Regional
It's showtime in T20
Thursday 6 September 2012 | Published in Regional
It’s here – the most eagerly anticipated cricket season yet. Twenty-20 has the cricketing community buzzing as spectators are anticipating big hits and high energy squeezed into an action packed three hours this weekend. Watch for long standing top four sides Turangi, Red Backs and the Creeps as they attempt to prove to supporters they […]
Positive progress in HIV and AIDS response
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in Regional
Some Pacific Island countries no longer meet the criteria for receiving assistance from the Global Fund, as they have a low burden of disease and are classified as lower middle or upper middle income countries. This was revealed by Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) director-general Dr Jimmie Rodgers, who spoke to the Pacific Islands […]
US pledge to ocean conservation welcomed
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in Regional
In the final day of the 43rd Pacific Island Forum, Kiribati president Anote Tong welcomed secretary of state Hillary Clinton’s unprecedented commitment, on behalf of the United States, to ocean conservation in the Pacific region, deepening its relationship between Kiribati’s Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) and the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM), a […]
Unpredictable seas a challenge for first 15km race
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in Regional
September kicked off for Rarotonga paddling clubs on Saturday with a demanding 15km V6 race on Saturday. With questionable conditions throughout the week, all clubs were in safety mode, getting their V6 canoes prepped with skirts for the forecasted rough seas. But the extra attention paid off with crews happy to have the added safety […]
Climate change plea by Polynesian leaders
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in Regional
The Polynesian Leaders Group is calling on big industrial nations to heed the pleas of their people. Leaders from American Samoa, Cook Islands, Ma’ohi Nui (French Polynesia), Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga and Tuvalu signed a joint statement following their first official meeting last week, decrying the state of the world’s oceans and coral reefs, and […]
Master class
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in Regional
Northern Districts Cricket coach Pat Malcon will be delivering a revamped New Zealand Cricket level 2 coaching course this week. Malcon says he has worked with New Zealand Cricket to develop a level 2 coaching course specific to the conditions and objectives of cricket in the Cooks. The course pays significant attention to Twenty-20 cricket […]
Race series starts
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in Regional
The Triathlon Association’s annual cycle race series will start this Wednesday at 5pm and will continue over five of the next six weeks. The events will be handicapped with the quickest cyclists starting several minutes after the average riders. The events are open to all eligible triathlon fraternity members and any new persons who haven’t […]
Battle begins for finals rugby
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in Regional
Catch up mode will be on the minds of the Titikaveka Bulls and Takuvaine Reds senior A team when they play their postponed weekend match today at the BCI Stadium kicking off at 4.30pm. While the two clubs play out their last round of games – the rest of the clubs are preparing for the […]
Takuvaine beat Matavera in 1-pointer
Monday 3 September 2012 | Published in Regional
Despite the postponed game in Nikao, football games went ahead at the Matavera field between hosts Matavera and Takuvaine. Twenty five minutes into play Takuvaine’s striker Tave Tereapii shot through the sole goal of the match which resulted in a win for Takuvaine over Matavera. Although the weather conditions were not the best, there were […]
Mama Olly shows the way
Monday 3 September 2012 | Published in Regional
The Puaikura Reef Lodge and Manuia Beach Resort Golf Tournament, played at the Rarotonga Golf Club two weeks ago, showcased some really good golf from the large field of members. The course was dry and featured plenty of run on the ball which some players struggled with for their approach shots. This was a bogey […]
Sokattak set sights on Titikaveka
Saturday 1 September 2012 | Published in Regional
The men’s soccer Lotto Premiership will feature Nikao Sokattak and Titikaveka in today’s main match at the Nikao field at 4pm. The exciting prospect will see Nikao Sokattak supporters flock to the Nikao field this afternoon to witness their premier men who will battle it out against Titikaveka. After taking a bye last week Nikao […]
Dragons and Panthers fight at top
Saturday 1 September 2012 | Published in Regional
Leading Senior A rugby team the Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons will take on second placed and defending rugby champions the Tupapa Panthers at Victoria Park in the main CITC match of the week. As this will be the final match of the round competition – the table-topping Dragons, on 37 points, have an unassailable lead in the […]
Meitaki maata, Aussie
Saturday 1 September 2012 | Published in Regional
In between his busy Forum schedule, Australian parliamentarian secretary of Pacific islands affairs and foreign affairs Richard Marles took time out to check out the local ‘Just Play’ soccer programme. Rarotonga soccer loving kids gathered at Tupapa field on Wednesday to say ‘meitaki maata’ to the Australian government and in particular to Marles who signs […]
'Give the Tahitians a chance'
Friday 31 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Takitumu chief Pa Marie Ariki has implored New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to hear French Polynesia President Oscar Temaru’s cries for self-determination. On Tuesday night she pleaded with Key to consider the situation of French Polynesia – or, as Temaru has called it, French-occupied Polynesia. “They (the Tahitians) are our cousins, they are our […]
Support for self-determination
Friday 31 August 2012 | Published in Regional
French Polynesia president Oscar Temaru has successfully pleaded with Pacific Forum leaders “not to stay still but to embrace the momentum” of his quest for the freedom of Ma’ohi Nui. Speaking to leaders about the outcomes of an Asia-Pacific meeting convened earlier this year, he segued into the issue of self-determination for his own country. […]
Secret service callout
Friday 31 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Local businessman Piltz Napa is taking advantage of the historic visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by raising the issue of movie piracy in the Cook Islands. Yesterday afternoon Napa hung this poster outside the Empire movie theatre saying the objective is to raise awareness on the rampant piracy of movies in the […]
Puna happy with 'empowerment of women'
Friday 31 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Prime Minister Henry Puna has said during a press conference that the Cook Islands is “happy where we are now in terms of empowerment of women”. Asked whether his government was doing enough to achieve gender equality, he said he was proud that the Cook Islands has a female speaker of the house and that […]
Rapa Nui 'atrocity' recalled
Friday 31 August 2012 | Published in Regional
The people of Rapa Nui have come to the Cook Islands to make their voices heard, and to rally the support of their Polynesian cousins and the international decision-makers gathered here for the Pacific Islands Forum. Their primary mission was to make an application, in person, for admission to the Polynesian Leaders’ Group, which they […]
Act now, says Bachelet
Friday 31 August 2012 | Published in Regional
United Nations Women under-secretary-general and executive director Michelle Bachelet told a large public gathering at a gender panel discussion on Wednesday that “the time for action is now”. The discussion was held as a Forum side event, and was scheduled directly after Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that her government would be earmarking $320 […]
Clinton visit 'huge'
Friday 31 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Prime Minister Henry Puna has called Hillary Clinton’s visit a “huge, huge milestone” for the Cook Islands. “The mere fact of her coming here is a huge, huge milestone for our country,” he said. “There are some issues, particularly fisheries as I mentioned earlier, we want to run past her but just having that engagement […]
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