Articles by Utopia Support

A chip off the old block

Tuesday 4 March 2014 | Published in Local

Ten-year-old angler Maeva Robati continues to prove he’s a chip off the old block and, maybe better than his legendary fisherman father Pupuke Robati.

'Beach Day Out' on Good Friday

Tuesday 4 March 2014 | Published in Features

Organisers of the annual “Beach Day Out” music festival have confirmed that the event will once again be held this year at the Safari Tours beach site in Nikao on Good Friday – April 18.

Pension tax

Tuesday 4 March 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor.

Not a job for school kids

Tuesday 4 March 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

I was very, very angry (along with other grade six parents), when my son told me on Friday after work that all grade six boys of Avarua school spent their sports period cleaning the stream in between Avarua School and the Auditorium.

Kata - March 4, 2014

Tuesday 4 March 2014 | Published in Kata

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Petition puts Murienua seat in limbo

Monday 3 March 2014 | Published in Politics

The political saga in Murienua continues after the filing of a petition by the Cook Islands Party (CIP), which is contesting the results of the recent by-election in the constituency.

Local greeting does matter

Monday 3 March 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Through your column I would like to say a big “Kia Orana” to David Bridge, manager of Air New Zealand (Rarotonga).

Kata - March 3, 2014

Monday 3 March 2014 | Published in Kata

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Eels stun the Bulldogs

Monday 3 March 2014 | Published in League

Grit, determination and self-belief were certainly key ingredients that saw the Avatiu Eels premier men’s league team come from behind to down the Titikaveka Bulldogs and maintain their winning streak so far this season.

New shelter for Nassau

Monday 3 March 2014 | Published in Outer Islands

It took two days to offload building materials for Nassau Island’s new machinery shelter, the school and the island’s clinic.

Grey Power will not agree to tax

Saturday 1 March 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, NZ High Commissioner Joanna Kempkers’ quote in CI News on Tuesday, February 25, 2014: “The ministers at their meeting in Aitutaki confirmed the Cook Islands right to tax those pensions in order to fund the social services provided to those residents” is shamelessly directed at us Grey Power members who refuse to start paying tax, including a back tax sting.

Bill reforms welcome but are long overdue

Saturday 1 March 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I’m currently overseas and have just caught up on the news of the new Family Law Bill.

Time solution was found for outer islands

Saturday 1 March 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The transport crisis to the Northern Cooks is an on-going issue and a permanent solution must be found.

Kata - March 1, 2014

Saturday 1 March 2014 | Published in Kata

Experience boost local talents

Saturday 1 March 2014 | Published in League

Experiencing the life of professional athletes has fuelled the drive of Aitutaki athletes Hugh Henry and Teu Paerau to work harder to become national rugby sevens representatives.

Pukapuka barge offloads

Saturday 1 March 2014 | Published in Outer Islands

Heavy machinery has been successfully unloaded from a barge in Pukapuka, meaning repairs to the island’s runway can finally begin.

Live like Enoch in a hostile world by walking with God

Friday 28 February 2014 | Published in Church Talk

When we hear of Hollywood couples who get together and then divorce rather quickly, we have to wonder what people are looking for in marriage.

Couple make good use of fish waste as fertiliser

Friday 28 February 2014 | Published in Environment

With a defiant grin, Philippe Gontard plunges his arm deep into a blue drum filled with oily, ground-up fish carcasses.

Tuna would fill 10 sports stadiums

Friday 28 February 2014 | Published in Environment

Enough skipjack tuna is being caught in the western and central Pacific Ocean to fill ten sport stadiums worth of canned fish each year, according to a leading scientist.

BTIB defers bid by CCECC to register

Friday 28 February 2014 | Published in Local

The Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) has deferred its decision on granting foreign enterprise registration to a Chinese construction firm contracted to work on Te Mato Vai.