Regional
Time for repairs and reflection
Tuesday 21 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Marumaru Atua is now at Vuda Point, Fiji, joined by our friends on Fiji’s Uto Ni Yalo, as well as the vaka Hine Moana. Since saying goodbye to watch captain and resident blogger Alex in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, we have also bid farewell to many of our dear friends from the fleet of Te Mana […]
Quit the abuse
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands Rugby Union (CIRU) officials are clamping down on verbal abuse by rugby fans on referees and match officials. Not only is abusing the referee from the sideline a bad example to young children, it ruins the game for everyone else. Last weekend there was an incident at a game where after constant verbal […]
Panthers snatch win on fulltime
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in Regional
The Tupapa Panthers team’s patience and consistent pressure held them in good stead against the powerful Arorangi Cowboys who dominated Saturday’s main match. But when it counted, the Panthers showed their championship quality to snatch the game from the Cowboys 23-22 at Raemaru Park right on the final hooter. The Panthers’ winning try came via […]
Leadership change 'good'
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in Regional
The feisty Avatiu-Nikao Cricket Club have made significant changes ahead of the Computer Man Twenty-20 Competition. A switch of captain will see Melody Melota take over the reins from Hamish Weir. Melota has had a meteoric rise since his return from New Zealand, including selection into this year’s International Cricket Council East Asia Pacific elite […]
Junior tennis reps resurrect themselves
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands junior tennis team representatives resurrected themselves in the second week of the Oceania Junior Closed Championships in Fiji. Team manager Tangi Amataiti says the Tamarua Payne and Lillian Maui both played some exceptional tennis, says Amataiti. ”They pushed themselves hard.“ The pair were up against some very classy Australian players in a […]
100 Forum flags flying
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands images – of marine life, a breaching whale, costumed dancers Matthew Pierre and Silas Tuaputa, and the view from a vaka – have been printed on larger-than-life-sized banners and flags, which will be positioned around Rarotonga and strung on 100 flagpoles this week. Banners will be stationed around the airport, the National Auditorium […]
'Transformative change' required for economy
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands features as a case study in an article recently published in Pacific Islands Brief about economic growth and development in the Pacific Islands. Using Barbados and the Maldives as examples, the authors make the point that the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati and Samoa have a good deal to learn. Written by Ron […]
Spouses programme part of the Forum
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in Regional
It is not only the leaders of the Pacific nations who will get to enjoy the upcoming Pacific Forum. A spouses programme, hosted and organised by Mrs Akaiti Puna, wife of the prime minister, will take place during the forum to ensure that a real slice of Cook Islands life can be experienced by all […]
New police vehicles arrive ahead of Forum
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Police inspector Tere Patia (left), senior sergeant Cy Kaivananga and senior sergeant Ruta Tane show off three of six new vehicles police have received to increase their visibility in the community and to provide adequate security support for the Pacific Leaders Forum. As well as the two Suzuki trial motorbikes and a used police car […]
6 Kiwi cops bolster Cooks
Saturday 18 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Police commissioner Maara Tetava says it will be six New Zealand police who will provide additional security during this month’s Pacific Islands Forum. Tetava says they will be sworn in as temporary Cook Islands officers. He says most of the six officers are with the Specialist Search Unit. ”What they do is they work with […]
Powerful diplomacy to play out
Saturday 18 August 2012 | Published in Regional
China and the United States are both preparing to send powerful delegations to the Pacific Islands Forum. Observers say as China increases its influence in Asia and the Pacific, the United States is also keen to assert its presence in the region. For the first time the US is planning to send its secretary of […]
Volunteers to show pride
Saturday 18 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Volunteer taxi drivers and liaison officers recruited for the upcoming Pacific Leaders Forum are being motivated to do their best for the Cook Islands. Meeting coordinator Francis Topa-Fariu told the group at the Red Cross Centre on Thursday night that their final information booklet will be distributed on Tuesday. ”You are the two groups of […]
King's boys play dual sports
Saturday 18 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands junior golf protges Teariki Smith (16) and Tony Turua (17), pictured below, swapped their golf clubs for rugby boots to represent their school King’s College on the rugby field. King’s College teams play in the Auckland Secondary Schools championships which has its finals in two weeks time. Both Smith and Turua also play […]
Cowboys and Panthers fight for second
Saturday 18 August 2012 | Published in Regional
This week’s CITC main match of the week between the Arorangi Cowboys and Tupapa Panthers is going to be a bruising encounter, as the two teams square off as joint second place getters on the senior A grade points table. Today’s game is crucial for both sides as the season inches into the business end […]
Special things about everyday life
Saturday 18 August 2012 | Published in Regional
What’s special about my everyday life The special thing about my everyday life is having my family and friends around me, the ones who love me most, even when I go I have my friends to help me every step of the way. Sometimes my friends and I fight over things but at the end […]
New fishing club supports tradition
Saturday 18 August 2012 | Published in Regional
It might only be in its infancy, but a new fishing club in Aitutaki has already offered its support to revive an age-old Cook Islands tradition. The Taukavai Game Fishing Club’s name is a shortened version of the three Aitutaki villages Tautu, Vaipeka and Vaipae and is the second fishing club on the island after […]
Ella prepares for World Cup
Friday 17 August 2012 | Published in Regional
While most Olympians are now taking a well deserved rest after the London games, Cook Islands slalom canoeist Ella Nicholas is preparing for more races at the World Cup. Before representing the Cooks at the London Olympics, Nicholas was ranked 83 from 217 athletes after her race results early in 2012. Only 21 countries qualified […]
Arorangi women seek silverware
Friday 17 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Three weeks out and the island’s most prepared women’s cricket team is excited about the season. Arorangi women’s cricket team manager Sabine Janneck says that the Arorangi women’s team have been training intensively for the past two months. Janneck is also thrilled with the increase in new players to the team, especially the young players […]
Cowboys retain under 16 trophy
Friday 17 August 2012 | Published in Regional
The Arorangi Cowboys under 16 rugby team showed why they are the Powerade trophy champions after comprehensively beating the Titikaveka Bulls 37-7 on Wednesday to retain the trophy. The Cowboys dominated all facets of the game and a try to outstanding Cowboys utility player Dennis Rangi just before the half time break seemed to knock […]
Ake takes Tamariki Sports to Atiu
Friday 17 August 2012 | Published in Regional
The ANZ Tamariki Sports Programme is heading to Atiu where programme leader Ake Hosea-Winterflood will conduct athletics and swimming lessons for the kids on the island. Hosea, who is originally from Atiu, is thrilled to be returning to her home island to give back to the community. This week the sport enthusiast picked up equipment, […]
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