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Articles by Utopia Support
Thanks for calm cyclone season
Saturday 8 April 2017 | Published in Weather
Apart from a brief encounter with Tropical Cyclone Bart, Rarotonga has emerged from the cyclone season reasonably unscathed.
Best to stay away from these...
Saturday 8 April 2017 | Published in Local
If you see any of these mushroom-like fungi on your lawn, don’t be tempted to eat them.
Aid programme delivers in partnership
Saturday 8 April 2017 | Published in Local
The Tereora college redevelopment and the wastewater initiative are two well-known examples of development cooperation between the governments of New Zealand and the Cook Islands.
NZ patrol boat Hawea to be stationed in Fiji
Saturday 8 April 2017 | Published in Regional
FIJI – New Zealand will send the inshore patrol vessel HMNZS Hawea and a crew of 25 to Fiji for six months from May in a major advance in defence cooperation between the two countries.
Herald raises $216,000 for Pacific project
Saturday 8 April 2017 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – A joint New Zealand Herald and World Vision effort to raise money for those living in the remote Pacific has brought in more than double its initial target.
Samoa issues typhoid health alert
Saturday 8 April 2017 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Samoan health officials have issued a health alert, warning anyone who has been to Auckland in the past three weeks to get tested for typhoid.
Guam rejects US military build up
Saturday 8 April 2017 | Published in Regional
GUAM – The Governor of Guam, Eddie Calvo, has withdrawn his support for the build-up of United States military forces in the US territory.
Decrease in Pasifika migrants
Saturday 8 April 2017 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Tighter immigration policies have led to significant falls in the number of approved Pacific migrants to New Zealand over the past five years.
Poverty seen as driver of sorcery
Saturday 8 April 2017 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A Papua New Guinea NGO says poverty is a prominent factor in ongoing sorcery-related attacks and killings.
Standing true to the faith
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Church Talk
In the Old Testament, the book of Daniel chapter three describes how Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits (90ft), and the breadth six cubits (9ft).
Time for a visit to our Chinese friends
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
Prime minister Puna says the best way to make friends and get money is to shake hands and look them in the eye in their own country, a smoke signaller says.
Common sense best approach
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It was interesting to see the chairman of the Cook Islands Investment Corporation, Mike Henry come out guns blazing trying to shift the blame on what has happened to Aitutaki Power to insinuate the public has overreacted on this matter.
Northern fishing clubs making progress
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Outer Islands
Facilities to secure the assets of each fishing club in the northern islands have been developed since reformation of the Cook Islands Fishing Association (CIF) in 2010.
Tongareva launches first publication
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Outer Islands
On the evening of April 4, the Community Division of Tongareva’s island government launched their first publication, Te Rito of Tongareva.
CITC upgrade new life for Kavera store
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Local
The Kavera Central Store previously operated by Eddie Wichman and his family has been given a new lease of life with a substantial upgrade and is to be operated by CITC.
Cable signing brings 'exciting times'
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Local
The signing of an agreement for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Manatua Polynesian cable project shows the Pacific has come of age in harnessing the opportunities provided by telecommunications,” says prime minister Henry Puna.
Multiple factors in ship stranding
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Local
The absence of a detailed chart, lack of radio communication and unfamiliarity with Nassau’s over-the-reef conditions contributed to the stranding of MV Moana Nui on the island’s reef in January, say Ministry of Transport investigators.
Employers paying above minimum
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Local
A boost in the minimum wage from $6.25 to $7.00 an hour won’t bother many Rarotonga employers if a recent survey is any indication.
Beach Day Out moves to Easter Saturday
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Local
The iconic Beach Day Out music festival will again be getting the rhythms going on Easter Saturday.
'Grand Chief' bids farewell to parliament
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s former prime minister Sir Michael Somare was given a standing ovation this week as he gave his farewell speech to parliament.
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