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Articles by Rashneel Kumar
Memorial golf tournament ends on high
Saturday 24 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Katoa Banaba Jr claimed the final Hugh Henry Memorial Tournament, which was played on Saturday last week at the Rarotonga Golf Club course in Nikao.
Chamber welcomes Maori business opportunities
Saturday 24 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
The Chamber of Commerce welcomes the opportunity for New Zealand’s Federation of Maori Authorities (FOMA) and Cook Islands representatives to discuss furthering business opportunities.
Killer disease alert
Saturday 24 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Health
Cook Islands authorities are keeping a close eye on border control in the wake of an outbreak of life-threatening meningococcal disease in Fiji.
Ika mata sample goes down a treat
Friday 23 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Visitors, who turned up in large numbers, were treated to one of the favourite local dishes – ika mata – during the Kia Orana Week at Maire Nui Park yesterday. The day four activity started off with coconut husking and grating demonstration, followed by a demonstration of how to make ika mata, the iconic local raw fish dish. Coco Putt Ale House owner and chef Tokerau Turia (Tooks) prepared the ika mata. The visitors were also offered a sample of the dish. The weeklong Kia Orana Week which ends today had a number of activities aimed at highlighting Cook Islands culture and heritage as a key part of the tourism industry. Today, the visitors will be taught ura (dance) followed by the Ura Fitness class and demo. Ura Fitness is a local fitness craze involving Cook Islands and Polynesian dancing. Cook Islands Tourism Corporation director of destination development Metua Vaiimene said it was important to teach visitors the local culture and tradition to help them better understand the Cook Islands way of life. “We don’t want visitors to come here just for holiday because in that way, we won’t realise the full benefit of tourism. Tourism is in essence an exchange of ideas and cultures,” Vaiimene said. “We want to promote to the world the way to live like we do in a little paradise and help the world to slow down a bit and enjoy what we have got. “It is very important that our visitors are able to take a good story, a true story that is authentic about our country, and that can be gained when people are interacting with the locals.”
CI artists feature in NZ gallery
Friday 23 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Culture
The work of Cook Islands artists Ani O’Neill and Henry Ah-Foo Taripo (Henzart) are featured in the new art gallery, Toi Art, at Te Papa in Wellington, New Zealand.
Tourism wins marketing award
Friday 23 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation was crowned the winner of the destination marketing category at the annual Routes Asia 2018 Marketing Awards in Brisbane, Australia on Monday.
Weather Office to celebrate Meteorological Day
Friday 23 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Weather
The Cook Islands Meteorological Service will open its doors to the public today to commemorate this year’s World Meteorological Day.
Vaka Pride announces round eight winners
Thursday 22 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Takuvaine/Tutakimoa won the top prize in the round eight Vaka Pride competition – an initiative to keep the community clean.
Bowls team off to Gold Coast games
Thursday 22 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Commonwealth Games
The first batch of Team Cook Islands participants in the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, left the country yesterday.
PNG players to join Sea Eagles
Thursday 22 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
Ngatangiia/Matavera Sea Eagles have recruited two Papua New Guinea-based players to help bolster their campaign for the remainder of the domestic rugby league season.
Battle of the giants in mixed touch
Wednesday 21 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Touch Rugby
Two undefeated teams, Foodland and ICI Transformers, will go head to head in the feature clash of the Bluesky Mixed Touch Competition in round seven today at Nikao Field.
Kia Orana Week draws crowd
Wednesday 21 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Culture
The turnout on day two of the Kia Orana Week celebrations at Maire Nui Park yesterday was much better as visitors tried their hands at making ei and weaving.
NSDP goals 'progressing well'
Wednesday 21 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Cook Islands is progressing well towards its goals in the National Sustainable Development Plan (NSDP) within its available resources, says the Office of the Prime Minister chief of staff, Bredina Drollet.
Local businesses at Pasifika
Wednesday 21 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Two local companies will attend the 26th Pasifika Festival to be held this weekend at Western Springs Park, Auckland in New Zealand.
Baudinet listed among the legends
Tuesday 20 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Brett Baudinet now has his name listed alongside some of the world’s greatest tennis players, including world number one Roger Federer.
Regular events earmarked to promote culture
Tuesday 20 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Culture
Cook Islands Tourism Corporation is planning to run Kia Orana Week regularly to give visitors the opportunity to learn and understand more about the Cook Islands culture and tradition.
Step forward in preparing for disasters
Tuesday 20 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
The Cook Islands has become the fourth country in the Pacific region to obtain a Country Preparedness Package (CPP) outline.
Eels on top after Bulldogs win
Monday 19 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
Avatiu Nikao Eels finished top of the table after round one of the domestic rugby league competition following a superb 28-10 win over defending champions Titikaveka Bulldogs.
Govt underspends on capital projects
Monday 19 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
The government only spent half of its capital expenditure budget in the last financial period, according to the December 2017 quarterly financial report.
Govt forgives $126k owed by CISNOC
Monday 19 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
The government has forgiven $126,000 that the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) borrowed in 2011 to finance sending the national team to the Pacific Games in Noumea, New Caledonia.
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