Articles by Utopia Support

Kata September 24

Tuesday 24 September 2019 | Published in Kata

Panthers through to rugby final

Monday 23 September 2019 | Published in Rugby Union

The Tupapa Panthers booked their Senior A rugby finals sspot against the Avatiu Eels, beating Arorangi Cowboys 14-8 in a tightly-contested semi-final this weekend.

Tupapa is on the rise

Monday 23 September 2019 | Published in Football

Nikao Sokattak hosted Tupapa Maraerenga on Saturday in the battle for second spot on the points table.

Norman George: Australia dumping human waste here

Monday 23 September 2019 | Published in Opinion

Picture yourself in circumstances of crushed freedom. Sometimes unable to see the sun for days. Unable to see the moon and the stars for years as you are locked up in cells at night.

Uniting to make our homes safe

Monday 23 September 2019 | Published in Local

The UNITE - Orange the World Campaign for Ending Violence against Women and Gender based violence. is a result of the global women’s movement activism and advocacy. On the ‘25th day of every month everyone in the community is encouraged to wear something orange.

Making Cooks a safer place

Monday 23 September 2019 | Published in Local

Punanga Tauturu has spend 25 years working for vulnerable women and children. So it was appropriate the charity’s birthday commemorations began with a minute of silence for Lapana Tupou, the 7-year-old boy missing at sea.

Renowned marine leader dumped

Monday 23 September 2019 | Published in National

Jacqui Evans, who was this year recognised internationally for her work building Marae Moana, is being replaced as director of the marine park.

Ball possession the key to semi-final

Sunday 22 September 2019 | Published in Rugby Union

Whichever team turns their ball possession into points will win today’s semi-final club rugby match between the Tupapa Panthers and Arorangi Cowboys.

Cooks' starring role

Sunday 22 September 2019 | Published in Technology

In Rarotonga, Phil Evans doesn’t have a telescope of the size you see at international observatories. But today’s technology allows him to log in remotely, every day, to his observatory in Chile that he accesses remotely on a daily basis – the culmination of 20 years of stargazing.

Appealing the purse seine appeal

Sunday 22 September 2019 | Published in Environment

Government and European Union will review their eight-year purse seine fishing agreement in November, before the Privy Council hears an appeal that calls into question whether or not the agreement was entered into properly.

LETTERS; Customs gets a customer services complaint

Sunday 22 September 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear editor, I sent a parcel from Mackay, Queensland, Australia on Monday 26th August 2019, addressed to my brother and my son.

Cementing in eco-certification for our resorts

Sunday 22 September 2019 | Published in Environment

Many of you will have now seen the Mana Tiaki “green tick” that newly accredited, eco-conscious tourism operators are now proudly displaying.

Praying at the shrine to beauty

Saturday 21 September 2019 | Published in Hot on the Rock

For four years, Jessica Lennan deliberated over whether or not to open a beauty clinic on Rarotonga.

Kata September 21

Saturday 21 September 2019 | Published in Kata

What carrying your cross really means

Friday 20 September 2019 | Published in Church Talk

Jesus’ instruction to give up those things we hold most dear has a sharp edge when we countenance climate change, writes Bishop Paul Donoghue from the Catholic Church.

PTI's 25 years of helping women

Friday 20 September 2019 | Published in Local

Punanga Tauturu, the only organisation in the Cook Islands set up to support survivors of domestic abuse, celebrates its 25th birthday tonight.

Letters: 'We are still letting Scorpfield down'

Friday 20 September 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear editor, I never had the pleasure of meeting Scorpfield Wichman Anthony and because of the actions of one of his grandfathers, I never will.

Drugs yacht registered to Cooks trust – report

Friday 20 September 2019 | Published in National

The $1 billion drug yacht Zero is reportedly registered to a “faceless” offshore trust in the Cook Islands.

Can anyone stop the resurgent Titikaveka?

Thursday 19 September 2019 | Published in Football

Puaikura have a tough challenge heading into the fifth round as they take on Titikaveka in the midweek match up today and tomorrow.

Papua New Guinea mining collapse sparks calls for moratorium

Thursday 19 September 2019 | Published in Environment

The collapse of a deep-sea mining project in Papua New Guinea is propelling a regional conversation about a 10-year moratorium on mining, proposed at the Pacific Islands Forum last month.