Regional

Matenga a sports legend

Friday 22 June 2012 | Published in Regional

Cook Islands netballer Margaret Matenga has this week been inducted into the Sports Legends of Wellington. Matenga was one of three legends announced this week to celebrate the achievements of the very best of Wellington sportspeople. Matenga was part of the legendary 1987 New Zealand Silver Fern side that won the Netball World Cup, a […]

Olympic team confirmed

Friday 22 June 2012 | Published in Regional

The Cook Islands will send a team of eight athletes to the London Olympics next month. The team was named and confirmed at the Olympic Fun Run last night where sports supporters rallied at the Punanga Nui Markets to support Team Cook Islands athletes. National sailor Helema Williams, weightlifter Luisa Peters and slalom canoeist Josh […]

Takuvaine Reds on fire!

Thursday 21 June 2012 | Published in Regional

Leah Tumutoa of the Takuvaine premier netball team flies through the air as she drives the ball towards her team’s goal. The team faced Arorangi on Friday night at the TSA and after a close battle at the start – Takuvaine lifted the tempo of the game to comfortably win the game 63-43 and not […]

Fun run this afternoon

Thursday 21 June 2012 | Published in Regional

Show your support for Team Cook Islands and the Olympic sports in the Cook Islands by joining this afternoon’s ‘Olympic Fun Run’ starting at the Punanga Nui market at 5pm. Today’s event is for the community at large and groups of supporters from the codes confirmed to represent the country at the London Olympics are […]

Xtreme grads take a break

Thursday 21 June 2012 | Published in Regional

Some people would call them ”crazies“ or even ”freaks“! We’re talking about the very brave few who have thus far taken on the Xtreme Fitness Challenge, having just completed its fifth intake. What is it that makes people, who on the outside seem like perfectly normal and sane people, punish their bodies day in and […]

Gear up for golden oldies rugby

Wednesday 20 June 2012 | Published in Regional

The golden oldies rugby kicks off this Friday at the Nikao field to coincide with the start of the 2012 rugby union season. Any person over 35 can join and play according to the golden oldies rules. One of those rules is you cannot run more than 20 metres without passing the ball and players […]

Club rugby kicks off this week

Wednesday 20 June 2012 | Published in Regional

A full on season of club rugby, age grade rugby and special ‘rugby celebration’ events is in store for local rugby fans starting this Friday and Saturday. The 2012 season will kick off on Friday and run for 10 rounds before crunch time in early September when the semi and finals are scheduled. The first […]

Tennis goes into schools

Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in Regional

Nikao Maori Primary School students flocked to the tennis centre in Nikao yesterday to play some fun tennis in the sun. The kids are the first lot of students to go through the ANZ tennis in schools programme being run by Tennis Cook Islands national coach Malcolm Kajer assisted by ANZ Tamariki Sports Programme coordinator […]

International riders coming to Aitutaki

Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in Regional

It’s just one week out from the Cook Islands’ international kiteboarding competition, and the wind gods are giving local riders a chance to get in some last-minute practice. This year the competition is looking to be bigger – more riders, more media and hopefully more wind – and the Cook Islands Kitesurfing Association is urging […]

Tupapa under 19s win tens tournament

Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Regional

More tennis in schools

Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Regional

Tennis is set to spread like wildfire across Rarotonga schools as the ‘tennis in schools’ programme, sponsored by ANZ Bank, starts today. The programme will run for the next five weeks under national tennis coach Malcolm Kajer and assisted by enthusiastic sports coach of the ANZ Tamariki Sports Programme Ake Hosea-Winterflood. The pair expect to […]

Titikaveka wins tough tussle

Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Regional

Premier netball grade clashes between the Titikaveka Pearls and Avatiu Dragonflies as well as Takuvaine and Arorangi provided netball fans with their fix on Friday night. Due to bereavements on the island at the weekend, Saturday netball games were postponed and will be played out through this week. However, fans who made it to the […]

Junior rugby ready for 15s

Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Regional

After two weeks of pre-season rugby – junior Rarotonga rugby players are now set for the start of the main 2012 rugby 15s season this Saturday. Rarotonga turned on perfect weather for the pre-season 10s grand finals at Raemaru Park. The day started with over 60 kids taking part in the under 10 mixed Rippa […]

Junior rugby festival at Raemaru Park

Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Regional

Today is grand finals time for junior rugby players in the CITC pre season 10s tournament. All games today will be played at Raemaru Park in Arorangi kicking off at 11.30am with the mixed rippa under 10 games. This will be followed by the rugby 10s tournament scheduled to start at 12.30pm. Each game will […]

Pressure on for Palm Grove Golf

Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Regional

The Palm Grove Golf Tournament at Rarotonga Golf Club always draws a lot of interest, thanks to the generosity of Betsy Eisler of Palm Grove and this year more than lives up to its level of interest. With the third and final round of the Palm Gove Golf Tournament to be played today, the leaders […]

Come and Play football is back

Friday 15 June 2012 | Published in Regional

The popular ‘Come and Play’ football programme will kick off tomorrow at the CIFA complex in Matavera at 9am. Come and Play is designed for children aged between 5 and 13 and is based around fun football activities. This programme is set to run for six weeks taking place every Saturday morning at the CIFA […]

New system

Thursday 14 June 2012 | Published in Regional

The Rarotonga cricket season isn’t due to start until September but Rarotonga clubs are making loads of progress toward strengthening this year’s Computer Man and Edgewater Competitions. To add to the string of exciting changes, the latest announcement will see the most comprehensive and technical recognition of players ability and performances yet. The new ‘Most […]

New cycling season ready to roll

Thursday 14 June 2012 | Published in Regional

The Cook Islands Cycling Federation will start its 2012 season on Saturday afternoon with an event from the RSA opposite the airport at Nikao at 3pm. The first week’s event will be a scratch (everyone starting together) event with distances to suit the cyclists’ fitness and age. Juniors and the less fit can do a […]