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Articles by Utopia Support
Brief trip home from UNESCO for Drollet
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Local
A local woman has been turning heads, working for one of the leading international non-government organisations for over a decade.
PR ceremony only for 2013 applicants
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Local
Eight people will receive their Cook Islands Permanent Residents (PR) certificates next week at a ceremony to be held at Te Atukura in Parekura.
Lagoon Day inspired MMR intern
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Local
Environmental science student Stella Marsters has joined the Ministry of Marine Resources Pearl Support and Laboratory Services Division.
Weather is still volatile
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Weather
Cook Islands residents were warned to be on the alert and stay prepared as a tropical depression to the west of Rarotonga began moving southeast yesterday.
TMV project about working together
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Opinion
Last Thursday I had the honour of delivering the keynote address at the ceremony to celebrate the commissioning and handover of the Te Mato Vai Stage 1 Rarotonga Ringmain Upgrade with the distinguished representatives from the governments of China and New Zealand.
If you can't beat them, join them!
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
When it comes to choosing a party to stand for why bother with the same old same old? How do you go from being a strong critic of one party to being keen to stand and represent them?
Flooding problems won't go away
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Living in Titikaveka gives you options on which way to drive to town. six of one half a dozen of the other. so after all this rain in such a short time you know not to drive through Muri, because it always floods and is a muddy mess.
McCully wants better super deal
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Local
New Zealand Foreign minister Murray McCully says he wants to achieve further relaxation of the rules applying to New Zealand superannuation and pension portability for Cook Islanders because “it’s affordable and fair.”
PM Puna: Country 'open for business'
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Local
Prime minister Henry Puna described this country as “open for business,” when he spoke at the Taniwha Dragon Economic Summit in Hastings, New Zealand earlier this week.
Maori score big deals at NZ meeting
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Regional
The $100 million target for the two-day Taniwha Dragon Economic Summit was easily surpassed but the relationships forged will pay larger and longer dividends, says Summit organiser and Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc chairman Ngahiwi Tomoana.
Stolen gnomes linked to drug dealing
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Regional
A garden full of pot plants, gnomes and pink flamingos may seem like a pretty picture, but it could also be a snapshot of the dark world of methamphetamine dealing.
Opeloge's silver medal arrives in Samoa
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Regional
Port Hills farmer Tom Magill could only watch in despair as seven years of hard graft went up in smoke.
Manus detainees take class action
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – Lawyers in Australia taking a class action on behalf of Manus Island detainees say the case will determine whether their detention amounts to false imprisonment.
Tonga to host whale saving initiative
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Regional
TONGA – Tonga is to host a regional conference to discuss whale conservation in the Pacific in Nuku‘alofa.
Tongan woman runs for mayor
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Regional
USA – A Tongan-American business woman, Tupou Helu Uhatafe, is running for mayor in the city of Euless, Texas. She is the only candidate running against the current Mayor of Euless, Linda Martin, who was elected in 2014.
PACIFIC BRIEFS 22/2/2017
Wednesday 22 February 2017 | Published in Regional
10 days of mourning for queen mother TONGA – The funeral cortege for Tonga’s Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata‘aho will arrive in Tonga on Tuesday 28 February.
Smoke signal about banks makes a difference
Tuesday 21 February 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
Thanks to the person who put a smoke signal in CI News last week highlighting the need for more tellers in our local banks.
Cooking contest brightens dull day
Tuesday 21 February 2017 | Published in Local
The 2017 Te Kai Maori festival got off to a good start yesterday morning despite drizzling rain and strong winds at the Punanga Nui Market.
CI High Commission evacuates building
Tuesday 21 February 2017 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands High Commission in Wellington re-opened their offices last week at alternative premises in Thorndon following forced evacuation of their original building in the aftermath of the last year’s Kaikoura earthquakes.
Tropical disturbance brings wind
Tuesday 21 February 2017 | Published in Weather
The strong winds which blasted Rarotonga yesterday were caused by a tropical disturbance located west of the island.
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