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15 February 2025
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No debt in China deal
8 February 2025
Thomas Wynne: Haka with the taniwha or dance with the dragon?
8 February 2025
‘Paedophile’ gets 13 years in prison
22 January 2025
Thomas Wynne: Where were our leaders while children suffered?
25 January 2025
$541.7m tourism earnings
25 January 2025
Cook Islands passport proposal
6 January 2025
Top cop position advertised
7 December 2024
Police need numbers and bigger budget
9 December 2024
Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
10 December 2024
Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
10 December 2024
DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
6 December 2024
Cook Islands has its first mosque
14 November 2024
CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
16 November 2024
RAC to address mosque legality
19 November 2024
I don’t expect much change: PM Brown on US Elections
6 November 2024
Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
23 October 2024
CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
21 October 2024
Man found guilty of rape, burglary
24 September 2024
Tenants face water bill burden
8 October 2024
Concerns over Minister’s role in inmate work releases: PAC
5 October 2024
Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
25 September 2024
Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
21 September 2024
Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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Articles by Utopia Support
Induction ceremony a blast
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Local
Members and supporters of the Filipino community dressed to the nines as the Club Philippines Raro (CPR) held its induction ceremony at the Staircase Restaurant last week.
Gift carries some hooks
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the ridiculous display of machinery given as a ‘gift’ to the Cook Islands from China.
'Super' change not so straightforward
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
Dear Editor, For those who seem a little confused as to the significance of the Social Assistance Bill currently before the New Zealand parliament I offer the following comments.
Some ideas to reduce rubbish
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I have been writing on the rubbish situation in the Cook Islands for a while and while I am not perfect.
pacific BRIEFS tropical cyclone ola weakening
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
NEW CALEDONIA – Tropical Cyclone Ola near New Caledonia is weakening as it moves south.
Call for UN to change approach to goal setting
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
PALMERSTON NORTH – A regional expert says the Pacific’s mixed results in achieving the United Nation’s Millenium Development Goals or MDGs points to a flaw in the one size fits all approach.
BSP says banking services will remain the same
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
THE PACIFIC – Australia’s Westpac group has agreed to sell its banking operations in Samoa, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Tonga to the Bank of South Pacific for $A125 million.
Tonga focuses on needs of outer islands
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – The Tongan government is conducting orientation tours of the outer islands in an effort to stay connected and to review ongoing issues among the population there.
Fiji faces child abuse challenges
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Fiji’s Police Commissioner says the police have a zero tolerance policy on offences against children and he has issued a plea to the community to report child abuse.
Koreans share climate research
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Fiji has recently hosted some of their leading scientists to share research into how new climate change technology could help Pacific nations cope with the effects of global warming.
Castaway struggling a year after ordeal
Monday 2 February 2015 | Published in Regional
Garita Palerma – A castaway who spent 13 months adrift in the Pacific is being sued for $1 million by his lawyer and is living on handouts a year after his ordeal.
Change will be 'super' news for pensioners
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Published in Politics
The Cook Islands Government wants New Zealand to allow Cook Islanders who return to their home country before turning 50 to apply for their superannuation from the Cook Islands once they turn 65, instead of first having to live in New Zealand for at least five years.
Smoke signals: An unconventional way to plan
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Published in Smoke Signals
Tourism Corporation plans for a revamped or new purpose-built convention centre reveal several issues that are incompatible with good governance.
Air force a power of help for Mauke
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Published in Local
A Royal New Zealand Air Force C130 Hercules aircraft has come to the rescue of the island of Mauke, which has been substantially without power since their diesel generator recently broke down.
Memories of the past, visions for the future
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Published in Local
As the first of the major international meetings marking 50 years of self-government for the Cook Islands is about to get underway next month, Minister of Finance Mark Brown says it is remarkable to look back at the development that has occurred and the changes that have taken place just in his lifetime.
Humble homestead to luxury escape
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Published in Local
Crystal Blue Lagoon Villas in Muri is the perfect luxury island escape for couples and last week, industry members and distinguished guests were given the honour of being the first visitors to the exquisite new accommodation on the island.
Take off aborted
Friday 30 January 2015 | Published in Regional
HONOLULU – Passengers on a Hawaiian Airlines plane bound for Auckland were shocked and frightened when the aircraft skidded to a stop just before take-off, bursting tyres in the process.
PNG confronts 'broken' police force
Friday 30 January 2015 | Published in Regional
THE PACIFIC – For millions of years, fish species in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans have stuck resolutely to where they belong, kept from venturing between oceans by the cold water of the Arctic.
What happens when the two oceans merge?
Friday 30 January 2015 | Published in Regional
THE PACIFIC – For millions of years, fish species in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans have stuck resolutely to where they belong, kept from venturing between oceans by the cold water of the Arctic.
Territory running low on food.
Friday 30 January 2015 | Published in Regional
PAGO PAGO – Congestion at ports in the United States has caused food shortages thousands of miles away in the Pacific island territory of American Samoa, it’s reported.
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