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Articles by Utopia Support
1999 and all things political
Saturday 9 January 2010 | Published in Features
It’s quite funny looking back to 1999 and comparing it to the events of the past two-and-a-half weeks. For one, most of the same people involved at that time are still involved in politics. Wilkie Rasmussen is a minister of the Jim Marurai cabinet now. But he wasn’t an MP in 1999. He missed out […]
No April Fools' Day joke
Saturday 9 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I could not believe the headline on Thursday — “PM to cut costs”. I checked to see if I had overslept, so maybe this was already April Fools’ Day. No, it was indeed 7 January all day. But, how will cabinet and their new minister for bean counting cut costs? Okay, not adding […]
Patience and understanding needed
Saturday 9 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor Don Silk must have had a very bad day two days out from Christmas (re his letter in yesterday’s edition of Cook Islands News). Armed to the teeth with his tape recorder, Immigration was going to be his OK Corral whatever it took. As a person from the colonial era and used to […]
What's your point?
Saturday 9 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter written by Don Silk which appeared in Friday’s issue of the Cook Islands News. As the eldest daughter of the late Richard Chapman I am pleased to confirm that he was indeed a wonderful father to his children. However, as his child, I am not in a position […]
New league begins
Saturday 9 January 2010 | Published in League
It’s game on today for the first match of the new Turtles Domestic Cricket League between the Super Kings lead by Apii Mamanu and the Royal Heats lead by Vane Tangimetua. Today’s first domestic league match will be held at the Takitumu Primary School grounds in Matavera and promises to be an action-packed game. Full […]
Sportswear sponsor supports new league
Saturday 9 January 2010 | Published in League
Cricket players in the new Turtles Domestic Cricket League starting today will stand out in their new uniforms, thanks to the league’s major sponsor Turtles Sportswear. Turtles Chris McKinley says that the company has supported cricket over the past five years and they are happy to be sponsors of the new domestic league. A well-organised […]
No surprise at all
Saturday 9 January 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals
Dear Editor, Reading Tuesday’s (January 5) Cook Islands News regarding the report on our financial situation – it did not surprise me at all. I know I have mentioned in previous letters that our country is broke and relying on borrowed money to stabilise our economy. The politicians have been alerted to the situation time […]
What is God's plan for you?
Friday 8 January 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Exodus 5:1-23 (v.23) “Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble upon this people and has not rescued your people at all”. Pharaoh would not listen to Moses and Aaron because he did not know or respect God. People who do not know God may not listen to […]
Rasmussen gets briefed on finance
Friday 8 January 2010 | Published in Local
Finance minister Wilkie Rasmussen had his first meeting with financial secretary Sholan Ivaiti yesterday for a briefing on the country’s financial situation. While the ‘Toagate’ scandal remains a key issue for government to address, at present the minister is keen to get himself up to date on government’s financial position. “My initial approach is to […]
Cost cuts laughable says Bishop
Friday 8 January 2010 | Published in Local
Opposition and Aitutaki MP Teina Bishop says prime minister Jim Marurai’s comments about cutting the cost of government are laughable. Yesterday Marurai said that they had taken the first step by deciding to reduce costs at the ministerial level first by resolving not to appoint a sixth minister in the new cabinet. Bishop says that […]
Youth pleads guilty to burglaries
Friday 8 January 2010 | Published in Local
Police arrested a male 18-year-old male this week in relation to burglaries on a tourist accommodation. Three guest rooms at Club Raro were targeted on Monday and Tuesday with items taken included a watch, mobile phone, iPods, toiletries and cash. Tiley Ngatupuna Miriau appeared in court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to the three burglary […]
MPs seek to remove PM
Friday 8 January 2010 | Published in Local
The new five-member cabinet could face removal by the other 19 members of parliament following Opposition claims that the MPs have expressed their complete lack of support for cabinet. Their intention is to carry out a successful vote of no confidence in prime minister Jim Marurai and cabinet if parliament can be called to sit. […]
Finsec faces possible suspension
Friday 8 January 2010 | Published in Local
Financial secretary Sholan Ivaiti faces possible suspension following his return to the position this month after taking leave over Christmas. Ivaiti was out of the country when news broke of government’s $1.75 million out of court settlement with Toa Petroleum last month following the collapse of the controversial fuel farm scheme. Newly appointed finance minister […]
Return our pounamu please
Friday 8 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My son was part of a New Zealand wedding group having been seduced by romantic tourism advertising and Rarotonga’s idyllic setting. On the 19 December 2009, thieves broke into their accommodation at Island Villas at Muri, rifled through all their property stealing my son’s entire suitcase containing all his belongings including his laptop, […]
Doing desperate things
Friday 8 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, How many don’t know that the sacked maxi-leader attempted a coup of sorts over the long weekend? Maybe there are a few revellers still sleeping it off who don’t know that a ‘vote of confidence’ in Sir Terepai Maoate was circulated by the Ngatangiia MP amongst the remaining Demo MPs and all the […]
Arrogance in the public service
Friday 8 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor We are all aware that not all public servants are dedicated to serving the public. While some certainly do their best to provide the service for which the public pays, there are other petty officials, many of whom have been given authority well beyond their competence, once they get behind a desk surrounded […]
Junior focus for 2010 rugby union season
Friday 8 January 2010 | Published in Rugby Union
Junior development will be the focus of the 2010 rugby union season with a number of visiting school rugby teams heading to the island this year. While the local domestic season for all grades starts on July 3, rugby fans will get their fix in March when the Canadian Lions Rugby Club tours Rarotonga for […]
Start made on sustainable energy initiatives
Thursday 7 January 2010 | Published in Environment
Progress has already been made on the country’s sustainable energy action plan which was submitted to cabinet last month. Spearheaded by the national energy committee, the policy was presented to cabinet by former energy minister Tangata Vavia and ratified two days before he quit his position last month. He has since been replaced as energy […]
President says PM is a Demo
Thursday 7 January 2010 | Published in Local
The Democratic Party has not quite sacked prime minister Jim Marurai from its ranks, despite recent statements which have suggested otherwise. Yesterday party president Makiuti Tongia said of the five MPs currently in cabinet, all are still Democratic Party members except Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen whose membership has been cancelled. “Rasmussen has been sacked from […]
Avaiki marketers being sought
Thursday 7 January 2010 | Published in Local
The pearl authority is seeking locals to market Avaiki, the new Cook Islands premium pearl brand, to the international jewellery trade as part of the brand’s development. Launched last September, Avaiki now needs a network of wholesalers and marketers as well as manufacturing and retail jewellers here and overseas to attain higher prices for the […]
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