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Tupapa Maraerenga progress to second stage

Monday 7 May 2012 | Published in Regional

Tupapa-Maraerenga premier men’s soccer team progressed to the second stage of the Oceania Preliminary Club Premier competition in Tonga after dispatching American Samoa’s champion club Pago Youth by nine goals to nil. The team went into their match on Friday evening knowing a hefty win would assist with their progress to the second stage. Tupapa-Maraerenga […]

Airline triathlon good for 'wellbeing'

Monday 7 May 2012 | Published in Regional

Air New Zealand staff cycled, swam and ran their way to better health last week with a special triathlon organised to promote fitness and wellbeing among staff. All-round athlete and Air New Zealand staff member Paulina Beddoes designed a short triathlon course in Nikao to challenge her colleagues. Over 40 Air New Zealand staff gathered […]

Crunch time

Saturday 5 May 2012 | Published in Regional

Hard hitting rugby league is on the cards today for fans as the season heads into crunch time. This is the final round of games before the playoffs next week and at Titikaveka the club will host the Bears under 19 grade while the Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles will host the Avatiu Eels at Nukupure Park […]

8km time to beat 37:06

Saturday 5 May 2012 | Published in Regional

Lots of surf, missing jandals and loose ama made for much to discuss after Wednesday’s second to last 8km oe vaka time trial. Reuben Dearlove continues his domination in the weekly event crossing the line first in his V1 vaka with a resounding ‘boom’ roar and clocking 37.06. Young oe vaka protg Andre Tutaka-George, paddling […]

National swim-in-schools programme starts

Saturday 5 May 2012 | Published in Regional

Grade one Papaaroa College students were wide eyed as they received brand new Arena swimming goggles for the start of the swim-in-schools programme. Cook Islands Aquatic Federation members were thrilled to launch the programme at the Titikaveka School where Oceania Swimming Association president Dennis Miller was on hand to see the programme get off the […]

All Black presents 2011 sports awards

Saturday 5 May 2012 | Published in Regional

All Black Jerome Kaino was the star of the annual sport awards on Wednesday night with the winning athletes of the main category off the island in pursuit of Olympic qualification. Through a news type interview by emcee John Kenning, Kaino shared his journey to becoming an All Black flanker. The light-hearted banter set the […]

Students inspired

Saturday 5 May 2012 | Published in Regional

The Princess Ann Hall was filled with excited students eager to see All Black star Jerome Kaino on Friday. Tereora College was honoured to have the visiting All Black star as special guest at the Friday assembly. Kaino was welcomed by Tereora’s culture team followed by a cultural performance. Both students and teachers were overjoyed […]

CISNOC winding up still possible

Friday 4 May 2012 | Published in Regional

Missing money and a threat to wind up the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) are not on the national sports body’s annual general meeting agenda tonight, but it’s the most talked about issue in the sports community. Triathlon president Geoff Stoddart and Taki Anaru have accused CISNOC of stealing sports funds from […]

Sharks play Bears

Friday 4 May 2012 | Published in Regional

The Aitutaki Sharks will be looking to upset the Arorangi Bears at Vaipae today, when the teams clash in front of a fervent Sharks supporter base. Coming off a narrow loss to the Takuvaine Warriors last week, the Sharks will be looking for some redemption against the Bears in this week’s play. Before they can […]

Tupapa Maraerenga defeat Samoa champs

Friday 4 May 2012 | Published in Regional

The race in the Pacific’s Premier Soccer Competition is now a three-horse affair after Tupapa-Maraerenga put themselves in the driving seat with a 2-1 upset win over champion club from Samoa Kiwi. The Kiwi and Tupapa clash was always likely to be one of the tournament’s key fixtures in Tonga. It was a tense contest […]

Financial problems not on AGM agenda

Friday 4 May 2012 | Published in Regional

Reports and election of office bearers are the main items on the CISNOC annual general meeting tonight but a few outraged national federation representatives are sure to bring up the issues of financial mismanagement at the national sports body. Roving tennis ambassador Brian Baudinet has voiced his thoughts on issues that need to be addressed […]

The holy grail in downtown Avarua

Friday 4 May 2012 | Published in Regional

It’s been six months since the All Blacks won the 2011 Rugby World Cup and laid hands on the Webb Ellis Trophy, sending their many black-clad Cook Islander fans into fits of hysteria. But that feeling was coming back to the 300 or so people who gathered in town on Wednesday to catch a glimpse […]

Missing money allegation 'answered'

Friday 4 May 2012 | Published in Regional

Allegations of ‘missing money’ from the Olympic Solidarity programme is one of the key issues behind a possible legal action against the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) by Geoff Stoddart and Taki Anaru of the Cook Islands Triathlon Association. Anaru explains that last year when the full extent of CISNOC’s financial woes […]

CIRL 2012 Points Table

Thursday 3 May 2012 | Published in Regional

Tupapa draw in Tonga

Wednesday 2 May 2012 | Published in Regional

At the first day of the O League Preliminary tournament, Tupapa-Maraerenga premier men’s football team drew against host team Tonga’s Lotoha’apai United three goals a piece on Monday afternoon at Loto-Tonga Centre in Atele. Tupapa-Maraerenga’s first goal came through Campbell Best mid way through the first half where he shot a close-range goal in the […]

On pause

Wednesday 2 May 2012 | Published in Regional

Local sports enthusiast and coach Ake Hosea-Winterflood is heading to the Gold Coast to take part in a level three athletics coaching course which means that her ANZ Tamariki Sports Programme scheduled to start today has been postponed until later in the year. Hosea will be taking part in an IAAF level three course for […]

Kitesurfers revel in high winds

Wednesday 2 May 2012 | Published in Regional

Kitesurfers will welcome the Meteorological Service’s forecast that a strong wind warning will be in force until the end of the week. The warning was first issued on Friday of last week and has remained in place until now. Cook Islands Meteorological Services director Arona Ngari says the strong winds are originating from a high […]

World Cup parade today!

Wednesday 2 May 2012 | Published in Regional

The Webb Ellis Rugby World Cup is a big deal! This is the first time the Webb Ellis Cup has travelled outside New Zealand since the All Blacks won it last year and the Cook Islands public are encouraged to get out on the roads today and support the rugby union spectacle. All Black star […]

Rugby heads inspect BCI Stadium and TSA

Wednesday 2 May 2012 | Published in Regional

The spotlight was on the BCI Stadium and Telecom Sports Arena yesterday when Federations of Oceania Rugby Union (FORU) delegates visited the two sporting arenas – the base for the Cook Islands Rugby Union high performance programme and unit. Cook Islands Rugby Union president Chris McKinley proudly showed off the two sporting arenas describing the […]

Manureva in world tour

Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in Regional

Manureva – the Cook Islands’ annual kiteboarding competition – is gearing up to be bigger and better this year. For the first time, Aitutaki will be a stop on a bona fide world tour – this time, the KTA (Kiteboard Tour Asia) Asia-Pacific Tour. The KTA (Kiteboard Tour Asia) is one of three main international […]