Articles by Utopia Support

A tribute to Maori Rangatira

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I want to pay personal tributes to a friend, a true Rangatira, Parekura Horomia, and the late Arapeta Tahana.

CIRL's double standards exposed

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am a Panthers and Bulldogs supporter as both my sons play for their respective clubs and I would not want any club to be penalized unjustly and treated with prejudice by the CIRL executives.

Panthers imports slick, sharp and strong

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the Panthers for an outstanding game on home turf against the feisty and at times fisty Sea Eagles.

Questions and answers on tax

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In regards to Les Priest’s letter (An insult to senior citizens, April 29) -- if double-dipping means collecting a foreign government payment and also the Cook Islands pension simultaneously, then the answers to the two questions in his last paragraph are yes and yes.

Kata - May 7, 2013

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Kata

Panthers clip Sea Eagles wings

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in League

This is the final week of the rugby league round competition before the business end of the season begins next week.

Bulldogs take CIRL to court

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in League

The Titikaveka Rugby League Club is taking the Cook Islands Rugby League Association (CIRLA) to court today over the association’s recent decision to strip the club of its points from the first 8 games of the season after the club was found to be in breach of the competition rules.

Netball nears end of round one

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Netball

Club netters are preparing this week for their final game of the first round of the 2013 domestic netball season.

New study centre for Mangaia

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Outer Islands

A new study centre for university students has opened up in Mangaia, with plans for centres to open in other outer islands too.

Who gave students drugs?

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller writes: “Thanks to New Zealand Maori school teacher Nicky Kerr for her letter to the editor of Monday (Punished for the rest of their lives).

Young offender on 24 hour curfew

Monday 6 May 2013 | Published in Local

A young repeat offender was bailed on the condition he spend the next two weeks in the company of his mother.

An insult to Ngati Makea

Monday 6 May 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, May I through your column make reference to Mr Ross Holmes’ controversial article in the Cook Islands Herald April 24 regarding the Makea Nui Ariki title.

Punished for the rest of their lives

Monday 6 May 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I write this letter in response to the CI News article ‘Students expelled for drug use’ March 26.

Side swipe

Monday 6 May 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In response to the letter ‘Essential services are fragmented’, May 2 -- like the Esther Honey Foundation, the CISPCA is a volunteer society which relies totally on donations and is also surprized how we became a part of this letter.

Pearls shine with national netters

Monday 6 May 2013 | Published in Netball

Netball fans were treated to one of the slickest netball performances early this domestic season when the Titikaveka Pearls, stacked with newly selected national netters, put on a fine display of netball.

'Vaka jumping' case set for July

Monday 6 May 2013 | Published in Politics

A judge will hear Norman George’s ‘vaka jumping’ case in July, and parties must file all submissions in two weeks’ time.

Gay couples' rights need protecting

Monday 6 May 2013 | Published in Politics

Same-sex marriage is part of equality under the law, says human rights advocate Lynnsay Rongokea Francis.

Five-a-side football continues

Monday 6 May 2013 | Published in Football

Today’s five-a-side competition will see the women’s division play their second round of games at 4.45pm while the men’s category head into their third matches at 5.20pm to be played at the CIFA complex in Matavera.

Water shortage forces dentist to close

Saturday 4 May 2013 | Published in Environment

A lack of water caused a dental practice in Nikao to close on Wednesday afternoon.

Dry spell lingering

Saturday 4 May 2013 | Published in Local

Rainfall on Rarotonga has been unusually low for three months – and could stay low for the next three months – according to Cook Islands Meteorological Service.