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Articles by Rashneel Kumar
Big year ahead for cruise market
Thursday 11 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Fourteen different cruise ships are scheduled to make 24 separate voyages to the Cook Islands this year.
Eye on foreign investment
Thursday 11 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
A study of foreign investment in the Cook Islands is set to take place this year to assist the government in determining areas that require further investment to drive the country’s economic growth.
Games venue changes to Birmingham
Wednesday 10 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Birmingham, England has been announced the new hosts for the 2022 Commonwealth Games after Durban, South Africa was unable to honour its original bid commitments.
Airline passengers in safe hands
Wednesday 10 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Three of the international airlines servicing the Rarotonga route have been rated the safest airlines for 2018.
Emergency medical flight from Atiu
Wednesday 10 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Outer Islands
The Health ministry has confirmed there was an emergency medical flight from Atiu to Rarotonga on Thursday of last week.
Rescued dogs given new homes
Wednesday 10 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
From a rubbish bin into the loving arms of new families, the last two puppies who were rescued from a bin on Monday morning have found homes.
Tourism to launch new marketing programmes
Wednesday 10 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation will embark on destination marketing programmes this year in a bid to boost the country’s image in the international market.
Nines get 2018 league season rolling
Tuesday 9 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
The Cook Islands Rugby League Association Bluesky Club Nines tournament proved an excellent start to the 2018 season which will get underway next month.
Cook Islands woman passes away on flight
Tuesday 9 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The elderly woman who passed away on a Jetstar flight from Rarotonga bound for Auckland last week was a Cook Islander.
Woman dies from crash injuries
Tuesday 9 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
A woman has died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon in Nikao.
Queensland Kukis win Nines title
Monday 8 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
Queensland Kukis held off a late barrage of attack from the Arorangi Bears to claim the Cook Islands Rugby League Association Bluesky Club Nines tournament title over the weekend.
Woonton shares mini games experience
Monday 8 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Weightlifter Philippa Woonton is in Rarotonga for a short holiday before getting back to the grind in preparation for the Commonwealth Games in April.
Visitor's early favourites at the Nines
Monday 8 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
Queensland Kukis have emerged the early favourites in the Cook Islands Rugby League Association Bluesky Club Nines tournament after a red-hot performance on day one yesterday at the BCI Stadium in Nikao.
Taking fitness to another level
Monday 8 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Hot on the Rock
Local gym instructor and fitness expert Tamaiti Samson is hoping to take the Liberating Human Movement or ZUU, of which he is an affiliate, to another level this year.
Indian classical dance show for Rarotonga
Monday 8 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Rarotonga residents will get a unique opportunity to witness live the classical Southern India dance form called Kuchipudi on January 15.
Robati family holds eighth reunion
Monday 8 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
About 130 people have gathered in Arorangi to mark the eighth George Faimau and Ngateinakore Robati Reunion.
Mobile restoration 'seamless'
Monday 8 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Bluesky Cook Islands says the transition of mobile service from temporary to newly commissioned network has been “relatively seamless”. This despite claims by some customers of unexpected and unexplained data losses after mobile services were fully restored in the Cook Islands on December 19. A fire on October 27 completely destroyed Bluesky Cook Islands’ second core site in Aroa, Arorangi affecting mobile network services in Rarotonga and Aitutaki. Bluesky’s commercial manager, Lahaina Kiely said “a handful” of customers had experienced credit consumption due to casual data rates being charged instead of the data packs they had purchased before the fire in October. For those customers, she said they have reset their data packs and credited back any credit due. “The transition of the mobile service from the temporary solution to the newly commissioned network has been relatively seamless,” Kiely said. “Many of our customers have complimented the teams in restoring full mobile services in the space of two months following the fire in October. “With the much anticipated data services restored, customers have been eager to use the service again.” Since mobile services were migrated on December 19, Kiely said there had also been a high demand for simcards and visitor simcards. Customers had also been making full use of top-up promotions and data promotions. “For the months of January and February, our postpaid mobile customers will receive double data on their Bluesky postpaid mobile plans,” Kiely said. “Customers will be able to see their new allowances via MyBluesky App. “Should any of our customers have any queries at all, please contact the team by free calling 123, or visit us on our Facebook page, or pop in and see us.” The destroyed facility which is valued “in millions” and the disruptions the fire caused to the mobile network on the two main islands was initially supposed to take “up to three weeks” to repair. The fire completely destroyed the mobile network core exchange, as well as primary satellite station equipment and power supply systems housed at the Aroa site. All the fixed-line telephone and broadband internet services in the northern areas of Rarotonga connected to the main Bluesky station in the Avarua town office remained uninterrupted. A day after the fire incident, Bluesky Cook Islands mobile cell sites were changed over to the Bluesky Samoa mobile core exchange via O3b Satellite links. This provided temporary mobile voice and texting services within Rarotonga and Aitutaki with no local usage charges to its customers. The burned-out core site building in Aroa was fully refitted ready for the installation of new mobile core equipment, O3B Satellite System gear and other network equipment and infrastructure. This was completed in December.
Queensland Kukis create major buzz
Friday 5 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
The inclusion of the Queensland Kukis has created a buzz among local clubs ahead of the Cook Islands Rugby League Bluesky Club Nines tournament which starts today.
Prodigal son makes the return home
Friday 5 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
The return of their prodigal son is expected to boost the morale of Avatiu Nikao Eels in their title defence campaign at the Cook Islands Rugby League Association Bluesky Club Nines tournament this weekend.
Import refs ready for Nines battle
Friday 5 January 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
“Let the referees’ ref.”
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