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Articles by Rashneel Kumar
Stranded residents receive support
Tuesday 14 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Government has started making payments for Covid-19 related financial assistance to Cook Islands residents stranded in New Zealand.
$250m required in stimulus, says ANZ
Tuesday 14 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Government has a maximum additional headroom of about $65 million of debt, prompting warning.
Islands in the stream
Saturday 11 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
Better internet speeds are allowing locals to follow their favourite Cook Islands DJs on their live streams.
Working up sweat in Cooks lockdown
Saturday 11 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
A Rarotonga fitness group has come up with an innovative way to stay in shape with the gyms closed in the Covid-19 go-slow.
924 workers get wage subsidy
Thursday 9 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Government has processed $1.7 million from its Covid-19 economic response package to businesses and workers.
Tourism hopes pinned on staying clear of Covid-19
Thursday 9 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Business community sees ‘glimmer of hope’ despite chilling bank forecast.
E-trading: Any portal in a storm
Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Hot on the Rock
With the tourists gone, local stores are reaching new customers by trading online.
This helmet saved a boy's life last month
Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Weekend
The boy was riding home from work last month, late at night. He hadn’t been drinking. He wasn’t speeding. He came round the corner in Rutaki and – boom – he hit a branch across the road.
Stranded in NZ: Up to $650/week
Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Cook Islands residents stranded in New Zealand can claim up to $650 a week government support.
The Islander group cuts to 53 core staff
Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
One of the leading tourism businesses in the country is running special deals on meals to clear their stock.
Blessed is the hand that giveth
Friday 3 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
A Takuvaine church has opened a food pantry to help those affected by the coronavirus crisis.
China draws on bitter experience to aid Cooks
Friday 3 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Covid-19 is our ‘common enemy’, says Ambassador.
Russians send an SOS from paradise
Thursday 2 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Four stranded Russian tourists have sent an SOS – by YouTube! The group on Rarotonga have found the lighter side of the coronavirus crisis in a bid to keep their spirits alive.
Benefit for league players
Tuesday 31 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
Expats contracted by local rugby league clubs are eligible to apply for unemployment benefit. Players from Fiji, Samoa and Papua New Guinea are left stranded on Rarotonga after the cancellation of the domestic league competition.
Tough calls: Saving money to save lives
Tuesday 31 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Government reveals the cost-cutting that is helping to pay for the coronavirus economic response package.
Immigration Bill select committee receive extended time
Monday 30 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
The select committee looking into the Immigration Bill 2020 has been given extended time to report back to Parliament, due to the coronavirus crisis.
Staying strong
Monday 30 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Government is promising financial support to stranded Cook Islanders after abandoning plans to isolate them in hotel near Auckland International Airport.
Aussie emissary: 'We want to hear the singing start again'
Saturday 28 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Weekend
It’s been a bittersweet arrival for the first resident Australian High Commissioner to Cook Islands and his partner.
Doctors go home to help with Covid-19
Saturday 28 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Cook Islanders are finding ways to help tourists and expat workers stranded penniless on these islands. A German couple were elated to be allowed to board a plane to Auckland yesterday, in the first leg of a long, long trip home.
'Be patient, don't lay off workers'
Saturday 28 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Government is pleading with struggling businesses to keep their expat workers on the payroll.
