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Market day raises games funds
Saturday 6 August 2011 | Published in Regional
The drum beats of Pukapuka proved enough to reel in the crowds at yesterdays Team Cook Islands market day fundraiser. The dance troupe was a popular attraction at the market day held at the grounds opposite the Banana Court. Team Cook Islands manned three out of about 20 stalls present selling food, raffle tickets and […]
Go Green!
Saturday 6 August 2011 | Published in Regional
Today is national Go Green day and everyone is encouraged to wear green to commemorate the day and support Team Cook Islands athletes. Go Green is an initiative created jointly by the National Environment Service, Ministry of Cultural Development, Tourism Cook Islands and the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee. As part of the […]
Great skills at junior rugby
Saturday 6 August 2011 | Published in Regional
Late showers made for a slippery afternoon of rugby sevens at the Tupapa field with college teams gathered for the inaugural Pacific Computers inter-college sevens tournament. Tereora College looked the strongest in the first day of the tournament as they rumbled with Nukutere College, Titikaveka College, Rakei Toa, Aitutaki and the visiting Tahitian team. In […]
Italian pool considered
Friday 5 August 2011 | Published in Regional
An Italian swimming pool company may be involved in the development of the Cook Islands first public swimming pool in Rarotonga. The pool proposal has been around for years and architect Romani Katoa has produced concept designs as well as cost estimates for various options. The sourcing of funds and lack of unanimous public support […]
Fundraiser market day for Team Cook Islands
Friday 5 August 2011 | Published in Regional
Team Cook Islands will be holding a market day today at the grounds opposite the Banana Court in Avarua. The go green go for gold market day is to raise funds for the 170 athletes who will represent the country at the Pacific Games from August 27 to September 10. Most of the 13 sports […]
Sevens tourney still wide open
Friday 5 August 2011 | Published in Regional
No clear winners have emerged yet in this years CITC Constitution Sevens Tournament after a tough first day tournament played yesterday at Tupapa Park. The finals of the tournament will be played out tomorrow (Saturday) and all teams will need to bring their A game as anyone can win the tournament. The standout teams on […]
Olympic Hopeful
Friday 5 August 2011 | Published in Regional
Sixteen-year-old Cook Islands swimmer Celeste Brown lined up with some of the worlds top swimmers at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai last month. The Australian based swimmer was joined by fellow Cook Islands swimmer Tepaia Payne who lives and trains in Brunei and Auckland based ocean swimmer Hayden Vickers. The pair were accompanied […]
Teams to duel in sevens
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in Regional
Rugby sevens will dominate the sports scene this week as the first day of the CITC Constitution Day sevens tournament will be played out Thursday Constitution Day. 21 mens and womens teams will take to the field for the sevens tournament plus the inaugural Pacific Computers under 15 inter college sevens tournament starting on Friday. […]
Hat trick for Tisam family
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in Regional
The Tisam family can brag with three brothers training in the national mens soccer team that will be heading to the Pacific Games in New Caledonia this August. Tisam brothers Anoanga, Tuka and Nathan moved with their parents, Jonah and Violet Tisam from Papua New Guinea to Rarotonga almost 20 years ago and immediately started […]
Tahitians polish rugby skills
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in Regional
Catching the Te Maeve Nui festivities is a bonus for the visiting Tahitian rugby team, pictured. The group of 30 is on the island to improve their rugby skills by playing local sides. Members of the under 16 and under 19 Tahitian team are also keen to be a part of this weeks Te Maeva […]
Juniors to compete in champs
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in Regional
Eight junior tennis players are polishing up their game ahead of the Pacific Oceania Junior Championships in Fiji from August 8 to the 19th. The team will depart for Fiji this Thursday accompanied by coach Malcolm Kajer and team manager Marcel Tua. The elite junior players have been working hard on their skills at the […]
Tennis players improve their skills
Tuesday 2 August 2011 | Published in Regional
More polished games are being seen at the Nikao Tennis Centre courts as 8 business house teams battle it out in week 3 of the 7 round competition. Teams taking to the courts every Wednesday and Thursday for the tournament include Team Vaima, BTIB, CI Tourism, High Comms, Raina Trading, DMD, Marae Ora and Turama […]
Road race on Wednesday
Tuesday 2 August 2011 | Published in Regional
With the annual Round Rarotonga Road Race to be held on Saturday September 24 this year, Athletics Cook Islands has begun its road race build-up to the main event. This week will see the second race in the series and as Thursday is a public holiday, the race will be held on Wednesday evening. The […]
Action-packed week of rugby
Tuesday 2 August 2011 | Published in Regional
A big week of rugby is in store for supporters starting today with an under 17 match between the Avatiu Eels and visiting team from Faaa in Tahiti. This game will kick off at 4.30pm at the Swamp. On Constitution Day, August 4, the first day of the CITC Constitution Sevens tournament will be played. […]
Dragons roast the Eels
Monday 1 August 2011 | Published in Regional
A consistent and disciplined Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons senior A rugby team taught the Eels a thing or two about rugby at the Swamp on Saturday as the visitors ground out a 15-5 win over their hosts. The win not only established the Dragons as the clear leader of the 2011 tournament so far but it has […]
$25k bid for a day with Tua
Monday 1 August 2011 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON, July 30 – Bidding for a day with heavyweight boxer David Tua reached $25,000 today. Tua is offering to help around the home for a day in aid of research into breast cancer, a disease his mother successfully battled. A bidder, named parodi, bid $25,000 today on the internet auction site TradeMe. The previous […]
Showdown at the Swamp
Saturday 30 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Avatiu Swamp will be the scene of what should be one of the toughest games of rugby this season between top of the table teams the Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons and the Avatiu Eels. Any opponent heading to the swamp to face the Eels knows that the team is at its slipperiest on home ground and […]
CI to take on Waitakere
Friday 29 July 2011 | Published in Regional
A Cook Islands Football selection side will play host to champion team Waitakere United on Saturday, August 20 at the Cook Islands Football complex in Matavera. It will be a battle of David and Goliath in one corner will be New Zealands semi-professional side Waitakere United and in the other corner they will challenge a […]
Top dogs to scrap this weekend
Friday 29 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons have soared to the top of the rugby union points table after some strong performances by the country team. The Dragons are only one point ahead of the Avatiu Eels, with 26 points to the Eels 25 and this weekends main match of the week between the two clubs is going to […]
All on for the last day of racing
Friday 29 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Excitement has been at an all time high on Aitutaki Lagoon as sailors battle in the Oceania Singlehanded Championships. Sailors are taking part from New Zealand, Papua New Guinea as well as sailors selected from Aitutaki Sailing Club, Rarotonga Sailing Club and Manihiki Sailing Clubs to make up Team Cook Islands. After the official opening […]
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