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Pa enua handiwork on display for paddlers
Friday 25 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Traders from across the Cooks gathered in town yesterday for the first of two days of special markets held in conjunction with the Vaka Eiva festivities taking over Rarotonga. The best of the rest made the bulk of the day, with people of the pa enua making a particular effort to bring a slice of […]
Sprints and Paddles Up at Muri today
Friday 25 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Vaka Eiva 2011 comes to an end today with the Muri sprints, Steinlager Muri mingler party and of course the Paddles Up closing ceremony and party. Paddlers will gather at the Ngatangiia sports ground at 8 oclock this morning for the traditional turou along Muri beach before sprint races start at 8.30am. This years oe […]
Maki loved life on the ocean
Friday 25 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Aitutaki paddler Alan Maki has been remembered by friends as a hardworking yet down to earth man who loved life on the ocean. Maki was laid to rest yesterday afternoon in a service held at his family home in Amuri, Aitutaki. Vaka Eiva competitors at Rarotonga also held a minutes silence and said a prayer […]
Araura Enua blitzes 15km
Friday 25 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Araura Enua under 19 womens oe vaka crew blitzed their age groups 15km open ocean race yesterday to win for their home island. The ladies finished over 2 minutes head of their opponents from the Sunshine Coast. The Aitutaki women won the race in 1:39:45 followed by the Sunshine Coast team in 1:41:32. Third place […]
Royal Family takes Worthington trophy
Friday 25 November 2011 | Published in Regional
The combined strength and talent of Australian Crown Beach Kings and Belles oe vaka crew was just too hot to handle, and the crew took out yesterdays Bob Worthington Memorial Trophy for the mixed Round Raro Relay in a time of 2:54:52. The crew who paddled under the fitting name of the Crown Beach Royal […]
Belles steal lead by skipping changes
Thursday 24 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Australian womens crew Crown Beach Belles are this years queens of the Pacific Paddle Round Raro Race after blitzing 16 other crews to win the race in 3:14:45. The Belles crossed the line just over 2 minutes ahead of the tough Cook Islands national squad who spent the morning hunting down the Belles. The Belles […]
Paddler dies during race
Thursday 24 November 2011 | Published in Regional
An Aitutaki paddler died yesterday afternoon while competing in the Vaka Eiva Round Rarotonga Relay. Alan Maki, a starting-six member of the Te Tupu O Te Manava masters crew, was brought ashore at Avana during the race and could not be resuscitated. He was taken by ambulance to hospital. The cause of death has not […]
Turangi and Creeps inch closer to finals
Thursday 24 November 2011 | Published in Regional
The Muri Creeps and Turangi have pushed ahead in the latest round of the Computer Man Top 4 cricket competition. Turangi made light work of the newly promoted Titikaveka Titans side winning by 31 runs. Batting first Turangi scored just 169 through the superb efforts of captain Vane Tangimetua who stroked 71 runs. Things went […]
Late goal denies CI win
Thursday 24 November 2011 | Published in Regional
A goal scored deep into injury time has handed the Cook Islands national mens soccer team a crushing defeat to Samoa in the first day of Oceania qualifying for 2014 Brazil World Cup. The Cook Islands lost to the host team 3-2 in the match, which was only decided three minutes into injury time during […]
Clarkie enjoys paddling off the river
Thursday 24 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Rod Clarkie Clark of Echuca is taking on Vaka Eiva for the first time this year. A leading senior constable of the Victorian Police, he has been on the force since 1979 but the start of his paddling career predates the year he became a policeman. Clarkie says he has been canoeing since he started […]
Round Raro Relay results
Thursday 24 November 2011 | Published in Regional
The men’s Pacific Cup results (below) are only the top three teams in each of the race divisions. The full men’s results were not readily available last night due to the tragic death of Cook Islands paddler Alan Maki during yesterday’s race.
20 crews in mixed race
Thursday 24 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Around 20 mixed crews will race around Rarotonga today in hot pursuit of the Bob Worthington trophy. Judging by their performance this week, the Crown Beach mixed crew an amalgamation of yesterdays winning mens crew Crown Beach Kings and winning womens crew Crown Beach Belles have a good shot at the top spot. Two other […]
Lisa Townsend wins Boiler swim
Thursday 24 November 2011 | Published in Regional
The winner of Tuesday evenings Trader Jacks charity swim, Lisa Townsend, was not wearing a cow costume as a caption in yesterdays CINews indicated. She finished first in a time of 10:02 but was not pictured.
Crown Beach Kings reigned
Thursday 24 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Kings squad. “/> What they say about self-fulfilling prophecies must be true. Even before arriving in Rarotonga, Australias Crown Beach Kings were named the top contenders in yesterdays open mens Round Raro Race and as predicted, they finished six minutes ahead of the Cook Islands national squad to claim the coveted Pacific Cup. With a […]
80 swimmers round the boiler
Wednesday 23 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Eighty hearty swimmers took to the Avarua harbour for the Trader Jacks charity boiler swim as part of this weeks Vaka Eiva activities. Visitor to the island Lisa Townsend was the first out of the water in 10:02 while Gold Coast chief surf lifesaving guard Chris Maynard was hot on her tail finishing a second […]
Paddlers get a taste of the Cook Islands
Wednesday 23 November 2011 | Published in Regional
A swath of Rarotonga schools yesterday put on an all-singing, all-dancing welcome for paddlers currently stationed in the Cook Islands. Paddling teams from Australia and New Zealand stopped by Takitumu, Avarua, Arorangi, St Josephs and Imanuela Akatemia schools yesterday to exchange gifts and goodwill as part of the Vaka Eiva competition currently underway. The paddling […]
Crown Beach Kings go bush with Rakei Toa
Wednesday 23 November 2011 | Published in Regional
The Australian Crown Beach Kings paddling crew went bush yesterday to discover what the kids of their adopted school Rakei Toa get up to. The Kings, favourites to win todays Pacific Cup Round Raro, were treated to a coconut climbing and coconut husking session before a grand umu feast set down by the students of […]
Mapu give it their all
Wednesday 23 November 2011 | Published in Regional
It was success all round for junior paddlers at yesterdays Mapu Oe Vaka races in Muri with clubs from New Zealand, Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Australia all sharing wins. The junior paddling event got started with a moving turou (welcome) ceremony along Muri beach where some 250 paddlers walked to the paddling base next to the […]
Paddlers take care of pets
Wednesday 23 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Vaka Eiva paddling crew Rogz for Dogs including (from left) Peter Watson, Kylie Young, Lauren Grant and Don Gaschk delivered over $20,000 worth of pet food, medicine, leashes and toys for the Esther Honey Animal Clinic in Nikao. Check out tomorrow’s Cook Islands News for the full details of funds and sponsorship.
Red Hot Chicks on fire, Super 8 doing great
Wednesday 23 November 2011 | Published in Regional
The fifth round of the Edgewater Saturday Premier Womens Championship saw some great action over the weekend with the temperature not the only thing heating up on the field. Arorangi Red Hot Chicks were seeking to move to the top of the table and guarantee themselves a finals berth and home advantage against the girls […]
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