Regional
Islands battle in fight night
Thursday 28 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Tupapa Youth Centre is the place to be tonight for the battle of the islands fight night. The tournament will include boxers from clubs on Rarotonga as well as boxers from the outer islands here for the Te Maeva Nui celebrations. The fight night is being hosted by the Cook Islands Amateur Boxing Association […]
K1 kayaks inspire Olympic hopes
Thursday 28 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The arrival of 2 K1 kayaks on Rarotonga this month is inspiring future Olympic glory among young Cook Islands paddlers. Single person K1 kayaking is an Olympic sport and one that junior oe vaka development officer Teina Taulu hopes will be competed in by Cook Islands athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics.Using funding from the […]
Mens squad out of games
Thursday 28 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The mens rugby sevens squad will no longer be part of Team Cook Islands preparing for the Pacific Games in New Caledonia. Cook Islands Rugby Union withdrew its mens team from the competition after the union found out that the Pacific Games competition would no longer serve as a qualifier for the 2012 International Rugby […]
Football coaching course kicks off
Wednesday 27 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands Footballs technical department is currently holding a five-day junior and youth football coaching course with participants from the seven clubs here on Rarotonga. The participating clubs are the Matavera FC, Tupapa Maraerenga FC, Takuvaine FC, Avatiu FC, Nikao Sokattak FC, Arorangi FC and Titikaveka FC. Twenty one participants have confirmed their attendance to […]
Teams stage weekend battle royales
Wednesday 27 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Rarotonga club rugby season heads into week seven this coming weekend and teams are now starting to feel the pressure as the business end of the season draws near. At the weekend some great battles were seen, especially at the main match of the week between the Avatiu Eels and bitter rivals the Arorangi […]
No Pacific Games for wonderful triathletes
Tuesday 26 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The national sports body is defending its decision to bar two top triathletes from representing the Cook Islands at the Pacific Games. CISNOC has copped flak from the Cook Islands Triathlon Association after deciding two athletes do not meet the eligibility criteria for the games. The national body says Team Cook Islands, who will represent […]
Eels stage comeback to win
Tuesday 26 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The weekends CITC main match of the week was a classic game of two halves between long time rivals the Avatiu Eels and hosts the Arorangi Cowboys, where the Eels launched a comeback in the second half to strangle the Bears 29-25. The Cowboys were the sharper and hungrier looking of the two teams and […]
Eels and Cowboys face off
Saturday 23 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Rugby supporters can expect a crunching CITC main match as old rivals the Arorangi Cowboys and Avatiu Eels face off at Raemaru Park today. Both sides will be smarting from the surprise loss they both suffered at the weekend to lower-ranked squads, who outsmarted and outplayed them. The Cowboys suffered a slim 30-28 loss at […]
NZ duties and training for 2
Saturday 23 July 2011 | Published in Regional
High performance netball umpire Punanga Kaveao is on her way to Hamilton this weekend to umpire at the New Zealand under 17 schools championships. Kaveao will be joined by local umpire assessor and Netball Cook Islands development manager Jannette Browne. Kaveao will umpire up to 2 netball games a day over the 4 days of […]
New body to promote cycle sport
Saturday 23 July 2011 | Published in Regional
A new Cook Island cycling governing body has been set up to promote the sport and support talented local athletes. The sport of cycling has been active on Rarotonga for a long time but has lacked a governing body. Two previous attempts to form a federation were unsuccessful, but it was third time lucky, as […]
Squad for premier event named
Friday 22 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands national football mens team coach Maurice Tillotson has announced the names of 18 players who will represent the Cook Islands at the Pacific Games football tournament. The tournament will take place from August 27 to September 10 in New Caledonia. The squad has a strong home-based representation with 12 local players named. The […]
Plenty of laughs had in The Fletch
Friday 22 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Fletcher Memorial Golf Tournament, played last Saturday at the Rarotonga Golf Club, proved that while golf can be a challenge it can still be a fun game to play. All the teams of four who played in the competition, which is also known as The Fletch, remarked on the amount of fun they had […]
Cowboys lasso the Panthers
Friday 22 July 2011 | Published in Regional
In the 4th challenge of the Under 16 Powerade Trophy the Arorangi Cowboys proved too strong for the Panthers to win the midweek match on Wednesday 43-12. A pleasing aspect of the game was some of the running rugby on display and the great tries scored throughout the match especially in the 2nd half when […]
Titans emerge undefeated
Thursday 21 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The ANZ junior cricket season got off to a cracking start on Tuesday when the islands top junior women cricketers gathered at Titikaveka College for the inter-college girls cricket tournament. The 5 teams from 3 schools that contested the tournament were the Titikaveka Titans, Titikaveka Remix, Tereora Eels, Tereora Panthers and the Papaaroa Aces. After […]
Ripping up the field in rippa rugby
Thursday 21 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Rarotonga primary school students are still buzzing over the fantastic rippa rugby tournament on Tuesday sponsored by Cook Islands News. Cook Islands Rugby Union chief executive officer Ben Koteka was impressed with the organisation of the tournament by hosts Arorangi Primary School under the guidance of Billy Foster and the level of skills displayed by […]
Teams all rigged out for racing
Tuesday 19 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Strong breezes at Muri have been ideal for teams racing training on the lagoon ahead of the main race starting on Thursday. Five sailing teams will battle it out for the South Pacific Teams Racing Champs trophy. The invitation event has teams from South Australia, the North and South Islands of New Zealand, Rarotonga and […]
11 tackle mid-winter boiler swim
Tuesday 19 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Eleven enthusiastic swimmers, both local and visiting, took on the mid-winter swim on Friday organised by the Cook Islands Aquatics Federation. By local standards the water was a tad cool but no real complaints were heard from the hearty swimmers who eagerly took on the 750m boiler swim challenge. Top female triathlete Kelly Pick was […]
Junior tournament begins
Monday 18 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Rarotonga secondary school students will put the cricket skills theyve learned to the test in the ANZ inter-college tournament starting today at Titikaveka College. The tournament, the second to be run, marks the start of the ANZ junior cricket season for boys and girls that runs through to January and will feature some of the […]
CI News sponsors rippa rugby
Monday 18 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Well over 600 kids will rip into action tomorrow at the one-day Cook Islands News Rarotonga Primary Schools rippa rugby tournament. The national daily newspaper has jumped on board with a sponsorship of $2700 for the annual event which will be used for the running of the tournament, continued development of rippa rugby on Rarotonga […]
Disputes tribunal set up for Games
Monday 18 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Pacific Games Council has created a disputes tribunal to handle protest or legal issues that may occur during the 2011 Pacific Games in New Caledonia next month. According to the councils website, the group has six members with New Zealands Tim Castle named as its chairman. Other members include PGC secretary general David Boyd […]
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