Articles by Utopia Support

Why is government dithering?

Wednesday 12 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Why is this government dithering about Andrew Iroa? While they lavish themselves and indulge in quest tumble overseas travel at the drop of the hat at taxpayers expense, a young man in the prime of his life is suffering. So what if he was born in Fiji? Where is the spirit of the […]

Cost of living adjustment urgent

Wednesday 12 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, If there is one important piece of work that the outgoing Public Service Commissioner has refused to address during his tenure, that would have to be the cost of living adjustment. Over the past five years the cost of almost every item sold in stores throughout the country has increased considerably. Worse still, […]

Kata - October 12, 2011

Wednesday 12 October 2011 | Published in Kata

Crickets first Manea gold medal

Wednesday 12 October 2011 | Published in National

Womens crickets first appearance at the Manea Games proved as exciting and action packed as all had anticipated. Aitutaki were favourites to pick up the gold however faced tough competition from both islands, including a surprise loss to Mauke. Mangaia proved too strong for Mauke in the first of the match ups and despite losing […]

Kukis v Kukis rugby league action

Wednesday 12 October 2011 | Published in National

Cook Islanders from across the globe hit the field for a night of rugby league action on Thursday night last week. Kukis from the local islands, New Zealand, Australia and even Great Britain hit the field from mid afternoon to show what theyre made of. The Cook Islands resident under 18s won the first match […]

Secology helps one island at a time

Wednesday 12 October 2011 | Published in National

Seacology director Duane Silverstein has visited some of the organisations projects in the Cook Islands, which include initiatives in Rarotonga, Atiu, Mangaia, Mitiaro and Manihiki. Seacology is an international environmental not-for-profit organisation focused on saving the endangered species, habitats and cultures of islands worldwide. It is based in the United States. In exchange for the […]

Watchmen play their part in crime reduction

Wednesday 12 October 2011 | Published in National

The Ngatangiia community watch programme has not only helped reduce crime in the village, it has also brought the villages community closer together, according to watch group chairman David Pratt. Patrolmen from the Ngatangiia-Matavera Flying Dragons rugby league squad have been casting a watchful eye over their village each night since early September, under an […]

Sunday flight shuffle by Air New Zealand

Wednesday 12 October 2011 | Published in National

A new Air New Zealand flight schedule goes into effect at the end of this month, which reflects a temporary discontinuation of Sunday flights. Air New Zealand announced its timetable which comprises the flights from October 30 to March 24 of next year some months ago. It heralds a few notable changes, which local Air […]

Stage almost set for Mire Tama

Wednesday 12 October 2011 | Published in National

Final touches on the National Auditorium are being put up today in preparation for tomorrow nights inaugural Mire Tama competition. The competitions 13 boys and girls will be going through their final rehearsals tonight, tomorrow the anticipation and anxiety will be over. Four boys and nine girls aged between 13 and 17 years old will […]

Gen why not takes over market

Wednesday 12 October 2011 | Published in National

Cook Islands youth will converge on Punanga Nui market tonight, challenging the lazy and pampered tags often attached to their generation and going more for Gen why not? than Gen Y. The local youth are being challenged to dream big, start planning and get involved in business on the island, with tonights youth night market […]

Combined churches call to national thanksgiving

Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Church Talk

A combined thanksgiving church service for everyone will be held this Sunday at the National Auditorium starting at 6.30pm. The thanksgiving service is an annual event organised by the Religious Advisory Council to give thanks to God for his protection during the course of the year and to ask for his continued protection as the […]

Mauke dump fire causes concern

Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Environment

Dry weather and winds helped fuel a threatening fire at Maukes rubbish dump recently. On Thursday October 6 at around 6.30pm, choking foul tasting fumes, that somehow infiltrate even though breathing through a cloth, warned us a long way before the rubbish dump that the fire ahead was no evening BBQ. Shortly after stopping to […]

Demo solar system at TAU

Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Local

A 10-kilowatt solar system will be installed at Te Aponga Uiras main office this week a system not so much intended to generate power for the company but awareness in the community. The system is being installed at TAUs car park area at its main office in Tutakimoa and the area is closed to the […]

Theft, burglaries record dramatic drop Crime numbers down

Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Local

A Cook Islands warrior welcomes the Northern Knights cricket team to the Cook Islands yesterday. Report, back page. 11101045

Water being rationed in the north

Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Local

Penrhyn Island will run out of drinking water in two weeks if the dry-spell in the Cook Islands does not break soon. The northern atoll is currently under water rationing until further notice, with couples allocated a daily ration of 20 litres meant for drinking. Water storage tanks on the atoll are running short at […]

God hates prawns

Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, While perusing my Bible the other day I came upon the rather alarming passage relating to my diet and that of many others in the Cook Islands. In Leviticus 11 God says: 11:9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in […]

Challenge answered

Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Just to answer the Headless Chicken Kuki Kukupa who does not want to give his real identity. I did not run away from the Cook Islands I came to New Zealand for better education and to give my children the same. During the 1970s the Cook Islands Party Government did not want to […]

Test equipment a worthless instrument

Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I suggest the Healthy Water Consumer in his letter titled Scaremongering logs on to: http://www. guackwatch. orgiO I QuackeryRelatedTopics/Cancer/ clark html. (I provide various extracts from this and other websites). Here he will find the answers to his questions about laboratory test equipment and discover that the so called Syncrometer Cor similar as […]

Penrhyn landowner challenges payment

Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am a landowner of Naharakura Section 19, Omoka, Penrhyn, and have succeeded to both the interests of Revahua and Pangerua, the original landowners recognised in the freehold order of JJ MacCauley dated 16 August 1976. On Saturday 24 September, 2011, I read in the Cook Islands News the most welcome news that […]

Kata - October 11, 2011

Tuesday 11 October 2011 | Published in Kata