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Undefeated Dragons and Eels face off

Wednesday 21 July 2010 | Published in Regional

The Ngatangiia Flying Dragons and Titikaveka Bulls have certainly begun their 2010 ruby season strongly – a contrast from previous years. Already this season these two clubs have surprised many and heading into last Saturday’s games – the Dragons were leading the points table ahead of the Avatiu Eels in second and the Bulls in […]

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Dragons clash with Panthers in U16

Wednesday 21 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Tomorrow’s U16 Powerade Mid-week Challenge sees the Ngatangiia Flying Dragons take on Tupapa Panthers at 4.30pm at Tupapa Park. The two teams played against each other two weeks ago with the Panthers eventual 30-10 winners. Although the final score-line may indicate a comfortable win this certainly was not the case as the Panthers had to […]

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Volleyball back with mixed six

Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in Regional

The Cook Islands volleyball season will start early next month with the Vonnias Corporate mixed six volleyball league. The tournament will run for 10 weeks and is the first volleyball fixture organised by the newly elected Cook Islands Volleyball Association (CIVA). An annual general meeting was held recently where Tangianau Tuaputa was re-elected as the […]

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CI praised for top Tahiti effort

Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Strong performances at the Te Aito Tahiti by the Cook Islands five paddlers have earned them accolades from some of the world’s best paddlers. Women paddlers Emilene Taulu, Vaea Melvin and Serena Hunter hit the Tahiti surf first on Friday for their debut race in howling winds and choppy seas. The conditions tested the 40 […]

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Bulls manage to hold on for draw

Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Dragons 16 vs Bulls 16 Eels 8 vs Warriors 3 Cowboys 38 vs Panthers 3 An early Titikaveka Bulls lead and desperate defence allowed the Bulls to survive their match against the Ngatangiia Dragons with a 16-16 draw. Playing basically ‘catch-up’ rugby, the Dragons will be wondering what happened? And with approximately 60 per cent […]

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Epic Te Aito effort

Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Dearlove finishes 63rd, likely in top 50 after race dispute It was a hugely successful day in the Tahitian surf and sun on Saturday for the first two Cook Islanders in the famous Te Aito Tahiti canoe race. For Reuben Dearlove especially, it was everything he had hoped for as he finished 63rd among 580 […]

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Dragons to be tested by Bulls

Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in Regional

This weekend will see country cousins the Ngatangiia Flying Dragons go head-to-head with the Titikaveka Bulls. Currently both teams are in first and third place on the senior A grade division with the Dragons currently leading the pack and the Bulls in third spot. The Bulls were unlucky losers last weekend, a lapse in concentration […]

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Viewing it from another angle

Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Local amateur astronomer Phil Evans and his wife Wendy watched last weekend’s solar eclipse from aboard a ship in the Tuamotus, and said the experience was “absolutely delightful”. They boarded the Aranui 3, a cargo ship which ferries freight between Papeete and the Marquesas, and spent the two weeks building up to the eclipse at […]

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History repeating itself

Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in Regional

In 1965, record numbers of scientists travelled to Manuae to witness a total solar eclipse, only to be disappointed by cloudy skies – in much the same way that astronomers were cheated by the weather on Mangaia last weekend. The Pacific Islands Monthly reported in 1965 that the Manuae eclipse brought a “black disappointment to […]

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Eclipse an 'astronomer's dream'

Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in Regional

A Czech couple reckon that Mangaia has the “best sky” they’ve seen – quite a statement coming from a student of astronomy and an eclipse photographer who have together logged more than five solar eclipses. Hana Druckmullerova and Peter Horalek said that though they weren’t able to see the eclipse clearly, they had a chance […]

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Take a bow Mangaia

Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Mangaia might not have as much tourism experience as Rarotonga or Aitutaki, but last weekend no one could tell the difference. The Mangaian community banded together to feed, shelter and entertain over 400 eclipse-chasers nearly 2/3 of the island’s population and ended up providing much more food than the tourist appetite could handle, and loads […]

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Kerikeri X1 ready to play first game

Monday 12 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Kerikeri High School’s first eleven football team will meet CIFA’s Academy team in their opening game today at the CIFA grounds in Matavera. The match is scheduled to kick off at 4.40pm. Kerikeri High will play CIFA’s Academy twice while on tour here on Rarotonga. They are also scheduled to play Tereora College First Eleven […]

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UK rugby teams here to play

Monday 12 July 2010 | Published in Regional

The Ballycare School rugby squad from the United Kingdom will play age grade games on Rarotonga this Thursday at the Avatiu Swamp. The visiting school group includes under 15 and under 16 rugby teams that will take on two combined Avatiu-Tupapa under 16 squads. The first game between the Ballycare under 15s and the combined […]

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4th win in a row

Monday 12 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Flying Dragons 20 vs Panthers 0 Eels 33 vs Bulls 32 Cowboys 32 vs Warriors 20 A well organised Ngatangiia Flying Dragons team trounced their Tupapa Panthers opponents on Saturday 20-0 to register four wins on the trot. The Dragons’ ability to absorb pressure and then score points when the opportunities presented themselves was an […]

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Tangaroa trophies for all junior tennis teams

Monday 12 July 2010 | Published in Regional

The Nikao Tennis Centre became celebration central as tennis players from the Cook Islands, American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga were honoured for a wonderful week of junior tennis. Each regional team that took part in the week-long East Pacific Tennis Tournament was presented with a unique Cook Islands award – a Tangaroa trophy. Players also […]

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Dragons firing

Saturday 10 July 2010 | Published in Regional

The Ngatangiia Flying Dragons team, under the leadership of coach/player Amene Rangi, has been one of the form teams of this year’s senior A competition and will face a winless Tupapa Panthers in today’s CITC main match of the week. With a mobile and very competitive pack led by hard working number eight Willie Kauvai […]

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Under 18 tennis wins to Cook Islands

Saturday 10 July 2010 | Published in Regional

After five days of hard slog on the tennis courts, the top four East Pacific junior players have emerged in each age grade. The top four from each grade qualifies for the Pacific Oceania Junior Tennis Championships in Fiji. However, only two players can represent each country that took part in this week’s tournament – […]

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Tennis action heats up

Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Tennis action at the Nikao Tennis Courts heated up yesterday with the start of the doubles competition. Today will also see the finals of the under 12 and under 18 boys division as well as the ranking of players in the under 12 girls, under 14 boys and girls and under 18 girls players who […]

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Panthers on track after good win

Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in Regional

In the second challenge of the Powerade trophy the Tupapa Panthers under 16 squad proved too strong for their city-cousins the Takuvaine Warriors – the Panthers winning 43-0. In this mid-week Wednesday match played at Tupapa Park, the Panthers’ eight-try effort in wet conditions proved that they are on track to retain the trophy in […]

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Masters haul in the medals

Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in Regional

Cook Islands athletes at the Oceania Masters Athletics meet are hauling in medals like they’re going out of fashion with reports of the teams current medal haul at 48 – and still more to come! On Wednesday, CISNOC sports development officer Siniva Marsters, who is with the team in Tahiti, reported that the team had […]

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