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Messam to lead star 7s team

Friday 11 August 2017 | Published in Rugby Union

A star-studded team championed by Chiefs and All Blacks player Liam Messam will be a star attraction in this year’s Rarotonga Rugby 7s tournament.


Cowboys victorious over Bulls

Friday 11 August 2017 | Published in Rugby Union

The Arorangi Cowboys were triumphant yesterday over the Titikaveka Bulls, winning 15-8 after leading at half time.


Pre-season finals start today

Friday 11 August 2017 | Published in Football

The Rarotonga pre-season soccer finals will start today with the U-17 Boys division between Nikao Sokattack and Tupapa Maraerenga at 4:45pm at the CIFA Complex.


Learning from lives of others

Friday 11 August 2017 | Published in Church Talk

The Bible teaches that God has already planned your eternal destiny and the pathway that you must take in order to fulfill that destiny.


Still in the dark on licence rules

Friday 11 August 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor

My partner and I have just returned to New Zealand after eight days’ holiday in Rarotonga. It was our first time to the island.


Fullback shortage raises questions

Friday 11 August 2017 | Published in Rugby Union

With Ben Smith taking a mid-tournament sabbatical and Jordie Barrett now ruled out for the remainder of the season due to a shoulder injury, there is a genuine sense of where to next for the All Blacks at fullback.

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Bike licence laws need rethink

Friday 11 August 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor

In regard to recent articles in CINews about motorbike licences, a story on Thursday of last week indicated police could process 36 applicants a day, clearly not enough to cope with demand.


Brown opens fisheries meeting

Friday 11 August 2017 | Published in Local

The 13th Regular Session of the Scientific Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) began in earnest early Wednesday morning at the National Auditorium.

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Outcome of game clear before it started

Friday 11 August 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor

The writing was on the wall that the Cook Islands was going to have a tough game against Tahiti.

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Bible critic ignores matter of context

Friday 11 August 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Regarding the Bible verses a letter-writer used earlier this week in what in my opinion is an attempt to appear clever and to taint God’s Word, a little thing called context is needed.


Anthem change strikes sour note

Friday 11 August 2017 | Published in Local

The House of Ariki has taken it upon itself to make a critical change to the country’s national anthem, a spokesman saying paramount chiefs made a request to government to consider the change two years ago.


Cooks to play determined Fiji

Thursday 10 August 2017 | Published in Football

With Group B’s second semi-final berth up for the taking, Fiji will be trying hard for crucial points when they face Cook Islands in their final group match of the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship tonight.


CIP government seems addicted to cash from Chinese

Thursday 10 August 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

If the government is willing to back Pa Ariki in getting the old Sheraton project revived, it means they must have signed up with the Chinese for financial assistance, because Puna only has eyes for them when it comes to selling off our country.


CIRU tackled over qualifier loss

Thursday 10 August 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Disappointed” is something of an understatement in describing how I felt when our boys went down 13-9 to Tahiti in a Rugby World Cup qualifier last Friday.


Focus on Pa Enua preparedness

Thursday 10 August 2017 | Published in Local

Pa Enua Red Cross branch representatives are on Rarotonga for the next two weeks, taking part in Emergency Response Training (ERT) that will end with the Cook Islands Red Cross Society (CIRC) general assembly on August 18.

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Look elsewhere for a real political crisis

Thursday 10 August 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Wilkie Rasmussen (CINews August 7), urges voters to give the Demos what he claims their “turn” at being government, or face “political crisis.”


Chefs' fundraiser starts with five course dinner

Thursday 10 August 2017 | Published in Local

The Cook Islands Chefs Association (CICA), and the New Zealand Olympic Chefs team are set to host a truly exceptional five course dinner next week.


Crimes Bill goes to committee

Thursday 10 August 2017 | Published in Local

Public submissions to a select committee on the long-awaited Crimes Bill 2017 began in parliament yesterday.

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Intense football action in store

Wednesday 9 August 2017 | Published in Football

The 2017 Rarotonga football pre-season semi-finals will continue today with intense football action. There is no room for any mistakes, as this is the last chance for any team wanting to progress to the finals.


Bulls set to charge into action today

Wednesday 9 August 2017 | Published in Rugby Union

The Titikaveka Bulls will be raring to go this afternoon as they host the Arorangi Bulls at 4.15 in their first match of this month.


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