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Do or die double header tonight
Friday 10 February 2012 | Published in Regional
After dropping their first game of the Turtles Domestic League III against Te-Au-O-Tonga in emphatic style last Friday – the Ngatangiia-Matavera cricket team will need to win at least one of their matches tonight to stay in contention for a finals spot. Wins in both of their games will put them right back at the […]
First national women's team forming
Thursday 9 February 2012 | Published in Regional
Exciting times are ahead for women cricketers in the Cook Islands with the first ever national women’s cricket team to be selected to represent the country at the East Asia-Pacific tournament in Vanuatu in May. The first national women’s cricket squad is expected to include players from right across the Cook Islands with interest already […]
Badminton forms new association
Thursday 9 February 2012 | Published in Regional
The first badminton meeting to set up a committee for the code will be held this Friday at 12 noon at the CISNOC office in Taputapuatea. Two nights of badminton games staged at the Princess Anne Hall at Tereora College drew in up to 60 players each night who not only showed great skills on […]
PNG hosting rights under threat
Wednesday 8 February 2012 | Published in Regional
A lack of urgency by lead organisations of the Papua New Guinea Pacific Games Association (PGA), the PNG Sports Federation and Olympic Committee and the PNG Sports Foundation, could see PNG missing out on hosting the Pacific Games in 2015. PNG now faces the ignominy of having its hosting rights stripped from it two-and-a-half years […]
Smith called to Crusaders squad
Wednesday 8 February 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islander Francis Smith has headed back to New Zealand to rejoin the Crusaders’ developmental squad in Canterbury. Smith will again play with the Crusaders Knights – the team affiliated with the Super Rugby side – backing up his efforts last year on the pitch while trying to move up to the senior squad. The […]
Young sailors bounce back in Auckland
Wednesday 8 February 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands sailors are bouncing back from disappointing performances at the New Zealand Laser Nationals in Wellington earlier in the year with some fantastic racing at the Sail Auckland regatta. National sailors Taua Elisa, Helema Williams and Aquila Tatira raced in the laser nationals in Wellington however substandard boats and gear saw the sailors retire […]
1 short of a ton
Tuesday 7 February 2012 | Published in Regional
Exciting and closely fought volleyball matches featured in round two of the Turtles Business House volleyball tournament last week. Newcomers to the tournament, Southpac, played a terrific game against team Playing Up going point for point with their more experienced opponents. Despite their best efforts – Southpac couldn’t contain Playing Up who went on to […]
Wins over USA and Japan 'massive'
Tuesday 7 February 2012 | Published in Regional
For a country lacking in resources and high performance programmes – the Cook Islands sevens team’s win against cash rich USA and Japan is seen as a massive achievement. The Cooks ended up as runner ups in the shield finals of the tournament missing out on the trophy to Scotland who snuck in with a […]
Badminton on again tonight
Tuesday 7 February 2012 | Published in Regional
Due to the successful re-introduction of badminton on Friday night, another night of fun badminton has been organised for tonight at the Princess Anne Hall at Tereora College starting at 6pm. More than 60 people turned out to the Princess Anne Hall over the course of Friday night to give badminton a go. Judging by […]
Cooks struggle to find form
Saturday 4 February 2012 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands sevens team struggled to find form at the Hertz Sevens in Wellington, losing two of their three matches on day one at tournament. After their 27-12 loss to England in their first match – the Cooks were slaughtered by South Africa 43-0 in their second match on day one. Their third and […]
Cook Islands squad loses first game
Friday 3 February 2012 | Published in Regional
Despite fielding talented young debutants at the Hertz Sevens in Wellington – the inexperienced Cook Islands sevens squad was stormed by England 27-12 in the Cooks first pool play match at the World Series tournament. Within the first minute of the match, England asserted their dominance to dot down for the first try of the […]
'Come and try' badminton tonight
Friday 3 February 2012 | Published in Regional
Tonight the Princess Anne Hall at Tereora College will stage the Cook Islands’ first badminton event in over 10 years with a ‘come and try’ evening from 5pm. The general public is invited to give the sport a go and find out how much fun can be had with badminton. Brothers Hugh and Robert Graham […]
Masters show the way
Friday 3 February 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands Rugby League will start the season with the League Masters today, kicking off this afternoon 4.30pm at the Avatiu Swamp. While international rules classify masters players as 35 and over, the Cook Islands league masters rules limit masters players to 40 years and over. The reason is that many players under 40 are […]
Time to shine at Welly Sevens
Thursday 2 February 2012 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands will run out at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington today in the knowledge that this is their one and only chance to shine in the HSBC Sevens World Series. The Cook Islands secured their place at this year’s Hertz Sevens at the fourth edition of the Oceania Sevens in October last year, […]
DIY multisport events
Thursday 2 February 2012 | Published in Regional
Local triathletes will have to go it alone without the regular volunteers and officials for the next couple of weeks as the usual officials for weekly duathlon and triathlon events are in New Zealand competing at the Oceania Masters Athletics Champs. This means that regular athletes will have to organise among themselves who will set […]
9 masters compete in Ocean champs
Thursday 2 February 2012 | Published in Regional
Nine Cook Islands masters athletes are on their way to New Zealand to bag medals at the Oceania Masters Athletics Championships in Tauranga. The group is one of the smallest groups to represent the country but they are still expected to do well in their chosen track and field events. Athlete David Lobb says that […]
Piri a knockout in Bairnsdale, Australia
Thursday 2 February 2012 | Published in Regional
This article and photo are reprinted courtesy of the Bairnsdale Advertiser in Victoria, Australia. The article has not been edited, except for the headline, which said ‘Famed Cook Islands boxer passes on knowledge’. He may be small in stature and as friendly as can be, but Cook Islands boxing legend Piri Puruto can pack a […]
Ella's on her way to the Olympics
Wednesday 1 February 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands slalom canoeist Ella Nicholas has qualified for the London 2012 Olympics and has had a great start to her Olympic build up finishing third at the New Zealand opens last weekend. Held on the white water course at Mangahao near Palmerston North, New Zealand, this International Canoe Federation ranking race featured some of […]
CI sevens squad looking muscular
Tuesday 31 January 2012 | Published in Regional
A new-look Cook Islands rugby sevens squad had their first major hit out this week against Gordon Tietjens New Zealand squad. For the Cook Islands squad, the friendly match against New Zealand gives the largely inexperienced players a good understanding of the intensity with which they need to play games when the Wellington Sevens tournament […]
Serving for the sevens underdogs
Tuesday 31 January 2012 | Published in Regional
Jamie Makara has served his country of birth in Afghanistan and now hes going to play for the nation of his ancestors on the rugby field. The Henderson resident will suit up for the Cook Islands team at the Wellington Sevens on Waitangi weekend. He last played for the side in 2009 during the Cook […]
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