Articles by Utopia Support

Film Raro 'scrapped without even a glance'

Monday 27 January 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I don’t wish to get in a “tit for tat” situation with Tourism chief executive Halatoa Fua about Film Raro’s request for funding, but I would also like to set the record straight on a couple of very significant points.

Resident says Te Mato Vai master plan “lacks depth”

Monday 27 January 2014 | Published in National

An attendee of the recent Te Mato Vai consultations believes the draft of the project’s master plan fails to take into account many previous reports on the island’s water infrastructure.

Motu2Motu – $180k boost to Aitutaki enua

Monday 27 January 2014 | Published in National

Paddlers and supporters who headed to Aitutaki for the Motu2Motu event in December contributed about $180,000 towards the island’s economy.

Cruise ship survey launched

Monday 27 January 2014 | Published in National

A major cruise ship survey has been launched to give a clearer picture of what visitors think of the Cook Islands and how much money they spend here.

CITTI open day attracts tertiary hopefuls

Monday 27 January 2014 | Published in National

Prospective tertiary students got a taste of life at the Cook Islands Tertiary Institute on Friday.

Infrastructure ministry undergoes rebranding

Monday 27 January 2014 | Published in National

The government ministry that oversees the nation’s harbours, roads, water distribution, sanitation, and other major public works is now officially known as Infrastructure Cook Islands.

Proposed hike in harbour dues

Monday 27 January 2014 | Published in National

The Cook Islands Port Authority is proposing an increase in harbour dues for the first time since 2012.

Mosquito-fighting supplies heading to Pa Enua

Monday 27 January 2014 | Published in National

Outer island communities are being given about $40,000 worth of spraying equipment and chemicals to help them tackle mosquito outbreaks.

Cabinet in country this week

Monday 27 January 2014 | Published in National

All members of cabinet will be in the Cook Islands for the coming work week.

Tyre giveaway could shift problem

Saturday 25 January 2014 | Published in Environment

A landowner’s plan to give away hundreds of tyres to the public could just provide a place for mosquitoes to breed in people’s backyards, says the Ministry of Health.

Piles of pumice

Saturday 25 January 2014 | Published in Environment

Kiwi geologist Dr Dan Hikuroa was out walking in Muri with his daughters Brija, 8 and Georgia, 5, this week when they found piles of pumice along the shoreline.

MMR calls for controls to fishing on high seas

Saturday 25 January 2014 | Published in Local

The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) has issued a plea to distant water fishing nations to put hard limits on fishing activity in the high seas.

A glimpse of voyaging on the vaka

Saturday 25 January 2014 | Published in Features

It was only for a couple of hours, but after an afternoon spent on Marumaru Atua, there is no turning back – I need to spend more of my life at sea.

Changes needed to 'out-of-date' laws

Saturday 25 January 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Most of our laws are out of date.

Key note speaking and some half truths

Saturday 25 January 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Most of the time when Prime Minister Henry Puna travels to a conference, he is tagged here in the Cook Islands media as “a key-note speaker” to this or that very important conference.

Water project loan 'a done deal'

Saturday 25 January 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Having attended the last public meeting on Wednesday, I too was concerned that the Chinese debt that will initiate this project is a “done deal”.

Kata - January 25, 2014

Saturday 25 January 2014 | Published in Kata

All students pass in tertiary exams

Saturday 25 January 2014 | Published in National

Hospitality students will be celebrating this week as the results of their exams are released – with a 100 per cent pass rate.

ANZ Bank appoints new chief executive

Saturday 25 January 2014 | Published in National

Regional bank ANZ has announced Sarah Dunn as chief executive officer of ANZ Cook Islands.

Cook foundation rolls out funding

Saturday 25 January 2014 | Published in National

The Cook foundation, a charitable trust set up by United Kingdom resident George Cook, continues to roll out projects and distribute funding for a wide range of causes.