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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Stage set for Nines

Friday 3 January 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League

Defending champions Tupapa Panthers are wary of the challenge in the Bishops Cruises Rugby League Nines in Paradise which will kick off today at the BCI Stadium in Nikao.

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The hits and misses of 2019 - Sports review of the year

Tuesday 31 December 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports

It’s been a year of highs and lows for sports in the Cook Islands. While netball’s win at the Pacific Games in Samoa and Cook Islands return to the Rugby League World Cup 2021 brought joy to the sporting fraternity, there were other events which provided some good lessons to the athletes and the sporting federations as we head into 2020 …

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Tajiya aims to inspire

Tuesday 31 December 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

Helping inspire others to chase and achieve their dreams is one of Tajiya Sahay’s goals for 2020. The Miss World Oceania and Miss Cook Islands is on holiday in Europe with her family before she embarks on a journey to raise funds for charity projects around the world.

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Palmerston among world's most unexplored places

Monday 30 December 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Outer Islands

Palmerston Island has been named one of the 12 world’s most unexplored places by an American online media company. Insider, which is known for publishing the financial news website Business Insider and other news and media website, says Palmerston is a remote island in the South Pacific that’s visited by a supply ship only a couple times a year.

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Economic growth expected to drop to 2.4 per cent

Monday 30 December 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy

Cook Islands’ economic growth is expected to plummet to an average of 2.4 per cent over the next four years, estimates the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management. According to a report in the 2019/20 Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Update, the downturn is due to the capacity constraints experienced by the economy.


Rugby eyes major improvements

Monday 30 December 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union

Cook Islands Rugby Union is ready to put their unforgettable 2019 season behind and focus on making 2020 a successful year. Union acting president Simiona Teiotu said they had a “mixed season” with some success and disappointments in the domestic and international competitions.

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Northern Stormers claim Touch title

Saturday 28 December 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Touch Rugby

Sixteen teams featured in the 2019 Boxing Day Touch Tournament at The Swamp in Avatiu.

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Cyclone expected to die out

Saturday 28 December 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Weather

The Cook Islands is in the path of the slow-moving Tropical Cyclone Sarai, says the Meteorological Service.


Five teams confirmed for Nines

Friday 27 December 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union

Women’s competition will debut in the annual Cook Islands Rugby League Nines.

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New concerns over same-sex ban

Friday 27 December 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

Negative publicity affecting country’s reputation says Tourism chief.

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Payout for country's beneficiaries

Friday 27 December 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy

Government has paid about a third of a million dollars in Christmas bonus to welfare beneficiaries.


Football season ends on a high

Tuesday 24 December 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Football

The 2019 football season saw an exciting finish on Saturday in the Knockout Cup finals at the CIFA Complex in Matavera.

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Touch eyes 16 teams

Tuesday 24 December 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Touch Rugby

Registration for the Boxing Day Touch tournament closes today.


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