Articles by Utopia Support

Girl enjoys Rarotonga holiday

Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in National

Twelve-year-old Faith Hinano Edwards is enjoying some of the limited time she has left in Rarotonga. Faith was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour in 2008. She has undergone aggressive radiation treatment, chemotherapy and extensive surgery. But Faith had a relapse doctors found another tumour in April and removed it by surgery. She has been […]

Go Golden Girls!

Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

Congratulations to our chosen golden girls representing us in Papua New Guinea, a smoke signaller writes to TXT188 about our national netball squad that headed overseas on Wednesday night to compete in the Pacific Netball Series. Go girls, make us proud out there. Do what you can. Win or lose, you guys already make us […]

Hunger for a living relationship

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Church Talk

The world is facing huge challenges and undergoing rapid changes, with a lot more to come. Before the second coming of Jesus, Paul wrote describing the days that we would be living in as perilous and dangerous -2 Tim 3:1. Most nations have for a long time walked away from the principles of the Word […]

Feats of strength for Jesus

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Church Talk

Team Xtreme performs awe-inspiring feats at the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) centre two weekends back. The show featured strongman feats like the blowing up of hot-water bottles, tearing of phone books from Australia, breaking of flaming bricks and a fire knife final. Its overarching goal was to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ through […]

Spirit of the living God

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Church Talk

This year Sunday June 12 is Pentecost Sunday, when we commemorate the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles and to the Church. One of the great gifts of the Spirit, and one that is much needed today, is the gift of self-acceptance. By his grace we are enabled, not to escape our humanness, […]

Pesticide danger explained

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Environment

Local grower Teava Iro (pictured below) explained to students at Lagoon Day yesterday the environmental hazards of using chemicals and pesticides to control weeds. Chemical fertilisers can kill soil or cause an imbalance in its nutrient makeup the result is unhealthy crops, and people and animals that eat poor quality food get sick, he said. […]

No paper on Monday

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Local

Due to Queens birthday public holiday, Cook Islands News will not be published on Monday, June 6. The deadline for classified advertising for Tuesdays paper will be 1pm Monday, but only by fax on 25303 or email on adverts@cookislandsnews.com

Drugs accused back in jail

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Local

An Operation Eagle defendant is again locked in the Arorangi prison, having twice breached conditions of his bail. Faimau Robati (41), fisherman, of Nikao, appeared before Justice of the Peace Ina Tautu in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday. Robati, who police previously referred to on file as 44-year-old Nooroa Robati, did not […]

Captain sentenced for referee assault

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Local

The Arorangi Bears captain has been convicted for assaulting a referee at the end of a rugby league match that the Bears team lost. Agostine Heather (26), barman, of Arorangi, admitted the single assault charge last month and yesterday appeared before Justice of the Peace Ina Tautu in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua. […]

CI boat trains with navy ship

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Local

Cook Islands police patrol boat Te Kukupa has trained with New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Otago, the first exercise of its kind in many years. At the break of dawn yesterday Te Kukupa left Avatiu wharf carrying ten officers and police commissioner Maara Tetava. She travelled about one mile out to sea to meet Otago, […]

Scared to be in Rarotonga

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am very concerned a month after an elderly mans death CI News has confronted the police with information that he could have been murdered, with Thursdays story Death may be probed. There have been reports of Operation Eagle day in day out but nothing at all about a murder. A few years […]

Police complaints authority needed

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, While we all congratulate the Police with their results in Operation Eagle, there are other areas of great concern to me. On Thursday it was reported that the Police Commissioner was considering reopening the cause of death of a man in Matavera last week, Death may be probed. When a body displays a […]

Kata - June 3, 2011

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Kata

Gender equality focus of northern trip

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in National

Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) president Vaine Wichman has lead a team visit to Rakahanga and Manihiki to raise awareness of gender equality in the northern group pa enua communities. The two-week trip is in accordance with recommendations outlined in the councils national action plan to advance women in public life. It is […]

PM praises university

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in National

Prime Minister Henry Puna is happy with the services provided by the University of the South Pacific. He told guests at a May 11 function hosted by the Cook Islands government for the USP Council that the university was doing a very good job in the Cook Islands. Puna said that USP had produced very […]

Saying yes to life with disco

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in National

To keep kids off the streets tonight, police organisation Blue Light is arranging a youth disco in the courthouse car park. This falls in line with our drugs and alcohol free campaign its about saying no to drugs and yes to life, constable Alan Rua said. Were just providing a space for young people to […]

Australian school hosts CI day

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in National

Mudgeeraba Creek State School on the Gold Coast of Australia have been learning all about the Cook Islands and its culture as part of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games adopt a nation programme. The school of around 630 students will be supporting Team Cook Islands at the Commonwealth Games and recently some students spent […]

Vaka reaches Nuku Hiva

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in National

Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua has arrived at Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas. This week the crew sent an update to Cook Islands Voyaging Society president Ian Karika from Taipivai, a bay to the east of Taiohae, the main harbour. The journey from Fakarava took seven days. …I am sure there were times when some […]

Cutting up the wharf

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in National

Contractor McConnell Dowell (Macdow) is using this 70 hp concrete saw to sawcut parts of the old wharf, which is 500mm deep. Pictured is Lucky Matapuku, who has been appointed as the sawcutter he is being trained by Ed Richardson, who flew to Rarotonga for two days to work with him. Richardson said he was […]

Arorangi jetty manager sought

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in National

A project manager is being sought for the proposed development of a jetty at Arorangi which is being built to provide an alternative cruise ship mooring site on Rarotonga. The Ports Authority is advertising for a project manager or management firm to be responsible for the overall administration and timely completion of the jetty, to […]