Regional
Singing and dancing at oval
Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Regional
Round three of the Computer Man Mens Cricket Competition is one of redemption for a few teams as they look to get their season back on track and for the others it is one of consolidation. Turangi host Muri at the Turangi Oval, where Turangi will look to continue their dominance and their unbeaten start […]
Matheson triumphs in Export 33 tournament
Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Regional
In spite of a few showers last Saturday, there was still plenty of run on the ball for the inaugural Export 33 Golf Tournament at Rarotonga Golf Club. More players were able to take advantage of this, having learned from the previous Saturdays competition. The beer cart was patrolling the course with Export 33 on […]
Eels face Dragons at Muri
Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Regional
In the second semi final knockout match, the Avatiu Eels will head to Nukupure Park to face this years biggest improvers, the Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons. So far this year these two teams have won one match each against each other. At the Ngatangiia field the Eels won the first match 24-11 and in the second round […]
Crunch game: Cowboys versus Panthers
Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Regional
The CITC club rugby grand final teams will be decided today at two different venues on Rarotonga. At Raemaru Park the Arorangi Cowboys will take on the Tupapa Panthers and at Nukupure Park the Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons will go head to head with the Avatiu Eels and the winners of these two top four matches will […]
Star sports woman mourned
Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Regional
The Titikaveka sports family and the wider sporting community this weekend are mourning the loss of one of their star athletes, Danielle Trego, who passed away on Thursday. The 21-year-old will be laid to rest on Sunday afternoon at her family home in Vaiimaanga where a family service will be held this evening at 7 […]
Matches delayed
Friday 16 September 2011 | Published in Regional
The Titikaveka and Matavera matches which were due to be played yesterday and today have now been postponed to next week due to a bereavement in the village of Titikaveka. Draw for Saturday September 17 (Avatiu vs Arorangi at the Avatiu field) 1.00pm-Under 14 Girls, Ref: Tupou Patia, Assistant refs: Mosman Baker and Tino Napa, […]
Clubs combine
Friday 16 September 2011 | Published in Regional
Oe vaka clubs have agreed to join forces at this years Vaka Eiva. The proposal has been floated in past years but never garnered unanimous support. At a meeting on Wednesday evening, Live Free, Ngakau Toa Vaka, Te Tupu O Te Manava and the Cook Islands Canoeing Association accepted the proposal. The proposed Rarotongan crews […]
Do or die club rugby matches this weekend
Friday 16 September 2011 | Published in Regional
Do or die club rugby matches will be played this weekend in the Rarotonga Club 15s semi final knockout round. Only the winning teams this weekend will progress to next weeks grand finals so massive and physical games are sure to be played at Nukupure Park in Ngatangiia and Raemaru Park in Arorangi. Teams placed […]
New format for annual running week
Friday 16 September 2011 | Published in Regional
Due to the continued growth of the Punanga Nui markets the annual Round Rarotonga Road Race to be staged on Saturday, September 24 will start and finish at the vacant section opposite the Banana Court in Avarua. Although the growth at the local markets is a positive sign the congestion there on race day has […]
Ella heading for Olympics
Friday 16 September 2011 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands kayak paddler Ella Nicholas is almost guaranteed a spot at the 2012 London Olympics and she will sew up her Olympic spot at the Oceania Championships in Australia in February. Nicholas recently raced in the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Slovakia where she got her campaign off to a flying start to place […]
Entry fees send athletes to NZ
Friday 16 September 2011 | Published in Regional
Entry fees for the Round Rarotonga Road Race will continue to help Cook Islands athletes gain overseas exposure and improve their track and field skills. Once again this year, funds from the Round Rarotonga Road Race will allow six local students to take part in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Championships. Young Cook Islands […]
Schools receive World Cup resources
Thursday 15 September 2011 | Published in Regional
New Zealands High Commissioner to the Cook Islands John Carter has announced that school children in the southern group will receive Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) education resources courtesy of the New Zealand government. Students from years one to eight will receive activity books focused on different themes associated with sport and how a […]
Womens sevens team confirmed
Wednesday 14 September 2011 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands Rugby Union has confirmed its womens rugby sevens team which will take part in the Asia-Pacific Womens sevens tournament to be held in Malaysia from September 23-25. The team includes five local players, four players from New Zealand and three players from Australia. Unfortunately the Cooks will be missing its Pacific Games try […]
Headed for excellence
Wednesday 14 September 2011 | Published in Regional
Telecom Cook Islands national cricketers Hori Miller and Toara Teinaki are to attend an invitation only International Cricket Excellence Camp in November. Telecom national captain Miller who plays his cricket out of the Titikaveka club and Teinaki from Tupapa have been rewarded for recent international performances and their pro-activeness in assisting the development of cricket […]
Referees geared up for tomorrow
Wednesday 14 September 2011 | Published in Regional
Rarotonga football referees have been equipped with new sets of referee uniforms for the 2011 season which will commence at the Titikaveka field tomorrow, September 15, where Titikaveka will play host to the Matavera football club. Coordinator for the referees Lai Gukisuva would like to thank Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and FIFA for donating the […]
BCI Stadium beats biggest task
Wednesday 14 September 2011 | Published in Regional
The BCI Stadium upgrades faced its biggest hurdle recently, as a slip-up here could have caused cancellation of next months Kiwi-Kuki rugby league test match. Like any short person knows, changing a light bulb can be a difficult thing to do. Just imagine if you needed a crane to carry out the task, all while […]
Stoddart keeps Oceania triathlon position
Tuesday 13 September 2011 | Published in Regional
Cook Islander Geoff Stoddart has been re-elected as president of the Oceania Triathlon Union in an international meeting currently being held in Beijing. Stoddart is in China representing the Oceania region of New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands at the Inter- national Triathlon Unions annual meeting and the Oceania Triathlon Unions biennial congress. He […]
New Zealand takes Parliamentary World Cup
Tuesday 13 September 2011 | Published in Regional
A self-converted try from a Cook Islands resident has secured New Zealand the 2013 Rugby World Cup Parliamentary World Cup, that is. New Zealand High Commissioner to the Cook Islands John Carter helped lock up the World Cup for his nation with a try in the teams final match against Argentina. New Zealand won all […]
Kiwis call on uncapped teen for test
Monday 12 September 2011 | Published in Regional
New Zealand has included an uncapped teenager in its team for the upcoming rugby league internationals, including the one-off test against the Cook Islands. Auckland-born Canberra Raider lock Josh Papalli has been named in the Kiwis representative line-up ahead of the teams end-of-season international tests against Australia, England, Wales and the Cook Islands. The 19-year-old […]
Mental attitude training
Monday 12 September 2011 | Published in Regional
This evening former Black Cap cricketer Mathew Sinclair will be helping Cook Islands cricketers unlock their mental ability to obtain peak performance. The workshop will focus on goal setting and creating winning environments and will call on Sinclairs vast skills and experiences learned over his 15-year career at the top of cricket, which has included […]
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