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Articles by Utopia Support
Tagata Pasifika TV personality inspires others
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in Features
Cook Islander John Utanga, senior reporter and news editor at TVNZ, is fitter and healthier than ever before – but that doesn’t come as a shock to most of the Tagata Pasifika audience. Utanga, 43, recently made his debut on the other side of the camera as one of six participants on ‘Walk The Talk’, […]
Think safety
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Please! Do not depend on what other health departments say or with their health check on someone entering the Cook Islands. This world is fraud. This person who brought that HIV disease may have been checked by a Dr friend or a member of the family! Do your own checking and don’t be […]
Back off Norman!
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write in response to your article in Friday’s paper titled George could be ‘kingmaker’. What is Norman trying to do? He, as a duly elected MP for Teenui Mapumai, Atiu, under the CIP flag. Isn’t that enough for him? Does he want to bring back the Demo government to govern this nation […]
Check the facts
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I do have the Kirk Report and the information it contains is comprehensive and very pertinent to the current situation with the fish traps. A short while ago representatives of the Muri Environment Care Group requested copies of this report, and then met with me to discuss the findings, and were also given […]
Norman George refutes and answers 'loyalty' allegations
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Following the article about me by Florence Syme at page 7 of yesterday’s CI News, I was sickened by the uninformed simplistic use of the word loyalty by Lynnsay Francis and dear Florence. Loyalty is defined as allegiance, faithfulness, obedience, submissions, constancy and devotion (Nattal Dictionary of England). My track record proves the […]
READER CONTRIBUTION Lessons from Letter to Smyrna
Friday 28 January 2011 | Published in Church Talk
What can we see from this letter? What can we learn about and how can it encourage us as believers? There are some key things we should notice. Firstly, perseverance. The Bible teaches that perseverance was a way for the Lord to develop character in His followers! The people in this church suffering from men […]
People listen to witnesses rather than teachers
Friday 28 January 2011 | Published in Church Talk
In 1975 Pope Paul VI made the powerful comment, “Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.” They are sobering words especially for those of us who are pastors. They always remind me of the poster which featured a huge […]
New effort in recycling
Friday 28 January 2011 | Published in Local
Waste management has become a top priority for the minister of infrastructure and planning Teariki Heather who will this weekend lead a delegation on a tour of waste facilities in New Zealand. But before the fact finding mission – improvements have been made in the rubbish collection service on Rarotonga by contractors T&M Heather. Director […]
NZ gives $3m for waste scheme
Friday 28 January 2011 | Published in Local
At the end of three days of talks, a NZaid team yesterday signed a letter of intent with Minister Teariki Heather to provide $3 million of funding for a new three-year waste management and sanitation improvement project. The plan is for the money to speed up changes in septic tanks across Rarotonga and Aitutaki to […]
Called for Crusaders
Friday 28 January 2011 | Published in Features
Cook Islander Francis Smith is on the reserve bench for the Crusaders Super 15 pre-season match against the Reds in Cairns this weekend. He signed with the Tasman Makos for the 2010 ITM Cup rugby competition and played his club rugby for the Sumner Club in Chrischurch. Smith, the son of Ewan and Fenny Smith, […]
Top job, minister
Friday 28 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I’m not one who likes to criticise those who are no longer in power to do anything about it, but I must admit that since he became minister for works some two months ago this Government’s top action man Hon. Teariki Heather has done more to improve the back roads around both Matavera […]
Grower challenges agriculture minister(s)
Friday 28 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Please let me comment on some very erroneous statements made by Kiriau Turepu to the Minister of Agriculture and reported in your pages (Wednesday January 26). Turepu is quoted by Glassie as saying: “Rarotonga does not produce vegetables like cabbage, tomatoes and lettuces between January and May because this island is cooler than […]
Soiled, indeed
Friday 28 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, How entertaining to see Norman George say that he doesn’t wear soiled political garments. When they get soiled, he throws them away. Entertaining because his words have a familiar ring of self-fulfilment about them. If he doesn’t already, he should know by now that he is, to use his own words, a “soiled […]
TCI promises improved internet services
Friday 28 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Some months ago there was a query made to Telecom CI asking why they didn’t adopt a policy of “throttling back” internet users who exceed their monthly data cap as is done by most respected Internet Service Providers (ISP) internationally. TCI responded in their usual glib and patronising manner by saying that this […]
New climate change job created at USP
Thursday 27 January 2011 | Published in Environment
USP is advertising a new position at its Cook Islands campus – an in-country project coordinator to implement and oversee climate change directives. The coordinator will be part of USP’s recently approved climate change project, which is funded by the European Union and directed by the Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (PACE-SD). The […]
Not all schools fully attended yet
Thursday 27 January 2011 | Published in Local
Rarotonga schools opened their doors yesterday for the first day of school and while some schools had children flooding through the gates – other schools experienced low attendance. At Avarua School, the biggest primary school on Rarotonga, a waiting list is being drawn up to cope with the growing numbers of students there. Avarua principal […]
First day kiss
Thursday 27 January 2011 | Published in Local
Grandmother Mama Tangi Toa settles her preschoolers Purotu Ngatokorua (4) and Tangitane Pana (5), both of Pukapukan descent, into Apii Nikao yesterday for their first day. 11012606
Earlier responses 'flawed'
Thursday 27 January 2011 | Published in Local
Health Minister Nandi Glassie said that last week’s HIV workshop was a real eye-opener for the cabinet ministers and MPs, and admitted that earlier responses to the first diagnosis of HIV on Rarotonga were flawed. “At one stage we were just making comments without realising the impact, but we have now been advised by the […]
Business support fund may be extended
Thursday 27 January 2011 | Published in Local
A government fund designed to assist existing outer islands small to medium (SME) sized businesses during the global economic downturn has proven so successful that the Business Trade Investment Board would like to see it permanently available. BTIB, which administers the fund, would also like eligibility extended to include Rarotonga-based SMEs. BTIB head Terry Rangi […]
Sign in wrong language
Thursday 27 January 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The statement made by the Rutaki mataiapo, concerning the person(s) actions (vandalising the sign), implying that the person is “mental”, I notice that the sign was written in English, so, my theory is, maybe the person(s) couldn’t read (i.e. – they’re illiterate) the sign. They may need to write the signs in Cook […]
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