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Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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Articles by Utopia Support
'Lappng waters' joke falls flat
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – Australia’s Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has defended Peter Dutton after the immigration minister was caught joking about the plight of Pacific Island nations facing rising sea levels.
More refugees will resettle in Cambodia
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – Australia’s Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says he is confident Cambodia will resettle more refugees from Nauru, after meeting with Cambodian leaders.
Bluesky pressure pays off
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Local
Bluesky has made changes to their “anytime” postpaid mobile phone call plans and all mobile plans will now permanently have additional value added to them, says the company’s chief operating officer, Ngatama Aniterea.
Tropic Twilight all go on Penrhyn
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Outer Islands
Exercise Tropic Twilight continues in Penrhyn and reports of issues with the New Zealand Defence Force aircraft have been put to rest.
Campaign against rubbish burning fires up
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Environment
The Te Ipukarea Society is launching a campaign against the hazardous and illegal act of burning toxic rubbish in the Cook Islands.
Schooner inquiry a load of bollocks
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The reading public are not deaf, dumb, blind or stupid but according to Cook Islands Party PM Henry Puna, Finance Minister Mark Brown and Fin Sec Richard Neves they certainly think we are. I think the schooner inquiry is a load of bollocks.
Company mostly owned by foreigners
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Local
It has become evident that the Cook Islands government not only entered into a contract with a company that did not exist at the time – it also advanced tens of thousands to a company owned mostly by foreigners.
And that was the 46th Pacific Islands Forum
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Regional
Leaders’ summit ends without unity on climate change, but with signs of a new approach to fisheries.
School bus drivers trained for suicide watch
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Regional
Guam gives bus drivers skills to counsel students while Fiji’s PM declares youth suicide a crisis
Food shortage sparks panic
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – In Vanuatu, six months after Cyclone Pam devastated the country, there are fears an El Niño-linked drought could create major food shortages.
Tong saddened by 'vulgar joke'
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Regional
MAJURO – The president of Kiribati has lashed out at Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, labelling him morally irresponsible for making a “vulgar” joke about rising sea levels in the Pacific.
PM's back in town
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Politics
Prime Minister Henry Puna will be back on Rarotonga this week, returning to business at home after a week at the Pacific Islands Forum.
Puaikura ends Matavera's unbeaten run
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Football
Puaikura has jumped to the lead in the Round Cup Championship after a stunning win in round three of the Van’s premier men’s football competition over the weekend.
Health too speedy on road safety strategy
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It’s official. There are two versions of island time.
Agriculture failing our fish
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Kiriau Turepu, as the Minister of Environment and Agriculture, does his left hand not know what his right hand is doing? How can he protect our country’s environment while he allows poisons to be sprayed on gardens around the island when it reaches into our lagoon?
Climate stance 'two-faced'
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Our prime minister, Henry Puna once again wears the two-faced mask at yet another climate change forum.
The problems with the pre-match haka
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Rugby Union
New Zealand’s pre-match haka may be one of sports most famous rituals and often claimed to intimidate opposing sides, but now its benefits to the All Blacks are being questioned.
Solomons pushes for West Papua inclusion
Friday 11 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – The Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has pushed for a West Papuan group to be admitted to the Pacific Islands Forum.
Teo says bigeye catch must be cut
Friday 11 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – The executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, or Tuna Commission, says he is making it his mission to cut the size of the bigeye catch in the region.
Unity on climate change fails
Friday 11 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Pacific Island leaders have split on how to tackle dangerous climate change at a key regional summit, with Australia and New Zealand declining to back an ambitious target to limit global temperature increases to 1.5°C.
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