Articles by Utopia Support

Thanks to Minister for money

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I wish on behalf of my wife Temata-o-Taiti (Nancy Simiona) and the family, to thank the Minister Teina Bishop, of Araura Enua, for refunding her pension money.

High Commissioner hosts CI notables

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Local

The High Commission recently hosted Teariki Maoate and Tuaine Robati and their families, both recent recipients of distinguished awards for outstanding service to Aotearoa.

Biological agents to control weeds

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Environment

Invasive weeds in the Cook Islands will be under attack with the roll-out of a project aiming to control weeds using biological agents.

Ramping up road safety message

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Local

Concerned road users have banded together to try and lift the standard of driving in Rarotonga and make the roads a safer place.

Poppy Day fundraiser on Thursday

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Local

Volunteers will be out on the streets selling bucket-loads of red poppies later this week and local are being asked to dig deep.

Kata: Pensioner money

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Kata

Manihiki harbour work to commence

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Outer Islands

With Mangaia’s new harbour done and dusted, contractor Landholdings Ltd. has now moved on to Manihiki to commence work on its next project.

Technical hitch silences MPs

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Politics

Cook Islands Parliament was shut down yesterday due to technical difficulties with the House’s audio equipment.

Pensioners get cash from Minister

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Politics

A pensioner who had her bank account raided by the Collector of Inland Revenue just before Christmas had those funds replaced last week with a cash donation by Minister Teina Bishop.

Floods forced shutdown

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Regional

An Australian company operating a gold mine in Solomon Islands is insisting that it hasn’t pulled out of the country.

Fish losing survival instinct

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Regional

Fish are losing their survival instinct – even becoming attracted to the smell of their predators – as the world’s oceans become more acidic due to climate change, according to new research.

Assessing earthquake damage

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Regional

Officials are still assessing the damage caused by two large earthquakes in Bougainville in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.

In brief: Coastal residents camping in hills

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Regional

The premiere of Makira province in Solomon Islands says people are preparing for more aftershocks and the potential threat of a tsunami.

Niue result on a knife edge

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Regional

The people of Niue will have to wait for an electoral recount before they find out who their leader will be for the next three years.

Samoa: MPs await sentencing

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Regional

Two senior Samoa politicians are now waiting for sentencing after being found guilty of charges laid against them in a high profile case surrounding a drink-drive breathalyzer test incident in Apia last year.

Police and prisons to separate

Tuesday 15 April 2014 | Published in Regional

Samoa’s Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, says his cabinet has “fully approved the recommendations” from a commission of inquiry into allegations of corruption at the Ministry of Police and Prisons.

Earthquakes follow floods

Monday 14 April 2014 | Published in Regional

A second strong earthquake struck off the coast of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean yesterday morning as the Pacific nation was still reeling from the damage caused by torrential rain and flash flooding.

Five-a-side kicks off

Monday 14 April 2014 | Published in Football

The Annual Rarotonga Five A Side soccer competition will kick off today at the CIFA complex in Matavera.

Baby netters open season

Monday 14 April 2014 | Published in Netball

While local netters returned to the courts last Wednesday, it was the excited cheers of the junior grades on Saturday that signaled the start of the 2014 netball season.

Repeat something often enough…

Monday 14 April 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The public notes that the Government of the day has placed another full page advertisement that seems to be a duplicate of a recent full page advertisement listing all of the supposed success stories that they say they alone are responsible for.