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Articles by Utopia Support
Show a once in a lifetime experience
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Features
Motone Productions Opera in Paradise wrapped up last weekend, with a deserved standing ovation for the two star singers at the Crown Beach Resort in Arorangi. The stars were two outstanding Pacific tenors, Ben Makisi and Cook Islander Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua. The two sold-out shows in Rarotonga were in aid of local charity Te Vaerua, which […]
Tiki Taane gig tickets going fast
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Features
Number one New Zealand artist Tiki Taane is performing for his second time on Rarotonga at an exclusive gig on Friday at Rehab Nightclub. The gig will open with local acts and then launch into Tikis acoustic set, ending in him performing an MC/DJ set. Tiki first came to Rarotonga back in 2007 for a […]
Rarotonga life seduces Australian couple
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Features
The newest owners of Saltwater Cafe were planning to grow old in their Brisbane home theyd even remodelled it last year. But somewhere along the way, Stephen and Sue Welsh fell in love with Rarotonga. After a holiday to Aitutaki and a conversation with Saltwaters former owners Mike and Pook, they made a spontaneous decision […]
Wedding makes magazine pages
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Features
The recent wedding of two young people with Cook Islands connections was of such celebrity status, it made it into the pages of popular New Zealand magazine Womans Weekly. The granddaughter of Meremaraea Macquarie married former All Black Tamati Ellison who is New Zealand Maori and the nephew of Arorangi Trades Training Centre director Boyd […]
Young artist nervous over show
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Features
Young Cook Islands artists Nathan Welsh and Mata Priest are doing their first show at The Art Studio in Arorangi. The exhibition opens for a preview today at 4pm, and will be on display from June 6 until June 15. Its an array of different works, including print, photography and paintings. Priest graduated from Tereora […]
Rarotonga the black pearl of Pacific
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Referring to the letter We like to enjoy our waves as they are published on May 21 and others on the subject of surf tours. I was not showing a one-way attitude I was just talking about the types of accommodations that tourists like to live in. I did not put down the […]
Why is there state censorship?
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I cant understand why in Fiji there is still state censorship of the media and restriction on free speech four and half years after the 2006 coup? That might be the post coup regimes way of shaping a better Fiji but it is not a very convincing way, is it? I think it […]
Hats off to Ngateina Rani
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, With all the media coverage of the Mauke water project success, I take my hat off for to the project manager, Ngateina Rani. Congratulations for the excellent accomplishment of this water project and the effort you have made. You have made us really proud and shows that you able to prove your academic […]
Kitesurfers show off their moves
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Kitesurfing Association hosted a coaching clinic and live exhibition on Saturday at Muri, to generate hype in the weeks leading up to the international competition next month. Local kiters showed off some of their tricks and taught new kiters the ropes. Newcomers are urged to register for the competition which takes place […]
Rarest habitat needs protection
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in National
The Aroko saltwater marsh in Avana was the highlight of the Lagoon Day site visits. In the scheme of wetland conservation on Rarotonga, the saltwater marshes are often left in the shadow of its more common counterpart, the pai taro (taro patch). Environment officer Joseph Brider shared his knowledge on the diminishing saltwater marsh habitat […]
Ecosystems deserve some consideration
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in National
We found a hermit crab recently attempting to hide in his cracked candle nut shell with a hole exposing his backside to attack. Such a sad sight and not my first time to see the sorry state of hermit habitat in Rarotonga. Ive seen a passionfruit shell and pump bottle cap used as hermit homes, […]
Captains job the ultimate honour
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in National
Simon Rooke understands the magnitude of his job as the first-ever commanding officer of Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Protector-class vessel HMNZS Otago, which is this week moored at Avatiu. To command any ship is an honour but to be the first (commanding officer of a ship) is the ultimate honour, Rooke said from the […]
Navy mission a homecoming
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in National
For leading stores accountant Noel Hirovanaa, Operation Calypso the HMNZS Otagos Pacific mission was a chance to come home. Born in Rarotonga, Hirovanaa moved to New Zealand at a young age. He frequently comes back for holidays but has not visited Rarotonga since 2008, as he and his partner have two young children and are […]
Living the dream
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in National
Tropic Bird formerly Hotel California has been rebranded and is now running day sails and sunset cruises. Owner Beth Harrison (pictured) is originally from England and living out her lifelong dream to run charters aboard a yacht like this trimaran. Numa Mackenzie will assist Harrison as crew. 11052903
Grave consequencesfor misjudgment
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in National
A 24-year-old has appeared in court to be sentenced after an accident driving that left his work colleague in hospital for close to a month with a broken leg. For careless driving causing injury at Matavera on April 10, Titikaveka fisheries officer Trinilobe Kea has been convicted, made to pay $700 for the victims damaged […]
Prisoner gets more jail time
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in National
For breaking into the Computer Man retail outlet and stealing electrical equipment as well as more than $3500 in cash an Arorangi prisoner has received an additional six months in jail. Andrew Tonorio (22), unemployed, of Arorangi, will now not be released from prison until at least September 2014. He appeared in the Cook Islands […]
Booties and socks galore
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in National
Regular visitor to Rarotonga Charlotte Mueller (pictured) from Berlin displays some of the baby booties and socks she knits to support the Hospital Comforts newborn baby gift programme. Mueller has made Rarotonga her holiday destination for 30 years and pays for her island holiday by knitting and selling baby booties and socks at a market […]
Viking Spirit causes much excitement
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in National
The arrival of the Viking Spirit with the Mycon barge in tow, pictured, caused a lot of excitement at the Avatiu harbour yesterday. The barge and boat from the Pacific Marine and Civil Solutions Company in Fiji a marine construction and marine transport company, has been contracted by the Ministry of Infrastructure and planning to […]
Renowned Pacific artist dies in NZ
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in National
One of the Pacifics most internationally renowned artists and curators, Cook Islander Jim Vivieaere, passed away yesterday morning in Auckland. He was born to Cook Islands parents in 1947 and raised in Christchurch where he attended Canterbury University Ilam School of Fine Arts in the 1960s. He was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, and passed […]
Cook Islands, Korea sign agreement
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands has signed a Tax Information and Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the Republic of Korea, to exchange information relevant to the administration and enforcement of domestic tax laws of both countries. Deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and immigration Tom Marsters and Republic of Korea foreign minister Kim Sung-hwan signed the […]
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