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In brief: sports news from around the Pacific

Friday 28 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

Coach impressed by Drua training sessions; Hunters squad named; and Bray quits Cricket Vanuatu job.

Kata: Work

Friday 28 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kids Athletics programme recognised

Friday 28 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Athletics, Sports

Photos from the local Kids Athletics holiday programmes have been selected for the World Athletics’ showcase website and training manuals.

LETTERS: ‘No place like home’

Friday 28 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, Significant numbers left in the 70s with the opening of the international airport and another mass exodus in 1996 during the reform (Pa Enua population on the decline, January 26).

Omicron ‘less lethal’

Friday 28 January 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Health, National

Unlike the previous Covid-19 variants, Omicron is regarded less severe but highly transmissible and can result in a large number of cases putting pressure on the local health system.

Niki Rattle appointed new Ombudsman

Friday 28 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy, National

Former Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament Niki Rattle is the country’s new Ombudsman.

Covid-19: Three more deaths in Solomons

Thursday 27 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Solomon Islands

Three more people have died of Covid-19 in Solomon Islands raising the national tally to five.

Covid-19: Three more children among 12 deaths in Fiji

Thursday 27 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional

Three more children have died from Covid-19 in Fiji. This takes the death toll since the pandemic hit the country in 2020 to 791. Fiji's Government also confirmed on Wednesday the 10 day-old infant, 8 year-old girl and 13 year-old boy are among 12 Covid-19 patients who died.

Kata: Covid-19

Thursday 27 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Competition ‘first in the region’

Thursday 27 January 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Badminton, Sports

Cook Islands is set to host the first ever AirBadminton competition in the Oceania region at the 2022 Beach Games which resumes this Friday.

Feb ‘volatile’ weather month

Thursday 27 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in National, Weather

Cook Islands is being warned to be prepared as the nation nears the height of cyclone season following a week of challenging weather conditions.

LETTERS: Learning to live with Covid

Thursday 27 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, things are getting amped up here on the island, as we prepare for the “Omicron” threat.

Island wide clean up to avoid dengue outbreak

Thursday 27 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health, National

Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health is anticipating a possible dengue outbreak following a week of extreme weather that caused flash flooding and damages to properties especially in the coastal areas of Rarotonga.

Kiribati confirms more than 100 Covid-19 cases, prompting new govt restrictions

Wednesday 26 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Kiribati, Regional

The Kiribati Health Ministry has confirmed that the atoll island has surpassed 100 Covid-19 cases after it recorded 37 new positive infections on Wednesday.

Australian vessel with Covid-19 cases arrives in Tonga waters

Wednesday 26 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga

Tonga is concerned an Australian naval vessel has arrived in the Kingdom with 29 people onboard who have tested postive to Covid-19.

Kata: Local Bank

Wednesday 26 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Sports to continue ‘as usual’

Wednesday 26 January 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby league, Sports

Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health has clarified all sports, including contact games, will continue ‘as usual’ unless there was a Covid-19 case recorded in Rarotonga.

Sport grappling with red light setting

Wednesday 26 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Cricket, Sports

Changes, and in some cases cancellations, are on the table for sports organisations and major sporting events after the shift into the Covid-19 red light setting in New Zealand.

Learning the art of traditional canoe building

Wednesday 26 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Art, Features

Using a traditional canoe for fishing will soon become a reality for the youth of the Kōrero o te 'Ōrau 'Ātui'anga ki te Tango programme.

LETTERS: Prevention is better than cure

Wednesday 26 January 2022 | Written by Sian Solomon | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, when I saw the clip of flights arriving in Raro of the lady working at the airport with a face shield and no mask, it just showed they are definitely not prepared and putting themselves and others at risk.