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Articles by Rashneel Kumar
Close battle in 3x3 basketball
Sunday 12 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
The 3x3 basketball competition at the Cook Islands Beach Games saw an electrifying finish in both the men’s and women’s divisions.
Moeroa the money man
Sunday 12 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
Former league player Tepai Moeroa will feature for the Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition.
Funding promise: 'Our ocean of opportunity and value'
Saturday 11 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
Cook Islands has secured expressions of interests for significant grant funding to support Marae Moana.
PM says oceans campaigner does not deserve prize
Saturday 11 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
Henry Puna’s criticism comes as oceans conservationist Jacqui Evans donates $100,000 of her award money to set up a charitable foundation. Rashneel Kumar reports.
Brittle battle in tennis
Friday 10 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports
Let there be no doubt that Cook Islands’ young tennis players have hit the big time: they have been practising in Auckland this week on the court next to World No 1 Serena Williams.
Touch season off to 'perfect' start
Thursday 9 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Touch Rugby
Notchya claims the Touch competition at the Cook Islands Beach Games.
Dengue bites back again in New Year
Thursday 9 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Health
Two probable cases of dengue were recorded in the first week of 2020, bringing the total number to 128 since the outbreak began a year ago.
Demos: PM should not take the credit for Marae Moana
Thursday 9 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
The Opposition has slammed Prime Minister Henry Puna’s decision to speak about the Marae Moana ocean sanctuary at a paid event in United States yesterday.
Scepticism about fibre cable cost savings
Thursday 9 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
A local IT consultant is looking forward to a faster and efficient internet when the Manatua cable goes live in the coming months.
3600km across the ocean to a quiet Rarotonga beach
Thursday 9 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in National
Cook Islands is now hooked up to the world through a 3600km undersea cable just 19mm thick – barely the breadth of an adult’s thumb.
Opportunity to impress selectors
Wednesday 8 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball
Netball Cook Islands will hold trials for local players hoping to make the national under-21 team for the 2021 World Youth Cup in Fiji.
Fuel company fails to explain diesel spill
Wednesday 8 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
The fuel company at the centre of the diesel leak in Avatiu harbour is stalling investigations into the major spill.
Cable comes with vow to cut data costs
Wednesday 8 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Local internet providers are promising cheaper data plans once the submarine cable goes live.
Security hired for the YWAM land dispute
Wednesday 8 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Security officers were called in to “keep peace” amid fears landowners would take over the Youth with a Mission property, in a dispute over unpaid rents.
Sand, sun and lots of fun
Tuesday 7 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
The inaugural Cook Islands Beach Games got off to a superb start with overwhelming entries in the four sports being played at the Beach Courts in Nikao this week.
PM gives 'behind the scenes' insight
Tuesday 7 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Americans will pay from $10 to $58 per person to hear the Cook Islands Prime Minister speak in San Francisco tomorrow.
Bears claim Nines title
Monday 6 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports
The young and spirited Arorangi Bears stunned top teams to win the Bishop’s Cruises Cook Islands Rugby League Nines in Paradise tournament over the weekend.
League slams champions Sea Eagles
Sunday 5 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
Cook Islands Rugby League yesterday slammed champions Ngatangiia Matavera Sea Eagles for failing to field a full team on day one of the Nines tournament yesterday.
The water debate continues
Sunday 5 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Opinion
Several weeks ago, the Cook Islands water authority, To Tatou Vai, announced it was conducting a six-month trial of Poly-Aluminium Chloride (PACl) as a flocculation agent. Flocculation is a process of settling out particulate matter, for example dirt, from the water. Given that PACl is a chemical that produces a potentially toxic sludge as a byproduct of the flocculation process, this trial needed to be properly assessed for environmental impacts before it was approved.
Plastics ban deferred
Saturday 4 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
The ban on single-use plastics has been deferred to the next Parliamentary sitting scheduled for next month.
