Articles by Utopia Support

Seniors expand climate change knowledge

Tuesday 19 August 2014 | Published in Environment

They may be grey-haired grandparents, but in the Cook Islands, seniors are proving key to unlocking traditional knowledge that is being used to inform climate change research while they learn up-to-date internet skills.

Kata: Film piracy

Tuesday 19 August 2014 | Published in Kata

Vanuatu: Rape arrest insult to island customs

Tuesday 19 August 2014 | Published in Regional

Chiefs in Vanuatu are criticising police for going against custom law and arresting a man for allegedly raping his wife.

Fiji: Violence complaints not taken seriously

Tuesday 19 August 2014 | Published in Regional

The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre says domestic violence complaints made by women are still not being taken seriously by the police.

Wife watches croc take husband

Tuesday 19 August 2014 | Published in Regional

A 57-year-old man is dead after he went into a crocodile-infested river in the Northern Territory to unsnag his fishing line and was attacked by one of the reptiles as his wife looked on.

Fiji vote: Nominations closed

Tuesday 19 August 2014 | Published in Regional

Fiji’s elections office is checking the eligibility of potential candidates wanting to stand in next month’s election.

Kata: Noah's Ark

Monday 18 August 2014 | Published in Kata

Incensed by illegal fishing

Monday 18 August 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, After being incensed by the front page story regarding the illegal fishing incident I was thrilled to see that Kata had captured my own thoughts in the same edition’s cartoon.

Reds run over Eels in mud-bath match

Monday 18 August 2014 | Published in Rugby Union

In the weekend’s top of senior A men’s rugby table clash played on a muddy and heavy Takuvaine Field – the Reds were able to hold out a fast finishing Avatiu Eels teams to win the battle 19-16.

Tuna overfished, action needed, says FFA

Monday 18 August 2014 | Published in Environment

A regional fisheries agency representing 17 Pacific nations has added itself to a growing chorus that is highlighting the distressed levels of bigeye tuna stocks.

Police recruits graduate

Monday 18 August 2014 | Published in Local

A fresh crop of police recruits were told at the graduation ceremony that their role will be a tough and challenging one.

Checks required for meat imports

Monday 18 August 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, You published an item about bacterial contamination of chicken parts originating in the USA.

'Come on, tax department'

Monday 18 August 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

It’s taken until last month so it’s been six months to get a VAT return book out of the tax department.

Outlook grim for Great Barrier Reef

Monday 18 August 2014 | Published in Regional

The outlook for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef looks grim, with many of the threats to its environmental health worsening over the past five years and expected to deteriorate further as climate change intensifies, two major reviews have found.

Samoa ready to welcome navigators

Monday 18 August 2014 | Published in Regional

Polynesian navigators that settled in the islands of Hawai’i hundreds of years ago “are coming back to honour the people of Samoa,” which some believe is their land of origin, reports Talamua Online.

This Samoan boy's got talent!

Monday 18 August 2014 | Published in Regional

American Samoa’s newest singing sensation Paul Ieti has made the cut, moving on to the semifinals round of the nationally televised ‘America’s Got Talent’ series.

Island township to relocate

Monday 18 August 2014 | Published in Regional

Under threat from rising sea levels and tsunamis, the authorities of a provincial capital in the Solomon Islands have decided to relocate the population from a small island – the first such case in the Pacific islands.

Money on three more election petitions

Saturday 16 August 2014 | Published in Politics

Security costs have been paid for three more petitions, including two that will decide the political fates of Prime Minister Henry Puna and Opposition Leader Wilkie Rasmussen.

Illegal fishing penalty undisclosed

Saturday 16 August 2014 | Published in Local

An incident of illegal fishing by an unlicensed foreign purse seine vessel has been sorted out of court, but the settlement amount will not be disclosed.

Demos making mischief

Saturday 16 August 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Democratic Party is continuing to make mischief even in the face of election defeat and some outstanding court cases.