Articles by Utopia Support

De-sexing programme on hold

Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Local

Raising $120,000 isn’t the only thing holding back a mass sterilisation drive for the dogs of Rarotonga.

Countdown begins to beauty pageant

Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Local

The countdown to the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant has begun with just one month to go before contestants begin to arrive in the Cook Islands.

Government investigates document leak

Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Politics

The government is investigating how a local publisher got his hands on confidential legal documents, and is exploring options to ensure an investigation into government spending is not compromised by the leak.

Port from a different angle

Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Local

Delays undermine financial reports

Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Politics

Because Cook Islands government annual financial statements haven’t been audited since June 2011, the value of subsequent financial statements is compromised, the International Monetary Fund says.

Cyclone season service

Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Local

A prayer service marking the start of the cyclone season will be held at the National Auditorium on Sunday at 6pm.

How to live a blessed life

Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Church Talk

In part one of our column on how to live a blessed life, we said that if you want to live a life that God blesses, you need to do four things.

Chinese 'gift' not quite what it seems

Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The rebuild of Apii Nikao is a government snake pit where all the involved speakers have forked tongues.

X Factor winner on stage tonight

Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Local

Winner of X Factor New Zealand 2015, Beau Monga, is bringing his musical ingenuity to Rarotonga for two magical nights.

Anti-corruption moves rubbished

Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Politics

Minister of Parliamentary Services Nandi Glassie has become a champion against corruption.

Island to get first post office

Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Regional

HIU ISLAND – In Vanuatu, the people of the remote Torres group of islands are to finally get a Post Office branch and Western Union link.

Unexploded bomb closes US army facility

Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Regional

PAGO PAGO – The US Army Reserve Centre in American Samoa remains closed after the discovery of unexploded ordnance believed to date from the 1950s. It was unearthed during excavation work at the Tafuna site last week. Captain Wong Mageo of the American Samoa Army Reserve says the US Army Reserve headquarters in Honolulu has been asked to send experts to the territory to assess and dispose of the ordnance. It is believed to have been among supplies that were shipped from the local US Marine Base to Vietnam in the 1950s. - RNZI

South Korea offers to build solar plant

Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Regional

SAIPAN – South Korea’s Energy Solutions Co Ltd says it is interested in constructing a 10-megawatt solar power plant on Saipan.

Opposition offers support to pass budget

Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Regional

PORT VILA – Vanuatu’s opposition says it is prepared to support the prime minister Sato Kilman to pass a budget for 2016.

Concerns for pregnant asylum seeker

Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Regional

YAREN – Doctors hold serious concerns about the health of a diabetic Kurdish asylum seeker on Nauru, who is 40 weeks pregnant and facing a difficult birth.

Governor decries global politics

Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Regional

PAGO PAGO – American Samoa’s Governor Lolo Moliga says he believes the territory is a victim of US global politics as its canneries face an uncertain future.

Beckham visits Papua New Guinea

Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Regional

MOUNT HAGEN – British soccer star David Beckham has taken to the pitch in Papua New Guinea’s highlands for an exhibition match in front of villagers – some of whom have never heard of him.

Purse seining deal detailed

Thursday 5 November 2015 | Published in Politics

The nets of Spanish purse seiners could be collecting skipjack tuna in Cook Island waters for the next eight years.

Pitt's TV outburst lashes government

Thursday 5 November 2015 | Published in Politics

A defiant George Pitt took to Cook Islands Television on Tuesday night to air his views on constitutional expert Dr Alex Frame’s draft legal opinion on Government spending.

NZ gains four new All Blacks followers

Thursday 5 November 2015 | Published in Local

New Zealand has gained four new All Blacks fans as four Cook Island residents took their oaths to become fully-fledged Kiwis on Tuesday.