Regional
Zac back in black after Raro fallout
Tuesday 22 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Sidelined All Black Zac Guildford could soon be back in the squad following his suspension late last year over a drunken few days in Rarotonga. Guildford has joined a gathering of All Blacks players in Auckland over the weekend, signalling that he may soon expect to re-join the team in a playing capacity. The team […]
Masters put bones and knees on the line
Tuesday 22 May 2012 | Published in Regional
There was nothing slow and steady about yesterday’s opening games of the inaugural Cook Islands Rugby League Masters tournament as players put their knees and bodies on the line. Four Cook Islands teams and two international squads are competing in the mini tournament and reliving their glory days. The first game yesterday afternoon in Ngatangiia […]
Big prizes for 3-day Raro Golf Open
Tuesday 22 May 2012 | Published in Regional
The Rarotonga Open Golf Tournament, sponsored by Scotty Bower Pro Shop in Whitford, New Zealand, starts this week and there is growing interest and enthusiasm from golfers, not just from Rarotonga but also from Aitutaki, as well as New Zealand-based players. The tournament, to be played over 54 holes, starts on Thursday and finishes on […]
Raceday a boomer
Tuesday 22 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Sunshine and blue skies were not missed at Muri beach on Saturday where 17 corporate oe vaka teams gathered for a day of family fun on and off the water. With so many other big events at the weekend – Saturday’s oe vaka fundraiser was more intimate than previous V12 corporate races, but no less […]
Koka Cruises clinch the V12 title again
Monday 21 May 2012 | Published in Regional
The beautiful women and big boys from Koka Lagoon Cruises successfully defended their V12 Corporate Oe Vaka race champion’s title on Saturday from 17 other crews. The final race of the day with crews HSBC Dirty Money, Island Craft Tangaroa, CITC Lickers and Fix Me Raro Cars was an intense and close battle. There was […]
Masters play today
Monday 21 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Four Cook Islands teams and two international squads will compete in the inaugural Cook Islands Rugby League Masters tournament starting today. Australian team Nga Tama will play the Cook Islands’ Central Chiefs first up in round one of play from 3pm today at the Ngatangiia field, while the New Zealand Otara Scorpions will close the […]
Tupapa too strong
Monday 21 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Tupapa dominated the Raemaru Park netball courts on Saturday when they were hosted by the Arorangi club. Tupapa won all their games in Arorangi proving they are a club to reckon with this season, however games were hard fought in Arorangi where they are are no less passionate about their netball. In the premier grade, […]
Training for Rippa rugby coaches
Monday 21 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Rippa rugby coaches will receive expert advice and coaching this week through the Cook Islands Rugby Union ‘train the trainer’ programme. Former New Zealand rugby sevens representative Chad Tuoro will run the first workshop this afternoon at the Avatea School Hall from 3pm to 6pm. Eighty percent of this afternoon’s programme will be practical sessions. […]
'Shape for life' challenge issued
Saturday 19 May 2012 | Published in Regional
A new healthy lifestyle challenge tailored for Cook Islanders has been designed to shape up people and give them a new healthy and better lifestyle. ‘Shape for Life’ is a new three months ‘life changing’ challenge for individuals and groups by Top Shape Gym’s new owner and national body builder Okirua Enoka and his team […]
Training coaches
Saturday 19 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Netball New Zealand coaches will be arriving soon to up-skill local netball coaches. Susan Harris of Netball New Zealand Coach Force will deliver three coaching modules including player centred coaching and game analysis and planning. This is the second time Netball Cook Islands has invited Harris to Rarotonga and on her first trip she delivered […]
Local paddlers take on world's best
Saturday 19 May 2012 | Published in Regional
The Te Aito Cook Islands, the premier V1 rudderless oe vaka race, is just around the corner and our local paddling family is abuzz with the excitement of racing next weekend. Commitment to this year’s event will see major sponsors Air Rarotonga, Turtles Tees, Tourism Cook Islands, Island Craft Ltd, Whatever Bar and Grill, Muri […]
International masters ready for play
Friday 18 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Four Cook Islands teams and two international squads will compete in the inaugural Cook Islands Rugby League Masters tournament next week. Australian team Nga Tama will play the Cook Islands’ Central Chiefs first up in round one of play from 3pm on Monday at the Ngatangiia field, while the New Zealand Otara Scorpians will close […]
Matutu Milers run for the fun of it!
Friday 18 May 2012 | Published in Regional
The Matutu Mile fun run on Wednesday wrapped up another successful triathlon week with athletes swapping their running shoes for funny wigs and water bottles for Matutu locally-brewed designer beer. All runners tackled the very short course from the Tikioki tri site to the Matutu Brewery where racers had to down a beer, or soft […]
Dearlove smashes time trial series
Friday 18 May 2012 | Published in Regional
As he has done for the 10-week time trial series, top paddler Reuben Dearlove dominated the last handicap race of the series on Wednesday. As the fastest paddler throughout the series, Dearlove started 11 minutes and 30 seconds behind the first paddler to start the staggered handicap race, Jane Pearson. The 17 paddlers battled into […]
Fundraiser to send Mauke girl to Guam
Thursday 17 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Mauke table tennis protg Christiana Fifita Tua has proved she is one of the top players in her age grade in Oceania and now she wants to take on the world’s best. Tua was recently part of the Cook Islands table tennis squad that attended the Oceania Cadet Challenge in Auckland where she qualified to […]
1 left in campaign
Thursday 17 May 2012 | Published in Regional
National sailor Helema Williams is all focus this week as she races in the Audi World Championships this week – the final Olympic qualifying regatta in Germany. Last week fellow Olympic hopeful Taua Eliza ended his campaign and while he has not qualified for the London Olympics he placed 31st in the 56 strong bronze […]
Flying Farrell out-sprints Stoddart
Thursday 17 May 2012 | Published in Regional
New Zealander Steven Farrell has beaten local hopes Geoff Stoddart and Roland Neururer in a final sprint that decided the round-island cycle race Turtles Tees Tour de Raro on Tuesday afternoon. Farrell left his sprint to the last 150 metres of the 31-kilometre race and spearheaded a breakaway pack of 10 riders that crossed the […]
Tour de Raro in action
Wednesday 16 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Eighty-two cyclists joined the round-island Tour de Raro late yesterday afternoon, aiming to knock off the decade old record of 42 minutes, 16 seconds to complete the lap.
2 backers for Te Aito champion
Wednesday 16 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Star paddler Reuben Dearlove trains hard every year, but this year he’s upping the ante. Dearlove is determined to beat his finish times at last year’s Te Aito Cook Islands and Te Aito Tahiti, and to take on the world’s best at Super Aito. He has been following a strict training regimen – running, doing […]
Dearlove starts at back of pack
Wednesday 16 May 2012 | Published in Regional
Reuben Dearlove will start with an 11 minute, 30 second handicap in today’s canoeing time trial final, setting off as the last paddler in a field of up to 20 people. Andre Tutaka-George and Josh Burrell, Dearlove’s closest rivals, will have almost two minutes head start on Dearlove in the final. The times given in […]
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