Articles by Utopia Support

A Manea moment

Thursday 6 October 2011 | Published in National

The victorious open mens volleyball teams with Mangaia island mayor Teremoana Atariki (centre).

PMs men named to play Kukis

Thursday 6 October 2011 | Published in National

The Prime Ministers XIII, a combined team of the best amateur Cook Islanders from Australia, New Zealand and the Cook Islands have been named and are ready to line up against the Kukis international squad tonight. In a well-balanced team, the three teams are pretty evenly represented in the players list. Kiwis coach John Teina […]

Maukes Mama Nena in action

Thursday 6 October 2011 | Published in National

Nena Kairae of Mauke was one of the characters who stood out during the Manea Games traditional games where she danced and cheered on her fellow team mates during the pei tupe challenge. After warming up with impromptu dancing, mama Kairae knelt down in the best position to throw her wooden disc to the target. […]

Top-up deal

Thursday 6 October 2011 | Published in National

Telecom will be offering a special mobile phone top-up deal to people at todays Kukis v Kukis rugby league feature match. Ticketholders will be able to double their money at BCI Stadium through this one-off double top-up deal. People who buy a $10 top-up on Thursdays game day will receive a further $10 on top […]

Final three fill Kukis list

Thursday 6 October 2011 | Published in National

The Kukis international test squad has absorbed two players from the tri-series competition to bring its team numbers up to 17 men. Australian Kukis Daniel Fepuleai and Adam Tangata have joined the Kukis side for tonights match against the Prime Ministers XIII combined tri-series squad. Fellow-Australian Kuki player Mark Tuaati has been named as the […]

Meet the new Tereora principal

Thursday 6 October 2011 | Published in National

Bali Haque is stepping down from his prestigious role as deputy chief executive (qualifications) of the NZQA to take the reigns at the Cook Islands national college. At this, parents and teachers are of course thrilled but so is Haque. He has been with NZQA since September of 2006 and says five years in a […]

But what about Toagate?

Thursday 6 October 2011 | Published in National

Dear Editor, I am disappointed to read that Tingika Elikana has been appointed as the new Secretary for Justice. He was the very person that reviewed and approved the proposal for Toagate to go ahead which sees the government and people of the Cook Islands forking out $100,000 every month because of this mistake. As […]

Life skills on the school agenda

Thursday 6 October 2011 | Published in National

While academic studies are of paramount importance, education minister Teina Bishop says it is equally as important to also encourage life education in schools. Ahead of the Aitutaki bonefishing competition scheduled for October 15, Bishop is working with relevant stakeholders to work the bonefishing industry and its offshoots marine biology, conservation, sustainable fishing into the […]

Will they handle the heat?

Thursday 6 October 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

Two smoke signallers have commented on the water tanks purchased by the government to ship to the outer islands. I was pricing some stuff the other day in Panama [here in Rarotonga, not the country in Central America] and on a vacant block there are heaps and heaps of big plastic water tanks stacked and […]

TAU defends policy

Wednesday 5 October 2011 | Published in Local

It would be unwise and unsafe to follow an initial cap on the amount of renewable energy able to be embedded within Rarotongas electricity grid, Te Aponga Uira O Tumutevarovaro (TAU) says. Two years ago TAU acknowledged that it would face a ceiling amount in respect of embedded installations of renewable energy on the grid […]

From solicitor general to justice secretary

Wednesday 5 October 2011 | Published in Local

Former solicitor general Tingika Elikana has started his new job as the head of the justice ministry. Elikana began working as justice secretary on Monday, although his appointment was formally confirmed by public service commissioner Navy Epati yesterday. e Evans will be officially sworn in as deputy solicitor general during a ceremony at Government House […]

Lawyer explains

Wednesday 5 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In a newspaper article published earlier this week, I am reported as being a member of the Land Agents Registration Board. That is incorrect. Prior to standing for Parliament in last years general election I resigned from that position. At the time, I indicated a willingness to be reappointed. However, since then I […]

The future of game fishing doesnt look good

Wednesday 5 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It was my 60-something birthday last week and with the water warming up there is a bit of bait fish coming in so I thought if the man upstairs is ever going to give me a break, now is the time. Set off early morning and was at the Matavera FAD by 6am. […]

Kata - October 5, 2011

Wednesday 5 October 2011 | Published in Kata

Women face final round

Wednesday 5 October 2011 | Published in National

Tonight sees the last round of the Edgewater mid-week championship with some very exciting encounters. In the Open 1 Division, Matavera will be looking to finish on a high when they host Avana 1 at the Takitumu field. Avanas Enua Peyroux and Margaret Simiona will need to lift their games to upset the Hot Eyes, […]

Youth delve into issues at national conference

Wednesday 5 October 2011 | Published in National

The youth of the Cook Islands want to change the world but theyre starting with their own islands. Change Our World is the theme of this years National Youth Conference, which kicked off on Monday evening with a brief opening ceremony. Yesterday morning youth from Rarotonga, Mauke, Atiu, Aitutaki, Mangaia and Mitiaro delved right into […]

Russian mission foiled by seasickness

Wednesday 5 October 2011 | Published in National

Russian politician Anton Bakov set out on a mission in July to visit the atoll he claimed to have purchased from the Cook Islands government but a bad run with seasickness foiled his plan. He chartered SV Southern Cross to make the journey from Aitutaki to Suwarrow and back, but about a week in said […]

Leading weathermen compare notes

Tuesday 4 October 2011 | Published in Environment

The whos who of meteorology are on Rarotonga this week for the International Workshop on Climate and Oceanic Fisheries an attempt to address the dramatic and sometimes devastating impact of weather and climate change on Pacific fisheries. Among the attendees is a familiar Kiwi face, former NIWA spokesperson Jim Salinger, who now leads a task […]

PM pays first official visit to Mangaia

Tuesday 4 October 2011 | Published in Local

Prime Minister Henry Puna was given a royal welcome to Mangaia on Monday morning on what was his first official visit to the outer island. Puna and his wife Akaiti were carried on a traditional paata from their Air Rarotonga plane to the Mangaia airport terminal where they and their group were warmly welcomed to […]

TAU lowers solar power limit

Tuesday 4 October 2011 | Published in Local

Te Aponga Uira (TAU) has cut its limit on renewable energy installations which need approval to one-fifth of its former 10 kilowatt limit. The new limit for installations that are automatically eligible for net-metering is now 2 kilowatts, as was reported in Cook Islands News on Saturday. TAU released a statement to the media yesterday, […]