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Articles by Rashneel Kumar
NZ Maori pupils discover CI Maori
Friday 14 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Education
Groups of New Zealand school students will be visiting the Cook Islands in a bid to learn more about their own Maori heritage.
$4000 cost to reprint botched Budget
Friday 14 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Mistakes can be costly, and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management received a timely reminder of that this week.
Ministers living at taxpayers' expense
Thursday 13 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in National
A Crown minister with her own properties in Rarotonga is occupying one of the sought-after government houses.
Drug addiction group targets health and education, not crime crackdown
Wednesday 12 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
Counselling helps meth addicts beat their habit; sending them to prison doesn’t
Officials to resolve pipeline disputes
Wednesday 12 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Disputes with landowners over the multi-million dollar Te Mato Vai project can be resolved, government says.
Health sets out plans for new funds
Wednesday 12 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Health
A new high-tech CT scanner could save lives by allowing doctors to quickly diagnose patients’ illness and injuries in Rarotonga.
$300,000 for renos to Parlt. debating chamber
Wednesday 12 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Government will move to amend its Budget today, to provide an extra $300,000 for refurbishments to Parliament’s debating chamber.
Meti drives home the winner
Tuesday 11 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Cook Islander Phillis Meti claimed the 2019 World Long Drive Atlantic City Boardwalk Bash a week ago, cementing her place as one of the leading female long drive golfers in the world.
Chinese ship in Raro for inspection
Tuesday 11 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in National
Speculations about a large Chinese vessel outside the Avatiu harbour has been laid to rest by Ministry of Marine Resources’ secretary Pamela Maru.
Benefit to cover teens to age 16
Tuesday 11 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The child welfare benefit will be extended to cover teenagers up to their 16th birthday.
Speaker Rattle returns
Monday 10 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Parliament’s Speaker Niki Rattle returns today to preside over the rest of the session, after travelling to Auckland with her sick husband who needed hospital treatment.
MPs lucky to meet Nukutere students
Monday 10 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Education
It was a dream come true for Nukutere College special needs class students who visited Parliament – they met with their MPs. The politicians were pretty lucky, too. They met some inspiring young people, and had the chance to fulfil some of the key performance indicators around civics education.
James, Rotana win Raro Open titles
Saturday 8 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
James Herman pulled off a major win in the men’s open of last week’s Rarotonga Open Golf Championship held at the Nikao golf course.
Culture receives $200k extra for events
Saturday 8 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Culture
Cultural events organised by the government are expected to get bigger and better this year.
Parents should make teens wear helmets – Mokoroa
Saturday 8 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
The onus is on parents to ensure their children wear helmets at all times while riding a motorbike, says police minister Mac Mokoroa.
Parliament's battle for the north
Friday 7 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
“You know nothing about the north.” Those were the words of prime minister Henry Puna to Opposition MP Tamaiva Tuavera as they got into a brief heated exchange in Parliament.
A pig of a day in Parliament Islands' swine in the gun
Friday 7 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Parliament has been asked to supply the outer islands with ammunition – to take care of their pig problem. Ngatangiia MP Tamaiva Tuavera said growers on the Pa Enua were having their crops destroyed.
$2.5m barge for outer islands
Friday 7 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in National
Government can no longer rely on private sector shipping – Mark Brown
Kumete Sports Day a success
Thursday 6 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
The annual Kumete Sports Day was held at the National Stadium on Monday.
Politicians burn the midnight oil debating Budget
Thursday 6 June 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in National
MPs sat until 10pm last night to debate the Appropriation Bill – the first time they’ve sat so late for years.