Articles by Utopia Support

Public opinion and wishes ignored by govt

Tuesday 21 May 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I applaud CINews’ announcement in Saturday's issue to conduct a random telephone poll regarding a range of issues government appear to be more interested in “railroading through with little transparency and at any cost”, irrespective of the public's concerns and views.

Meth issue 'bigger than you and me'

Tuesday 21 May 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Kudos to CI News publisher John Woods for revealing his own experiences with meth and also to Norman George for raising some of the drug issues for quite a number of years now.

Workshop on harvest strategies for fisheries

Monday 20 May 2019 | Published in Environment

The harvest strategy approach to tuna fisheries management was the focus of a two-day workshop hosted by the Ministry of Marine Resources, Tu’anga o te Pae Moana last week.

'You are public property'

Monday 20 May 2019 | Published in Opinion

I have been asked repeatedly to get back into writing articles in the newspapers. I enjoy doing it, largely to let off steam and to vent my own feelings about certain public issues. My friend John Woods invited me to get back into it, so I decided ‘why not’.

Cook Islands to host climate change summit

Monday 20 May 2019 | Published in Local

Prime Minister Henry Puna has accepted the opportunity to host the Climate Change Action Pacific Partnership Conference in 2020 on behalf of the Cook Islands.

Plans for future wastewater system

Monday 20 May 2019 | Published in Local

The next stage of investigations for the Mei Te Vai Ki Te Vai project will provide additional, vital information to support the wastewater treatment plant design and government’s decision on either land-based or ocean outfall disposal options.

Traditional vaka heading home

Monday 20 May 2019 | Published in Local

Nineteen months after the devastating fire on board Marumaru Atua in September, traditional vaka Marumaru Atua is on her way home.

Another year in the life of Te Ipukarea Society

Saturday 18 May 2019 | Published in Environment

Te Ipukarea Society will be holding their Annual General Meeting this coming Thursday, May 23, at the University of the South Pacific at 5pm.

Cook Islands win tourism award

Saturday 18 May 2019 | Published in Local

The Cook Islands has yet again won the prestigious award of Best Island Pacific Rim for the fourth year in a row.

Failure and hope of resurrection

Friday 17 May 2019 | Published in Church Talk

Failure is something that none of us can avoid in life, no matter how hard we try to avoid it. Rather than thinking of failure as something bad, we can use it as an opportunity to learn, to grow including growth in holiness.

Football eyes U16 champs

Friday 17 May 2019 | Published in Football

The Cook Islands under-16 team is training hard in preparation for the OFC U16 Women’s Championship 2019.

CIWA responds to claims from Internal Affairs

Friday 17 May 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor This is in response to your report on Tuesday May 7 about Cook Islands Workers Association representatives (CIWA) walking out of the meeting with Internal Affairs.

Sitting days tests integrity

Friday 17 May 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Over the weekend, a group of friends and I happened to be discussing the Parliamentary debacle of three half sitting days that happened last month. The majority conclusion was that it was disgraceful, and was avoidable.

Kata May 16

Friday 17 May 2019 | Published in Kata

Technical director outlines football plans

Thursday 16 May 2019 | Published in Football

Kevin McGreskin is the new face in the Cook Islands and the Scotsman tells Football in Oceania all about his new job, what he hopes to do in the Cook Islands and how long he might be staying.

Dark clouds of meth loom over us

Thursday 16 May 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Meth is a scourge, it has wrecked my family and I have seen the damage it has done to my peer group and friends and colleagues. One sadly took his life at the end of last year and another died prematurely after complications from his addiction and in the end everyone loses.

Are we really making progress on Rarotonga?

Thursday 16 May 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Driving through the village of Muri I was deeply saddened to observe what Rarotonga calls progress.

Cook Islands to host U19 women's tourney

Wednesday 15 May 2019 | Published in Football

Cook Islands will host the OFC U19 Women’s Championship 2019 to be held from August 30 to September 12 at the CIFA Complex in Matavera.

Cook Islands deeply into drugs

Wednesday 15 May 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

I applaud the comments by my ex-police colleague and friend Rod Henderson in last Friday’s paper (Cooks easy prey for drug lords).

How close is too close to endangered turtles?

Wednesday 15 May 2019 | Published in Local

Concerns are being raised about how close eager tourists get to endangered sea turtles in the congested Avaavaroa passage.