks a persons email account and sends out a request to the persons contact list asking for money. The email is tagged with the subject line Emergency and says the sender is stuck in Spain […]

Former CI marine man helps avert PNG disaster

Saturday 29 October 2011 | Published in National

A former Cook Islands marine surveillance adviser has helped prevent an environmental catastrophe off the Papua New Guinea coast, the Australian Defence Force says. Commander John Navin, who worked in the Cook Islands for three years between 2006 and 2009, and the rest of the crew aboard HMAS Broome this week saved a container ship […]

Guides offer sisterly help

Saturday 29 October 2011 | Published in National

From next year the Girl Guides Association Cook Islands (GGACI) will receive help through its Australia and New Zealand sister organisations, as part of a five-year commitment. GOLD (Guiding Overseas Linked with Development) coordinators from Australia and New Zealand have spent the past ten days in Rarotonga liaising with their Cook Islands counterparts and getting […]

Andrew Iroa departs for NZ

Saturday 29 October 2011 | Published in National

Injured athlete Andrew Iroa departs Rarotonga early Monday morning for New Zealand, where he has an appointment to be examined by a specialist. The Tupapa residents health has improved a lot since his October 2 motorbike accident, in which he fractured his skull and was bleeding from the ears. After what has been a confusing […]

Creative Centre stalwart named a good sort

Saturday 29 October 2011 | Published in National

The Rotary Club of Rarotonga got creative in naming the first recipient of their Good Sort Award. Bob Kimiangatau, the director of the Creative Centre in Tupapa, has been named as the winner of the clubs good sort award. Bob was recognised as someone who truly represents the Rotarian spirit through his work in our […]

Kids, have some diabetes

Saturday 29 October 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller writes: The pictures in Thursdays newspaper of the young athletes were certainly inspiring as to the wealth that we have in our kids as they show off their healthy young bodies. The images you did not show, however, were images that a few parents were concerned about on the day. Had there […]

Building a life of faith, part one

Friday 28 October 2011 | Published in Church Talk

Let me ask a question: What does it take to please God? What would you say? Some people think that the way you please God is through ritual, that you chant certain prayers over and over, you light some incense or some candles and you do some ritualistic things to please God. But thats not […]

Manarangi-Trott elected president

Friday 28 October 2011 | Published in Local

Teresa Manarangi-Trott is back in the driving seat of the Cook Islands Chamber of Conmmerce. Manarangi-Trott was nominated and elected unopposed to the position of chamber president at the organisations annual general meeting on Tuesday night. She is currently overseas but told members she would accept a nomination to the post. Manarangi-Trott was president prior […]

Sea-bed mining company meets with Ariki

Friday 28 October 2011 | Published in Local

Sea-mining hopefuls and Canadian banking group Endeavour Financial have established a Rarotonga-based company to handle all their business in the Cook Islands. The business, which is being handled by Sandy Moreland, met with members of the House of Ariki this month to help build its relationship with the Cook Islands traditional leaders. President of the […]

Government owed $26 million in taxes

Friday 28 October 2011 | Published in Local

Government is owed $26 million in unpaid taxes representing 29 percent of the total tax take. Financial secretary Richard Neves says the Ministry of Finance and Economic Managements revenue management division needs to work more closely with the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce to try and reduce the amount of unpaid taxes. Not all relates […]

Kata - October 28, 2011

Friday 28 October 2011 | Published in Kata

Kwai sailing toward Cooks

Friday 28 October 2011 | Published in National

Cook Islands-registered cargo vessel Kwai is expected to be in Rarotonga early next month. She is scheduled to arrive from Manihiki on November 12, according to local shipping agent Hawaii Pacific Maritime. At this stage her itinerary is still unconfirmed and local agents are not certain which islands she intends to visit. At present Kwai […]

Forum a huge opportunity

Friday 28 October 2011 | Published in National

Governments hosting of the 2012 Pacific Leaders Forum is a huge opportunity for the private sector, outgoing Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce president Steve Anderson says. He spoke at Tuesday nights annual general meeting of the commerce chamber, highlighting a few key achievements of the past year and opportunities to come. Anderson says the forum […]

Atiu fundraising questions answered

Friday 28 October 2011 | Published in National

All fundraising efforts to support the construction of the Atiu hostel on Rarotonga are being coordinated by the executive committee of the Atiu Nui Maruarua III Society (Rarotonga) Incorporated. There has been some confusion amongst the public as to the societys multi-pronged fundraising approach, but society president Puna Rakanui confirms that all fundraising activity is […]

Grants include cookbook and dictionary

Friday 28 October 2011 | Published in National

Community groups, fire brigades, support services and a sports academy are among the groups to divide up thousands of dollars in funding from the governments POBOC funds. The Ministry of Internal Affairs signed up the successful non-government organisations to the POBOC agreements payments on behalf of the crown last week. The various organisations will receive […]

Divas ready for tonights big show

Friday 28 October 2011 | Published in National

The divas have landed in paradise. New Zealand musicians Ladi6, Bella Kalolo and Julia Deans are on Rarotonga and looking forward to some good music, laughs, dancing and sing-alongs at tonights Divas in Paradise show at Club Raros Are Karioi. On why they agreed to take time out of busy touring schedules to perform on […]

Red Cross seeking donors with rare blood types

Friday 28 October 2011 | Published in National

Red Cross is advising people with rare blood types to come forward and donate blood. Secretary-general Nikki Rattle stressed the importance of having O Negative blood donors here in case a Cook Islander needed the blood. O Negative blood is not kept in storage like the more common varieties of blood are, so Rattle said […]