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Articles by Rashneel Kumar
League considers cancelling games
Monday 16 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
Government is discouraging gathering of groups of more than 50 people, involving sporting events.
Top of the table clash
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball
Avatiu will be bracing for a tough challenge when it takes Arorangi in round two of the Netball Domestic Season 2020 today.
Tennis elects new president
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Davina Hosking-Ashford has become the new president of Tennis Cook Islands.
Unbeaten Eels takes on Bears
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
Avatiu Eels’ unbeaten run is at stake in the weekly rugby league competition.
Clerk's lawyer challenges dismissal
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Support for sacked Clerk of Parliament Tangata Vainerere continues to gain momentum.
Air NZ goes to ground in deluge of enquiries
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
New Zealand Prime Minister puts tight new controls on travel to the Pacific – but her national airline makes first cut the deepest.
Cook Islanders gather for annual Touch meet in Australia
Friday 13 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Touch Rugby
Mangaia won the overall prize in the Cook Islands Annual Touch Tournament held in Victoria, Australia.
Cooks creates 'island fortress'
Friday 13 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Health
Health authorities have send six people’s swabs to New Zealand for coronavirus testing. The results are expected within a week.
Virgin takes a flight out
Friday 13 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
First coronavirus – and now tourism industry faces another big blow.
Rejected tourists disembark
Friday 13 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
More than 100 tourists last night disembarked their cruise ship in Rarotonga, after Tahiti announced it would turn them away.
Triathlete Henderson breaks the 15 hour mark.
Thursday 12 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Injuries fail to deter local triathlete from achieving his target.
Phone consultation encouraged as Health streamlines its services
Thursday 12 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Health
Patients are being encouraged to do phone consultations with medical practitioners as the Health ministry streamlines its services to battle the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
$1.4m to fight coronavirus
Thursday 12 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Government is clawing back unspent cash from different agencies to fight the threat of Covid-19.
Our flower in space: Tiare and NASA
Thursday 12 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
A Cook Islander is leading a United States school team in a project to make future space missions safer.
Football tourney postponed amid coronavirus fears
Wednesday 11 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Football
A regional football tournament which was supposed to be held on Rarotonga later this month has been postponed amid the threat of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Avatiu off to flying start
Tuesday 10 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball
Defending champions Titikaveka faced a major setback after losing in the opening round of the domestic netball competition.
Gelling cleared for Super League return following arrest
Tuesday 10 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
Cook Islander Anthony Gelling is set to return to the Super League competition after an investigation by his club on his off-field conduct.
1000 cruise tourists arrive on Raro tomorrow
Tuesday 10 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Health officials say they’ve done a thorough risk assessment of the 1000-passenger cruise ship Maasdam, ahead of its arrival at Rarotonga tomorrow.
Speaker defends sacking of Parliament's Clerk
Tuesday 10 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Supporters have challenged the dismissal of the Clerk of Parliament.
Eagles soar on attack
Monday 9 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
Wet fans follow teams around island to Muri for six-try bonanza.
