Regional
Dearlove, Marakai take out Te Aito
Monday 13 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Reuben Dearlove, the islands top male paddler, paddled strongly on Saturday to take out the 28km Te Aito race on Saturday in 2.37.10. Dearlove managed to keep between 80 and 100m ahead of his nearest rival and gun Raiatea paddler Steve Hart who took out second place in the 18 man strong V1 race just […]
Harbour all action
Saturday 11 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Avarua harbour is the place to be to see all the Cook Islands Te Aito action as paddlers contest the countrys premier oe vaka singles race. Women paddlers in the open, masters and under 19 divisions will start todays V1 races at 10am and they will tackle a 14km course starting from Avarua. The mens […]
Sevens tournament features star players
Saturday 11 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Exciting rugby sevens games will be played at Raemaru Park this afternoon during day two of the pre-season rugby sevens tournament. Under 13 and 16 grade players opened up the season yesterday and today the under 19 grade will kick start games at 12pm. Defending pre-season sevens champions the Avatiu Eels will feature ex and […]
Avatiu Eels play in Tahiti
Saturday 11 June 2011 | Published in Regional
A 20-man strong Avatiu Eels rugby team are in Tahiti this week to play two rugby matches against the Manu-Ura rugby club in the village of Paea. The Avatiu club has had a long association with the Manu-Ura club who first toured to Rarotonga in 1977 and were hosted by the Avatiu club. Avatiu Sports […]
College students vie for house honours
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Tereora College students took to the rugby field and netball courts last week for the colleges annual inter-house rugby and netball tournament. Plenty of action was seen on the field of play as students scored tries and shot goals for their respective houses of Te Kou (red), Ikurangi (yellow), Te manga (blue) and Maungaroa (green). […]
Volleyball tournament a family affair
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in Regional
The one-day Queens Birthday mixed volleyball tournament at the Telecom Sports Arena on Monday was a fun family affair with loads of action on the courts. Although small, the competition was none the less competitive with teams playing in a round robin format before the business end of the competition really had supporters on the […]
CAP rollout begins in Cook Islands
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands Cricket has become the first east Asia-Pacific country to roll out the much awaited Cricket Administrators Programme, which focuses on building off-field club administration to strengthen on-field performances. In addition to the assessors and presenters courses, there are six modules covering everything from effective meetings through to finances and governance. Qualified course presenter […]
Just Play fun festival entertains
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Regional
The pilot phase of the Just Play programme wrapped up with a fun festival at the CIFA Complex in Matavera with almost 200 children aged 8 to 10 attending from the primary schools around Rarotonga last Friday. The children enjoyed participating in many different Just Play activities being run by the facilitators as they rotated […]
Blustery conditions for Rarotonga open
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Regional
The third and final round of the Rarotonga golf open tournament was played out in blustery conditions last Saturday and the windy conditions took their toll on some players. Going into the last day, the leaders included Kirk Tuaiti in the senior mens division by 4, Rotana Howard by 13 in the senior ladies division, […]
Te Aito course marked out
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Regional
The proposed race course for Saturdays Te Aito Cook Islands is pictured here. Women will do 14 km from Avarua Harbour to Super Brown in Tupapa, up to Panama and back to Avarua Harbour and the men will do the loop twice. Race directors have not yet confirmed whether U19 boys will race in the […]
Bragging rights earned in Kumete sports
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Avatiu-Nikao won the annual Kumete Sport trophy on Monday and earned the bragging rights for the next year. Avatiu-Nikao and Arorangi got their Kumete campaign off to a great start when Geoff Stoddart of Avatiu-Nikao and Roland Neururer of Arorangi took out Saturdays round Raro cycle race in a joint time of 48.53 the first […]
Plenty of action as semi finalists found
Tuesday 7 June 2011 | Published in Regional
The semi-finalists for the five-a- side soccer competition has been found in both divisions after a thrilling day of action at the CIFA complex in Matavera last Thursday. Avatiu No Boys dominated ball and field possession against White Fairies winning their match by 4 goals to 1. The F.O.B sides eagerness to progress through to […]
Vying for village honours
Tuesday 7 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Young boys sprint like the wind during yesterdays annual Kumete athletics sport day at the BCI Stadium in Nikao. The inter village athletics competition didnt attract hordes of people from all the villages but a strong showing of athletes were seen from the villages of Arorangi, Avatiu-Nikao and Tupapa with a handful of diehard Titikaveka […]
Arorangi Bears play fun day
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Regional
The Arorangi Bears rugby league club will pay homage to their players and sponsors whove supported the club throughout the 2011 season. The clubs under 13 grade will be treated to a morning of mini golf fun and in the afternoon a number of presentations will be made. The afternoons event, to be held at […]
Cycle kicks off Kumete Sports
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Regional
The cycle race around the island this Saturday is the first event of the annual Kumete Sports day which will be held on Monday, Queens birthday. You dont have to be a gun cyclist or have all the bells and whistles on your bike to join the race. All you need is village pride and […]
Tournament planned for Monday holiday
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Regional
A one-day volleyball tournament will be held at the Telecom Sports Arena on Monday Queens Birthday. Games will start at 12pm and the tournament is limited to 16 teams with some fantastic cash prizes up for grabs. The tournament is for mixed teams who must field three men and three women on the court at […]
Womens team spots contested
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Training for women rugby players is becoming more intense as players vie for a spot in the womens team to represent the Cook Islands at the Pacific Games in New Caledonia. While the ladies are training up to 6 days a week they also still need to fundraise to meet the costs of airfares, accommodation […]
Juniors fundraise for paddles
Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Ngakau Toa Vaka clubs 18 under 16 paddlers will take to the water on Saturday afternoon to raise funds for the Vaka Eiva Mapu Oe Vaka event in November and, importantly, new paddles to be able to race in the event. Over the past few weeks the junior male paddlers have been out in the […]
Avatea students test tennis skills
Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Regional
Junior tennis development is in full swing and today Avatea Primary School students will be putting their tennis skills to the test in the schools inter-house tennis tournament at the tennis centre in Nikao. For the past five weeks, local tennis coach Malcolm Kajer has been coaching Avatea school kids as part of the ANZ […]
Teams ponder semi finals strategies
Thursday 2 June 2011 | Published in Regional
The 8 teams in the mens division, Black Puta, The Rock, All Stars, Avatiu No Girls, Warriors, Maro Bhago, Who Cares and Virgin Ave competing in the five a side soccer competition are putting the finishing touches to preparations they hope will take them through to the semi final stage after todays knock-out competition. Round […]
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