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TUROU! ORO MAI! AERE MAI!
Friday 18 November 2011 | Published in Regional
A well-known painting from the 1830s of Pa Te Pou Ariki, chief of the Vaka Takitumu of Rarotonga, is a favourite of mine one of the reasons being, that he holds his weapon (a spear) in one hand and a fan in the other. The significance of which is, if he extended his weapon to […]
Orphans unite
Friday 18 November 2011 | Published in Regional
The United Nations crew has never trained together they havent even met. Theyve been matched up by event organiser Victoria Dearlove, who joked she felt like a dating agency coordinating the transcontinental crew. The crew comprises three Canadians, two paddlers from Samoa and two Kiwis. They were orphaned by their home crews, paddler Mike Sullivan […]
Welcome!
Friday 18 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Kia orana and welcome to all the paddlers and supporters who have arrived on Rarotonga. The Vaka Eiva festival is now into its 8th year and we have seen it evolve from its ambitious beginnings in 2004 with 200 paddlers to over 800 last year. One thing that hasnt changed has been the high level […]
Nappys back with Anuenue aloha
Friday 18 November 2011 | Published in Regional
This years sole Hawaii crew is proof that age is just a state of mind. Four of the nine paddlers in the Anuenue crew are over 70 and the youngest member is 62 but theyve got the experience and the know-how for a good shot at the top spot in the senior masters division. Joseph […]
Canadians hit the sunny rock!
Friday 18 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Canadian paddling crew team Jericho have found paddling paradise on Rarotonga 10,000 kilometres from the snow-capped mountains of home. It was a freezing 4 degrees Celsius when the women departed Canada for Rarotonga and the hot, humid and sticky conditions on the island are just pure bliss for the amped up paddlers. Its no wonder […]
Manuz and Jemimaz aim to keep winning
Friday 18 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Waka ama crew Manuz and Jemimaz are made up of a group of determined women who have not been beaten at a national competition since they began paddling together just over a year ago. I have always raced with other teams but there is a lot of talent in Hawkes Bay, and it was really […]
New tri season
Thursday 17 November 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands triathlon season officially rolls into action today with a duathlon in Panama. Todays duathlon will start at 5.15pm from the new venue in Panama opposite Motor Centre. The course distance this week will be a short 2km run, 8km cycle and 1km run to start the season off. All cyclists must wear […]
Schools rewarded for trying their best
Wednesday 16 November 2011 | Published in Regional
When it comes to sport, children are often told that trying your best is the most important thing winning is just a bonus. So when the Cook Islands government was challenged to live up to those standards and provide prizes to all the schools that participated in the Prince of Wales inter-primary school athletics shield, […]
More volleyball on at Telecom arena
Wednesday 16 November 2011 | Published in Regional
The Aremango Sharks volleyball team found their groove last week to win their first game of the BCI mixed social volleyball league. The team defeated the BCI Real Steels in a tight contest with the Sharks edging out the Steels 83-79. The Sharks will face Pool A leaders team TKV2 tonight and will no doubt […]
Payne represents Cooks in Singapore
Wednesday 16 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Last weekend Tepaia Payne represented the Cook Islands at the 5th FINA short course World Series in Singapore on November 4 and 5. The two day event was attended by 128 swimmers from 53 nations and was the competition Ian Thorpe also attended for his comeback into the Olympics. Payne continues to improve under the […]
CISNOC executive still overseas
Wednesday 16 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) secretary general Rosie Blake is still overseas, according to organisation staff. In the first days of November Blake travelled to Saint Kitts in the Caribbean to attend meetings for the hosting of 2018s Commonwealth Games. Subsequently, she missed a special general meeting of the organisation on November […]
Wet, wet, wet
Tuesday 15 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Torrential rain on Saturday kept most people indoors but a few hardy surfers and fishermen took to the reef and ocean. It was a case of if they were going to get wet they might as well have fun. At the Kiikii break a couple a visiting knee-boarders and a surfer joined local bodyboarders for […]
National football side named
Tuesday 15 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Former All Whites midfielder and Cook Islands National Football coach Shane Rufer has named the national football squad for the preliminary stage of the Oceania Football Confederation Nations Cup a tournament which takes place in Samoa from November 22 to 26 and doubles as the first stage of qualifying series for the FIFA World Cup. […]
Planets align for Airport Jets
Tuesday 15 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Week 8 of the Turtles Mixed Basketball Competition started with Moana Sands taking on www.cookislands.travel and what a super tight game. Both teams were evenly matched and hungry for points, going basket for basket from the first minute to the last. Star shooters Teumere Heather for CITravel and Ronaldo Parcon for Moana Sands were at […]
Just Play underway
Tuesday 15 November 2011 | Published in Regional
The second phase of the Just Play soccer development programme is underway in schools, with the newly trained facilitators eager to deliver it. Children not only have the opportunity to play in their schools but also within their communities, as church groups and village clubs joined the Just Play course recently to help provide a […]
Bowls for primary kids
Tuesday 15 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Four primary school lawn bowling teams took to the green on November 5 for the inter-school lawn bowls tournament. Avarua School, two St Josephs teams and Apii Te Uki Ou lined up on the green for the exciting tournament which included games in singles, pairs, triples and fours format. Avarua school cleaned up in the […]
Titikaveka fight back to a 2-all draw
Monday 14 November 2011 | Published in Regional
In the Lotto Premier mens football match played at the Titikaveka field, hosts Titikaveka drew against Avatiu with two goals apiece. In the first half of the match Avatiu capitalised on a penalty kick to put their first goal on the score sheet and with 10 minutes of play remaining before the half time whistle, […]
Athletes improve in performances
Monday 14 November 2011 | Published in Regional
A small but enthusiastic group of masters athletes ran, jumped and threw their way to improved performances at the BCI Stadium last Wednesday. The group joined secondary schools athletes for the fortnightly athletics meet to polish up their skills ahead of the Oceania Masters Championships to be held in early February in Tauranga, New Zealand. […]
New coach leads Cooks footballers
Monday 14 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Former All Whites midfielder Shane Rufer, brother of OFC Player of the Century Wynton, has taken charge of the Cook Islands national football team and will lead the country through its qualifying campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The 51-year-old arrived in Rarotonga last month to assume the role and replaces previous head coach, […]
Juniors train for NZ
Saturday 12 November 2011 | Published in Regional
Nine and ten-year-old tennis players will return to the National Tennis Centre in Nikao today for week two of the new ANZ Stars competition. The majority of the kids in todays tournament are preparing for the New Zealand Christmas tour to Hamilton and Gisborne. Tennis coach Malcolm Kajer says that the 17 junior tennis players […]
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