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Kids keen to swim
Monday 28 February 2011 | Published in Regional
Sports coach Ake Hosea-Winterflood is impressed with the speed at which Cook Islands children are picking up skills and techniques at her weekly swimming lessons as part of the ANZ Tamariki Sports Programme. This week, Hosea says the kids have been getting a kick out of learning new techniques using swimming noodles and kick boards. […]
Junior netters show skills
Monday 28 February 2011 | Published in Regional
The Telecom Sports Arena in Nikao burst into life on Saturday for the first full day of netball for the 2011 season. While the masters, open and corporate mixed division teams played their games on Wednesday – the future stars of netball were the first on court on Saturday morning. A good crowd of supporting […]
Biggest corporate tri today
Saturday 26 February 2011 | Published in Regional
Today’s Corporate Team Triathlon Challenge is going to be the biggest in history with close to 40 teams registered for the fun and competitive event. The annual race will be held from the triathlon site in Tikioki and all teams are asked to be at the site by 1.15pm for payment of registration fees and […]
Must-see masters at Raemaru
Saturday 26 February 2011 | Published in Regional
Raemaru Park and the Avatiu Swamp will be the two venues to catch the rugby league action today as the Bears host the Warriors and the baby Eels host the Panthers. But the masters league game at Raemaru Park is being talked up as a must see match as former league legends come together to […]
Boxing put off
Saturday 26 February 2011 | Published in Regional
A possible breach of the International Association of Boxing Federation rules meant that a boxing tournament scheduled to be held on Rarotonga last week between Cook Islands boxers and a club from Tahiti was canned. Cook Islands Boxing Association president Tupou Faireka explained that through personal and Cook Islands connections with a club in Tahiti […]
Ella kayaks to 26th in Australia
Friday 25 February 2011 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands slalom kayaker Ella Nicholas paddled into her first semi final to finish 26th at the Australian Open International Canoe Federation ranking race held last weekend in Sydney. Two hundred and forty athletes from 29 nations, including Olympic medallists and World Champions, were at the event to claim valuable ranking points in this pre […]
Sharks meet Eels at the Swamp
Thursday 24 February 2011 | Published in Regional
The Aitutaki Sharks premier rugby league grade will be back on Rarotonga tomorrow to take on the Avatiu Eels at the Swamp. This is going to be a great battle if the Sharks keep up their hard hitting ways and restrict the Eels from slipping through. But before the Eels and Sharks showdown – week […]
Star 'exported'
Wednesday 23 February 2011 | Published in Regional
Aitutaki rugby league star Nga Simiona is set to embark on a life changing experience next month when he leaves for Australia to play for Tuggeranong Valley Bushrangers – a feeder club for the Canberra Raiders. Playing for the Bushrangers will be Nga’s first step to stardom abroad. All going well, he could become the […]
Eels find form
Tuesday 22 February 2011 | Published in Regional
Interesting results were seen in last weekend’s week 3 of games in the 2011 league season. The Takuvaine Warriors premier grade is on an impressive comeback trail after being away from the tournament for some years. The Warriors flew to Aitutaki to take on the Sharks and although the match was played in heavy rain, […]
Eagles and Warriors rumble today
Saturday 19 February 2011 | Published in Regional
Today’s rugby league action will be at Nukupure Park and at Raemaru Park. At Ngatangiia, the Ngatangiia Sea Eagles age grades will rumble against the Warriors from Takuvaine. The Sea Eagles premier grade is on a bye this weekend and the Warriors senior played the Sharks on their home turf in Aitutaki. Also at Ngatangiia […]
Creativity at Avatea
Saturday 19 February 2011 | Published in Regional
Room 5 pupils at Avatea Primary School were given reading homework according to their ability level. Here are some of the works they have produced under different themes– writing about an animal, writing a diary or journal entry and reviewing a book. My trip with Tom Jones I put my multiple seat belts on and […]
Five-a-side footy back again
Friday 18 February 2011 | Published in Regional
The annual Rarotonga five-a-side soccer competition will kick off next month and will run for ten weeks. There are two divisions in this year’s competition – men’s and women’s. As usual, the two competitions are the round cup (league) and the knockout competition. In a few weeks, players on Rarotonga will come together for more […]
Puaikura-Titikaveka the champions
Friday 18 February 2011 | Published in Regional
The Puaikura-Titikaveka cricket squad are the champions of the 2011 Turtles Domestic League competition. The team made up of cricketers from the Titikaveka Titans and Arorangi cricket clubs won three of their four games against the Ngatangiia-Matavera and Te Au O Tonga squads. Team captain and Telecom high performance squad member Pare Rongokea puts his […]
Young swimmers take the plunge
Friday 18 February 2011 | Published in Regional
Squeals of excitement were music to the ears of sports coach Ake Hosea-Winterflood who ran her first swimming lesson on Wednesday as part of the ANZ Tamariki Sports programme. More than 30 little ones took part in the first day of the four-week programme and with each new skill learned, proud parents cheered. A quick […]
Swimming starts
Wednesday 16 February 2011 | Published in Regional
The ANZ Tamariki Sports programme will make a splash today with the first kids swimming lesson at the Nikao Social Centre beach starting at 4 o’clock. The swim lessons will be taken by sports coach Ake Hosea-Winterflood who is keen to help give Cook Islands children a good understanding of safety around water and see […]
Big Stan Wright back from injury
Wednesday 16 February 2011 | Published in Regional
Irish rugby club Leinster could welcome back Stanley Wright for Saturday’s Magners League clash against the Cardiff Blues. Wright has not played for the province since August, but the Cook Islands prop is back in full training and is in line for selection for the trip to Cardiff City Stadium. Shane Horgan could also make […]
Fundraising for Pacific Games team
Tuesday 15 February 2011 | Published in Regional
Fundraising to attend the Pacific Games in New Caledonia in September is the biggest concern for the 15 national federations preparing for the games. At last week’s first meeting for the Pacific Games sport codes, a budget committee was formed and tasked with coming up with fundraising events for Team Cook Islands. The newly-formed committee […]
Te Uki Ou kids learn to sail
Tuesday 15 February 2011 | Published in Regional
A group of lucky Apii Te Uki Ou school students got to spend lunch time on Monday learning to sail on Muri lagoon. The students will spend the next eight weeks learning to sail with their first lessons on Monday dedicated to understanding the parts of the Optimist yacht and most importantly safety at sea. […]
Tussle at top
Monday 14 February 2011 | Published in Regional
The touch rugby season will become more intense as teams jostle to secure a top spot before the season grand finals on March 7. Today will see the open men and women’s teams play out their games while the mixed touch rugby teams will do battle on Wednesday. In the men’s division – the Vikings […]
Super 15 rugby only on Sky
Saturday 12 February 2011 | Published in Regional
Fans and followers of Super 15 and Tri Nations rugby will not be able to view games on local free TV this year. Only Sky Pacific will be broadcasting international rugby in the Cook Islands. There’s also talk that the Rugby World Cup tournament in New Zealand later in the year may also only be […]
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