Articles by Utopia Support

Soccer semis today

Saturday 11 December 2010 | Published in Football

Semifinals of the Knockout Soccer Cup competition in the five different divisions will be played today at Matavera and Tupapa. At Matavera in the Premier Men’s division Round Cup champions Tupapa will take on Titikaveka , who in the first round elimination caused an upset by knocking out Takuvaine, who were third in the round […]

Ziona Tapu reopens on Atiu

Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in Church Talk

Atiu families from Rarotonga, New Zealand and Australia returned home for the reopening of the CICC Church Ziona Tapu earlier this month after its second renovations. The president of the CICC from Rarotonga attended the ceremony held on December 3 including pastors and representatives from the different churches on Rarotonga, New Zealand and Australia. Before […]

The faith which was first delivered

Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in Church Talk

How very simple and easy my dear brethren Holy Scripture or the Bible tells us of the True Doctrine on how to be saved in the Lord Jesus Christ – the Faith, which was delivered at the very earliest stage of Church history. When did the Apostles preach for the very first time Jesus’ new […]

Voices from the Pacific in Cancun

Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in Environment

Cook Islander Luana Bosanquet-Heays, one of three Pacific youth in the Project Survival Pacific delegation at the United Nations COP16 Climate Change Negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, says the Pacific is playing a crucial role at the event which ends today. She and Krishneil Narayan and Romita Dutt from Fiji have taken part in various activities […]

Cook Islands Party celebration

Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in Local

The Cook Islands Party will celebrate coming into power as the new government with a Christmas function next Friday. The wrap up party will be held at T&M Heather – the business premises of new infrastructure minister Teariki Heather. The function has been organised by the party executive. CIP president Rau Nga says the event […]

Penrhyn gets water help

Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in Local

A desalination plant will be delivered to Penrhyn this month as the island faces an extended dry spell. MP Wilkie Rasmussen will head to the island this month aboard Police patrol boat Te Kukupa with the desalination plant secured in recent talks with Emergency Management Cook Islands. The plant will be able to convert sea […]

Petition strike out rejected

Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in Local

Chief Justice Tom Weston rejected an application to strike out the amended Rakahanga electoral petition yesterday. Lawyer Tina Browne of Browne Harvey & Associates acting on behalf of the first respondent, Democratic MP Taunga Toka, filed the application late Wednesday claiming the case should be thrown out because the amended petition had not been filed […]

Geneva returns to retain title

Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in Features

Back from New Zealand to defend her title, Geneva’s done it again. Confident and charismatic, she swept Wednesday night’s inaugural international Kura Kapa Anuanua, taking out best costume, best mu’umu’u and the dancer of the year title. The show, staged and sponsored by Te Tiare Association, was a smashing success despite a few technical glitches. […]

Kata - December 10, 2010

Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in Kata

eDay a 'resounding success'

Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in Environment

Prime Minister Henry Puna visited the drop off site for e-waste yesterday at the Atukura Grounds and called the initiative ‘A resounding success’. “It’s amazing how much of this e-waste there is sitting around on the island. What is also amazing is the willingness of so many people to come together and make a difference,” […]

McCully tipped to visit

Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in Local

NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully is reportedly planning to visit the Cook Islands to meet with members of the new government next week. It’s understood McCully will arrive next Thursday and will meet with new Prime Minister Henry Puna and other officials, but details of the visit have yet to be released. Ministry of Foreign […]

More votes disputed

Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in Local

The amended electoral petition for Rakahanga now claims five voters were not qualified to vote and their ballot papers should be removed from the final count. The petitioner is CIP candidate Toka Hagai who lost the election against Democratic Party candidate Taunga Toka by just two votes. The petition filed on December 2 challenged the […]

Tikaka gets hospital job

Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in Local

Dr Henry Tikaka is the new Director of Hospital Services. He was one of three people interviewed for the post, during the recent selection process, from a field of six applicants – four doctors and two non-doctors. One overseas candidate pulled out during the interview process, leaving just two local candidates in the running. The […]

Volunteer firefighters an option

Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the house fire in Matavera and suggest that you might consider the possibility of creating voluntary fire services for the communities of Rarotonga and the Cook Islands. As stated on Cook Island News, nearby neighbours were concerned and determined to tackle the blaze to bring it under […]

Commerce commission call

Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Reading Norman George’s defence of himself against attack, you have to recognise the power of the man’s pen and his command of language. He showed the same power during his period in opposition, constantly being the effective opposition and taking the fight up to the Demos, even when it was a lonely experience. […]

Dangling nuts a concern

Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals

“Have you noticed as you drive around the island the number of coconut trees, heavily laden with nuts, leaning on the road?” a smoke signaller asks. “Or the kikau (fronds) ready to drop off. This is a time bomb waiting to fall on an unsuspecting pedestrian, a bike rider or smashing on someone’s windscreen and […]

Cooks U17 soccer squad named

Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in Football

A 19 member soccer squad has been named earlier this week to represent our country at the Oceania Under17 men’s tournament in New Zealand from January 8 to 19, 2011. The team is due to travel in Auckland on January 4. The squad is made up of 18 home-based players and one player from New […]

Soccer semis

Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in Football

The semifinals for the Knock-out Cup will take place on Saturday at two separate venues. The games will be played at the Matavera school grounds and at the Tupapa field. – CIFA Media Matches to be played at Matavera school grounds – Under 14 Boys-Nikao vs Tupapa, Under 15 Girls-Avatiu vs Tupapa, Under 17 Boys-Titikaveka […]

POPs action starts with e-waste

Tuesday 7 December 2010 | Published in Environment

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are chemicals which could put people in the Cook Islands at risk of illness. Now a group has been put together to tackle the problem – starting by getting e-waste off the island. The Cook Islands government signed up to the Stockholm Convention in 2004 agreeing to ban many of the […]

Schools in climate change competition

Tuesday 7 December 2010 | Published in Environment

St Joseph’s school pupils won first place and $300 in a performance competition organised by the Cook Islands Red Cross and Ministry of Education to raise awareness about climate change. About 120 Rarotongan primary school pupils were involved in the competition, the results of which were announced on Friday. Second place and $200 went to […]