Regional
Bears survive fiery feud
Monday 13 February 2012 | Published in Regional
The Arorangi Bears, Tupapa Panthers and Avatiu Eels were the winning premier grade rugby league teams at the weekend in what were three evenly matched encounters. At Raemaru Park tempers flew as hosts Arorangi Bears were made to work hard clipping the wings of the feisty Sea Eagles to win the physical match 18-8. Both […]
Wounded Bears hunting Sea Eagles
Saturday 11 February 2012 | Published in Regional
A wounded Bear is a dangerous one – and no doubt something the Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles are aware of as they head to Raemaru Park to take on the Arorangi Bears in round two of the league competition. In the first week of the 2012 season the Sea Eagles tied 24-all against the Panthers in […]
Swim series continues
Saturday 11 February 2012 | Published in Regional
The open water series for local swimmers strokes back into action on Monday as part of the build up to the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. Cook Islands Aquatics Federation president Romani Katoa says the event was meant to start last weekend however due to the heavy rain and rough seas experienced, the start of […]
Aitutaki volleys for Easter 4X4
Saturday 11 February 2012 | Published in Regional
Preparations have begun for the biggest sporting event on Aitutaki’s calendar and people from Rarotonga are being egged on to join the fun this year. Volleyball nets have sprung up across the island this week, ready for the start of competition games between the villages. It’s all being done – apart from having a bit […]
Bulldogs and Panthers open up round 2
Friday 10 February 2012 | Published in Regional
The Titikaveka Bulldogs and Tupapa Panthers will open up round two of the 2012 rugby league season today with two games scheduled for this afternoon at the Titikaveka field. At 4pm the Bulldogs under 16 team will rumble with their Panthers counterpart before the reserve grade take to the field. Remaining grade games between these […]
Aitutaki Sharks 'shattered'
Friday 10 February 2012 | Published in Regional
Aitutaki Sharks coach Junior Tamati says his team was “shattered” to learn this week that they were being pushed out of the 2012 rugby league season and he expected the island as a whole would feel much the same way. Tamati said the island’s sole rugby league team had brought a whole new attitude to […]
Good results at Sail Auckland Regatta
Friday 10 February 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands sailors Helema Williams, Taua Elisa, Aquila Tatira and Teau McKenzie have posted impressive results after the Sail Auckland Regatta in New Zealand. The sailors now look forward to the next leg of the Olympic qualifier series to be held in Germany at the end of April. Racing in shifty conditions over the regatta […]
Masters play up
Friday 10 February 2012 | Published in Regional
The rugby league masters season got off to a good start with about 40 players turning up for their first game at the Swamp last Friday. The middleman Simi ‘Harrigan’ Teiotu took control of the game right from the start with a couple of players requiring time out to cool off while one player in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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