Articles by Utopia Support

Mysterious votes in final count

Saturday 19 July 2014 | Published in Politics

Over 1200 votes were added to Election 2014’s preliminary results after final counting, raising public concern over the handling of special votes.

Never give up on World Cup dreams

Saturday 19 July 2014 | Published in Rugby Union

Cook Islands national rugby union captain Stanley Wright is one of the nation’s most recognised sportsmen.

FIFA course strengthens refs

Saturday 19 July 2014 | Published in Football

Twenty-one football referees on Rarotonga took part in a FIFA refereeing course this week, facilitated by FIFA/OFC fitness instructor Mark Hester.

Kata: Door knocking

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Kata

Grow the economy first

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I refer to John Scott’s letter of 17 July 2014 headed “Let’s hope political reforms finally happen”.

Good and faithful servants

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Church Talk

In the book of Matthew there is an instruction given by Jesus to his disciples to go out and teach the gospel to all the earth.

Lagoon Day comes alive with students

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Environment

Hundreds of Rarotonga students braved the elements and headed with eager minds down to Punanga Nui for Lagoon Day yesterday.

Eftpos surcharges taken 'very seriously'

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Local

The Cook Islands Bankers Association says it takes surcharges on card transactions “very seriously” and will take action against offending merchants.

Visitor numbers only half the story

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Local

Visitor arrival numbers have been hitting record highs, but the real focus should be on how much money people are spending, says Cook Islands Tourism Corporation.

Australian soldier dies on Mt Cook

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Regional

An Australian soldier who died on Mount Cook in New Zealand on Wednesday is understood to have fallen into a crevasse when a snow bridge he was crossing collapsed.

Cook Islands Party moves ahead

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Politics

The 2014 general elections will be going down to the wire after the release of six more final results for constituencies in the outer islands.

Election: Puna in, Rasmussen out

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Politics

The Cook Islands Party has secured a majority in Parliament.

Fiji: Traditional canoes to sail to Sydney

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Regional

Traditional voyaging canoes from five countries will now be part of a spectacular armada making a journey from Cook Islands to Australia.

Tonga boxers head team of fifteen

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Regional

Tonga will be represented at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in four sports by 15 athletes including two bronze medallist boxers, Uaine Fa Junior and Lomalito Moala, who won their medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

Maori lessons 'compulsory'

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Regional

New Zealand’s Minister of Maori Affairs says the time has come for it to be compulsory for every New Zealand school to be able to offer students Maori language lessons.

Tonga: A divergence of ideologies

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Regional

Dumped Tonga opposition MP Sitiveni Halapua – who will not stand for the Democrats after a party committee chose not to select four MPs as candidates for November’s election – says the reasons for non-selection appear to be specific to each of the four.

Tonga opposition dumps members

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Regional

The Democratic Party of Tonga has dumped four of its MPs just four months out from the election.

Football finals on today

Friday 18 July 2014 | Published in Football

Weather permitting, the junior five-a-side football teams will play their final match today at the CIFA complex in Matavera.

Smokefree Pacific a challenge

Thursday 17 July 2014 | Published in Regional

The World Health Organisation has launched its Tobacco Free Pacific Campaign in a bid to help the region reduce smoking prevalence to less than five per cent by 2025.

Environment should be a booking factor

Thursday 17 July 2014 | Published in Environment

Earlier this year a friend of my sister Edna was planning her trip to Rarotonga for a friend’s wedding.