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Articles by Utopia Support
Matavera set to take on Tupapa in soccer
Thursday 23 August 2018 | Published in Football
The Matavera premier men’s football team will be looking to bounce back from their 4-2 loss to Avatiu last Saturday in their second match of the Round Cup competition tomorrow.
Help keep our beaches clean
Thursday 23 August 2018 | Published in Environment
Cook Islands environmental service group Friends of the Environment has been cleaning up the beach at Matavera for more than 10 years. Now they’re reaching out to the public to join them in keeping all the beaches on Rarotonga clean.
Thousands of books destined for outer islands
Thursday 23 August 2018 | Published in Local
Thousands of books will be sent from Rarotonga to other islands in the southern group after Cook Islands Library and Museum volunteers have sorted and repackaged them.
Census results from 2016 due next month
Thursday 23 August 2018 | Published in Local
The 2016 census results will be released in stages starting from next month, says Ministry of Finance and Economic Management government statistician Taggy Tangimetua.
MOP proposal warning misplaced
Wednesday 22 August 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, May I respond to Wellington’s financial guru Kevin Barr’s letter of August 20, headed ‘Sting in the tail’, in which he rings a bell that tolls for us at Merchant of Paradise (MOP) and warning us about “the sting in the tail when borrowing large sums of money from the Chinese”.
Govt spending creates sense of entitlement in Pa Enua
Wednesday 22 August 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In his August 16 reply to my original letter concerning outer island expenditure by government, Utu Panu indicates pretty clearly that he doesn’t live in the Pa Enua – he mentions ‘them’ and ‘they’ and ‘these people’, not ‘us’ or ‘we,’ as if he belonged. I wonder whether he even lives in the Cook Islands.
Host of exhibits at new eco-centre
Wednesday 22 August 2018 | Published in Environment
The soon to be opening Discover – Marine & Wildlife Eco-Centre in Arorangi will have a blend of exhibits from the former Cook Islands Whale and Wildlife Centre in Atupa plus some new exhibits not seen before, with a focus on wildlife and environmental education.
Picton Castle back in home port
Wednesday 22 August 2018 | Published in Environment
The Cook Islands-registered sailing vessel Picton Castle has returned to her official home port of Avatiu in Rarotonga this week, some three years after her last visit here in 2015.
A walk to remember for Israel
Wednesday 22 August 2018 | Published in Local
Through various local churches, the Cook Islands has now joined 86 other Christian nations by forming its own national branch of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ).
It's home time for pa enua residents
Tuesday 21 August 2018 | Published in Outer Islands
There were tearful embraces and red-rimmed eyes aplenty at the departure of the Nivaga III for Pukapuka, Nassau, Rakahanga and Penrhyn yesterday – but also smiles, laughter and happy faces too.
Raromart Asbestos removed
Tuesday 21 August 2018 | Published in Environment
Asbestos discovered in the burned-out Raromart building has been removed and handled in accordance with national guidelines, says National Environment Service director Joseph Brider.
Skipper helps out with radio delivery
Tuesday 21 August 2018 | Published in Outer Islands
A helpful boat skipper and his crew have lent a much-needed hand to the National Environment Service (NES) by assisting with the delivery of a new HF radio to the NES park rangers stationed in Suwarrow.
Outer islands fall by the wayside
Tuesday 21 August 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Nooroa Tuoro (CINews August 20), thinks he is smart or brave for putting his name and blood groups in the newspaper for all to see but really all he is doing is showing off about his heritage and his good fortune for having been born on the right side of the blanket in the Cook Islands.
Arrival of Christianity to Rakahanga clarified
Tuesday 21 August 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Greetings in the wonderful name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I, pastor Temu Ngarima George, would like to declare that I know nothing about information I have read in CINews by that August 15 was the date declared for the arrival of Christianity to Rakahanga by the people from the islands of Manihiki who came to the Maire Maeva Nui celebrations.
Top prize in Vaka Pride competition
Tuesday 21 August 2018 | Published in Local
Strickland claims Local businessman Walter Strickland has claimed the top prize in the Tupuranga Tangata category of the round nine Vaka Pride competition.
Cowboys beat Reds at home
Monday 20 August 2018 | Published in Rugby Union
A strong second-half display from the Arorangi Cowboys handed the team their first win in the Rarotonga club rugby competition over the weekend.
Tupapa Maraerenga win football opener
Monday 20 August 2018 | Published in Football
A 24th-minute penalty kick from Paavo Mustonen earned Tupapa Maraerenga’s premier men’s football team a spirited 1-0 victory against Puaikura in their season opener at the CIFA Complex on Saturday.
Takuvaine/Tutakimoa wins top prize
Monday 20 August 2018 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Tourism has released the winners for the Akono i te Ao Rangi category in the Vaka Pride round nine competition which was held at the end of June.
Sting in the tail
Monday 20 August 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Watch out for the sting in the tail when borrowing large sums of money from the Chinese.
Check out the chickens
Monday 20 August 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Member of Parliament Tingika Elikana, in pointing out the high cost of sea shipment to the northern group, picked a box of frozen chicken as an example.