Regional
Thanks from the Olympic family
Tuesday 5 June 2012 | Published in Regional
The following tributes to the late Sir Geoffrey Henry are from a memorial page on the Cook Islands News website. This will be the final collection of messages in the newspaper. Readers are invited to share brief personal condolences at www.cookislandsnews.com To the family of the late Sir Geoffrey Henry, KBE, President, Cook Islands National […]
Big Opti weekend
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Queen’s Birthday Weekend starts the annual Rarotonga Sailing Club Optimist Championships. Starting today, young sailors from the club will be competing for the club champion title. Competitors will be at the club around 8am to prepare boats and be ready for the race briefing at 9am. Racing is due to start at 9.30am. The competition […]
Kumete sports start
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Regional
The annual Kumete inter village Queen’s Birthday athletics programme rolls into action today with the round island cycle race starting at 3pm. All cyclists are asked to be at the start line opposite Raviz Indian Restaurant in Avarua by 2.30pm to register to race for your village before the drafting race starts. Track and field […]
Wild weather for Raro Golf Open
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Golfers from Rarotonga, Aitutaki and New Zealand suffered and endured three days of pretty awful weather, which included torrential rain and near-cyclonic winds, to compete in the Rarotonga Open Golf Tournament last week. In spite of the weather some of the senior golfers turned in some magical golf in this competition which was very generously […]
Badminton plans business house comp
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Regular badminton players are set to have more structured competitions starting with the code’s first official tournament starting on June 7. Badminton was revived and registered as an official sports federation in February and since then the code has enjoyed a growth in popularity. However, badminton president Hugh Graham says that he and his committee […]
1 more Olympic chance
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands Olympic sailing squad still has a chance for Olympic spots under the Tripartite Commission Invitation and is now preparing for the last competition of their campaign – the Sail for Gold event next week. National sailors Helema Williams and Taua Elisa are continuing their training for tactics and techniques and their fitness […]
Get ready for Kumete sports
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in Regional
The annual Kumete inter-village athletics competition will roll into action this Saturday with the traditional cycle race around the island. The Kumete trophy has been contested by the six villages on Rarotonga for over 50 years and the cycle round the island has always kicked off the Queen’s Birthday weekend athletics programme. The cycle race […]
Kitesurfing an Olympic sport in 2016
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Kitesurfing has made it on to the roster for the Olympic Games in 2016. The local kitesurfing community, which is growing almost weekly, welcomes the Olympic authorities’ decision to recognise their sport. Local kiters are preparing for the Cook Islands’ second annual kitesurfing festival and competition in Aitutaki, which kicks off on June 25. Already […]
On duty at Nations Cup
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands Football president Lee Harmon, match official Terry Piri and referee assessor Robert Savage are currently in the Solomon Islands to officiate at the Oceania Football Confederation Nations Cup starting today and running for 10 days. The tournament is the stage 2 Oceania zone qualifier for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. Harmon will […]
Minister aims to repair CISNOC rift
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Kia Orana all, Please be advised that I have been asked by a number of codes to take on the role of Pesident for CISNOC for the remainder of the term, which I understand is less than 12 months. This will essentially be a caretaker role until elections fall due in March next year. I […]
Toa Samoa drub Kukis
Thursday 31 May 2012 | Published in Regional
The visiting Toa Samoa under 13 team proved too strong for the baby Kukis resident under 13s in their first game. The Samoan Warriors won 42-nil. Toa Samoa is certainly a well-drilled side with players selected from various clubs in the Auckland competition. Their knowledge of the game and ball skills are outstanding and something […]
CISNOC explains election of top 3 positions
Thursday 31 May 2012 | Published in Regional
In a letter to all national sports federations, Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee general secretary Rosie Blake explains the position of the board in regards to the constitutional process for the election of members of the board, including that of president. A date for the postponed CISNOC annual general meeting has yet to […]
42-hour runathon by sports academy
Thursday 31 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands Sports Academy (CISA) students will trudge the roads of Rarotonga for the next two and half days to raise funds for their end of year cultural exchange trip to Australia. The 15 CISA students will also attempt to break the current 40-hour run record they help set with the police Blue Light campaign […]
AGM date not set yet
Wednesday 30 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Nominations for the positions of Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee president and vice president have closed, however the date for the sports body’s annual general meeting is yet to be confirmed. CISNOC secretary general Rosie Blake says that no date has been set for the postponed AGM and that they were waiting on […]
Rugby scholarship students make the news
Wednesday 30 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Rarotonga rugby scholarship students Jag Love (far left) and Daniel Mato (centre) are making headlines in their adopted home of Rangiora just outside Christchurch. The two young men recently featured in the Northern Outlook paper as the first two Cook Islands students to take up the development scholarship at Rangiora High School. As well as […]
Team BCA cleans up squash
Wednesday 30 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Squash players from the successful Business House competition team gather for a team photo after the 10 round competition. The tournament was won by Team BCA sponsored by Bergman and Son while team the Masterbaiters (sponsored by The Mooring Fish Caf) and The Steelers (sponsored by Cook Islands Steel) were joint second place getters. Congratulations […]
Paddling workshop in Muri
Wednesday 30 May 2012 | Published in Regional
After the successful Te Aito Cook Islands races on Friday and Monday, event champions Vesna Radonich, Serena Hunter, Reuben Dearlove and Taaroaiti Teheiura along with experienced paddlers from Tahiti will be running a V1 paddling workshop today. Veteran French Polynesian paddler and Te Aito Tahiti founder Charlie Maitere (below)will be among those providing sage advice. […]
Football execs attend 62nd FIFA Congress
Wednesday 30 May 2012 | Published in Regional
The football world descended on Budapest, Hungary, for the 62nd FIFA Congress including Cook Islands Football Association delegates. Representing the Cook Islands were CIFA President Lee Harmon along with vice president Jake Numanga, board members John-Paul Wilson and Moeroa Tamangaro. FIFA president Joseph S. Blatter invited the FIFA Congress to give its full support to […]
Ocean plus lagoon in novel Te Aito course
Wednesday 30 May 2012 | Published in Regional
While recent rough weather made organising Te Aito Cook Islands a challenge, a unique race course was set for the 21 open men and junior paddlers on Monday including an ocean surf leg and flat lagoon sprint. For the open men paddlers, the course was over 16km with top local paddler Reuben Dearlove comfortably taking […]
Dragonflies beat Tupapa
Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in Regional
The Avatiu Dragonflies premier netball grade exerted their dominance over Tupapa on Friday night to win the battle 57-34. The last time the two teams met, Avatiu were given a massive scare by the improving Tupapa side who again threatened on Friday but were unable to make it a win. In fact, Avatiu won all […]
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