Articles by Utopia Support

Solar deal labelled a poor investment

Friday 3 January 2014 | Published in Environment

Owners of large solar installations could save themselves up to $28,000 a year if Te Aponga lets them use the energy to offset their own power bills, according to a local solar expert.

TMV public consultations set to start

Friday 3 January 2014 | Published in Local

A series of long-awaited public consultations on a large-scale water infrastructure project are scheduled to begin in early 2014.

Hi-tech Xmas for CITC grand winners

Friday 3 January 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Lucky CITC shoppers snapped up new gadgets in the final of a month long promotion on Monday.

'They should know to expect to pay tax like everyone else'

Friday 3 January 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We are rather sick and tired of the Grey Power group and their attacks on government and the tax department.

Shame on you!

Friday 3 January 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I assume the letter “Coffin dodgers-tax dodgers” (CI News December 31) was either written by someone within the CIP/MFEM or at their behest.

'Create a tax haven for pensioners'

Friday 3 January 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, After reading views and the pros and cons about the “Grey Power” back tax on their pensions, there seems to be two arguments about this topic.

Kata - January 3, 2014

Friday 3 January 2014 | Published in Kata

'Status quo' for cabinet, says PM

Friday 3 January 2014 | Published in Politics

Prime Minister Henry Puna says the “status quo will prevail” in cabinet, despite having a cabinet member relinquish his portfolio.

'Stand up to Puna and say enough is enough'

Friday 3 January 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals

“Teina Bishop is the only one in the Henry Puna Cabinet that has the guts and fortitude to stand up to Puna and say enough is enough,” a smoke signaller writes.

MP Bishop 'suspends' himself from cabinet

Tuesday 31 December 2013 | Published in Local

Frustrated with an ongoing police investigation into his conduct as a member of cabinet, MP Teina Bishop has handed in his portfolio of ministerial responsibilities.

Sweet success!

Tuesday 31 December 2013 | Published in Local

Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Hinetaapora Short beat 1500 entrants to become Nestle’s Milky Bar Kid in 2010.

Police praise well behaved public

Tuesday 31 December 2013 | Published in Local

A low rate of incidents over the weekend has local police praising the community for their efforts in being safe on the roads and locking up property.

Coffin dodgers – tax dodgers

Tuesday 31 December 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Are Grey Power members becoming the consummate tax dodgers by making their non-payment of tax a political football and thus pressuring the government to exempt them from tax they should have otherwise paid, and as a result of this fooling the general public along the way? Is this not the general position: 1.

Government spending 'not justified'

Tuesday 31 December 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I write to you in the hope something can be done about the on ongoing wasteful spending of various State Owned Enterprise (SOE) boards on Boondoggle projects.

Taking with one hand, giving with the other

Tuesday 31 December 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The almost $16,000 (that we know of) that the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) took out of three Grey Power members’ accounts last week pays 800 of the $50 bonus the Ministry of Internal Affairs handed out as Christmas presents to local beneficiaries.

Kata - December 31, 2013

Tuesday 31 December 2013 | Published in Kata

Safe play at league development programme

Tuesday 31 December 2013 | Published in League

Scrub up on your junior rugby league coaching and playing skills through the Cook Islands Rugby League academy – a weeklong workshop to drill home ‘safe play’ to junior players ahead of the rugby league season.

History in the making at Aitutaki New Year's junior cricket comp

Tuesday 31 December 2013 | Published in National

Aitutaki cricket managers from the cricket loving villages of Vaipae and Amuri and the Arenikau club have been readying their young sides for tonight’s start to the highly anticipated ANZ Under 19 Boys and Girls Aitutaki cricket season.

Time to party for New Year's Eve

Tuesday 31 December 2013 | Published in National

Those ringing in the new year in Rarotonga have a few options tonight.

CITC winners get hi-tech gifts

Tuesday 31 December 2013 | Published in National

Two lucky individuals carried home a 40-inch Samsung television yesterday, concluding a month long promotion by local retailer Cook Islands Trading Corporation (CITC) and dairy brand Fonterra.