Articles by Utopia Support

Norman George: Our shared values not met

Monday 17 June 2019 | Published in Opinion

This is not a post mortem examination of the Cook Islands-New Zealand relationship. The relationship is not dead.

Prejudice, not censorship

Monday 17 June 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Whatever my personal views, I would like to know that every movie and TV show is treated with the same censorship respect and rules.

Jetstar man delayed, Rocketman stalled

Monday 17 June 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I was scheduled to leave today and heading to New Zealand but thankfully, this time, a delayed JetStar flight gives me the opportunity to speak out on behalf of the LGBTQ community.

Football training for Pac Games intensifies

Sunday 16 June 2019 | Published in Football

The Samoa Pacific Games is nearing and the intensity has picked up at CIFA for the national women’s squad.

Letters: A climactic and climatic resolution for turtles

Sunday 16 June 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, My grandfather always told me, not to trust politicians, and only believe half of what you read. I now believe this completely.

Letters: The battle for the North

Sunday 16 June 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Law Society president Wilkie Rasmussen's letter “Fighting for the outer islands”, was absolutely right. The delay to compensations for landowners in the Northern Group was because government took land by warrant before sorting out who the landowners were.

Celeb chef plans to catch and cook Aitutaki's finest seafood

Sunday 16 June 2019 | Published in Local

Renowned chef Al Brown is coming to Aitutaki’s 5-star Pacific Resort to host an exclusive $125-a-head cocktail reception and dinner.

Kata June 15

Saturday 15 June 2019 | Published in Kata

Local referees attend training course

Friday 14 June 2019 | Published in Football

FIFA referee instructor Tevita Vea was in Rarotonga conducting a FIFA Member Association referee’s training course for local football referees over the last week.

Let God be your travel agent

Friday 14 June 2019 | Published in Church Talk

When she was stuck in bug, busy New York and everything seemed to be going wrong, Seventh-day Adventist Church pastor Sarah Aratai trusted in God – and he delivered.

Letters: Lofty transparency objective will fail

Friday 14 June 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We have an as yet an unscheduled agreement to meet and more the pity that we have not before your editorial in the June 13 issue in which you commented on the cessation of anonymous letters to the editor.

Kata June14

Friday 14 June 2019 | Published in Kata

Jermaine making Cooks proud

Thursday 13 June 2019 | Published in Rugby Union

Rangiora High School in Canterbury, New Zealand has hosted Cook Islands boys each year since 2012 for the Cook Islands Student Development Programme through rugby.

Kata June 13

Thursday 13 June 2019 | Published in Kata

Kata June 12

Wednesday 12 June 2019 | Published in Kata

Kata June 11

Wednesday 12 June 2019 | Published in Kata

Fighting for the outer islands

Tuesday 11 June 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The prime minister in Parliament yesterday blamed lawyers in the private sector for the delay in the payment of compensation to landowners in the Northern Group whose lands were taken by warrant by the government to construct the solar power stations.

Arorangi School to host Just Play Village Festival

Monday 10 June 2019 | Published in Football

“Together we can, anything is possible, we can achieve, we can be happy and we can live just by respecting each other and the differences we all have.”

Government's economic forecasts 'unrealistic'

Monday 10 June 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Reading CINews' Saturday issue and the Finance minister Mark Brown’s ‘Citizens’ Budget Guide’, I thought I'd add my two cents worth. Deputy prime minister Mark Brown’s self-congratulatory opinion of our country's economy, and without a doubt his unrealistic economic budget forecasts that, as far as he is concerned, were cleverly designed to give us the impression that our economy is going gangbusters. The reality of our true economic position is really so much more alarming and disturbing.

Let's unite against drugs

Monday 10 June 2019 | Published in Opinion

The Meth Menace Campaign has captured good positive reactions from the public.