Sports

Cricket goes red

Saturday 3 December 2011 | Published in Cricket

Cook Islands cricket is going red for World AIDS Day. Teams and umpires taking to cricket fields this weekend will all pin on a red ribbon in support of the internationally recognised day, which this year is focusing on ending the transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies within the next four years. Though […]

Just Play soccer celebrated

Thursday 1 December 2011 | Published in Football

One hundred children aged 6 to 10 gathered at the CIFA Complex in Matavera last Friday during Childrens Awareness Week for the celebration of Just Play along with nine countries throughout the Pacific. On arrival all children received a special Pacific Nations Celebration t-shirt, before mixing in with students from the various schools attending and […]

Muri cricket champions

Wednesday 30 November 2011 | Published in Cricket

The Muri Creeps Womens team are the 2011 Edgewater Saturday Premier Champions following an epic final in the weekend. The Creep girls came up against top of the table Arorangi Red Hot Chicks at Raemaru Park in perfect conditions for cricket. Winning the toss, the Red Hot Chicks decided to exert pressure through their bowling […]

Vaka Eiva Sprints Results

Monday 28 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

Vaka Eiva umukai time

Monday 28 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

  “/> Kylie Young (right) and a paddling pal from the Rogz for Dogs crew enjoy a raurau of umu kai at the closing of the Vaka Eiva festival on Friday night held for the first time at Muri beach after the sprint races on Friday.

Uniting power of oe vaka celebrated

Monday 28 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

Cook Islands Canoeing Association president Janet Maki presents a Red Cross volunteer with the president’s award for the groups outstanding service to the Vaka Eiva event and sport of oe vaka. “/> Uirangi Bishop entertains the Vaka Eiva crowd with beautiful Cook Islands dancing on Muri beach. “/> They were joined on the sandy podium […]

Vaka Eiva fun

Saturday 26 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

Tandem lie-down paddle boarding generated lots of laughs at the Muri lagoon sprints yesterday, the final day of Vaka Eiva 2011.

Sailing team off to Australia

Friday 25 November 2011 | Published in Other Sports

The Cook Islands 2012 London Scholarship Sailing team has been training hard at the Sailing Academy in Aitutaki after their successes at the 2011 Pacific Games in Noumea in August. The team of Helema Williams, Taua Elisa and Junior Charlie will leave Rarotonga this week to compete at the ISAF 2011 World Champs being held […]

Vaka Eiva action on the water

Thursday 24 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

Under 17 soccer at CIFA complex

Wednesday 23 November 2011 | Published in Football

The Sava under 17 mens round cup competition will go into its ninth round of games today at the CIFA complex in Matavera with the first matches kicking off at 4:35pm with Matavera playing Tupapa and Takuvaine taking on Avatiu. The last match for the day will be between Nikao Sokattak and Titikaveka scheduled to […]

Vaka Eiva baby!

Tuesday 22 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

Local paddler Serena Hunter is holding back from Vaka Eiva this year and holding Rarotongas youngest oe vaka supporter instead. Hunter gave birth to Tia Maeva Hunter early last week, just in time for this years oe vaka festival. This is just the second Vaka Eiva shes missed an injury sidelined her one year since […]

Vaka Eiva first day iron results

Monday 21 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

Individual iron paddlers fight choppy ocean on first day of Vaka Eiva 2011

Monday 21 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

Individual paddling prowess was on full display in what was an outstanding day of paddling on the ocean in the V1 and OC1 division on Saturday. Masters men and senior masters men hit the water first at 8am with the legends of the sporting line up at the Boiler for the start of their 12km […]

Canoes and paddlers blessed for Vaka Eiva

Saturday 19 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

Outrigger canoe paddlers gathered at Avarua harbour yesterday afternoon for a special vaka blessing ceremony to ask for the protection of their canoes and themselves over the next week. Hundreds of paddlers gathered for the Akatapu ceremony in which Pastor Ngarima George consumated sea water before blessing each of the six vaka and the six […]

Let the racing begin for Vaka Eiva 2011

Saturday 19 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

Vaka Eiva racing begins today with the first V1 and OC1 iron races shooting off the line at 8am. More than 130 paddlers will head out through Avarua harbour today for the first day of Vaka Eiva racing in the V1 and OC1 iron division. On the water action will start at 8 oclock when […]

Vaka art broadens

Friday 18 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

The Art Studios annual Vaka Eiva exhibition gets more creative and inclusive with each passing year. From Vaka Eivas inception the Arorangi gallery has timed its iconic painted paddle exhibition to run during the festival. But the yearly exhibit has grown to include paintings, wearable art and, for the first time this year, stone sculpture. […]

New Mapu Oe Vaka format

Friday 18 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

Junior paddlers will test out a new-look calendar of events for Vaka Eiva this year, with the activities surrounding races undergoing a bit of a shake-up for 2011. Vaka Eiva is again taking on three age divisions as part of its Mapu Oe Vaka juniors competition, with the youth split into under 14s, under 16s […]

Vaka Eiva earns about $2 million

Friday 18 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

Vaka Eiva continues to generate about $2 million almost all of which remains in the Cook Islands economy. Air New Zealand and Pacific Blue take about $500,000 of that for airfares, but the rest of the money is spent on local accommodation, transport, food, incidentals and tourist activity. Organisers calculate the festivals economic impact each […]

Vaka Village where its all at

Friday 18 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

Each year during Vaka Eiva, the vaka shed at Avarua harbour turns into a hub of paddling activity. Vaka Village host to massage tables, special vaka jewellery displays and food stalls proffering healthy fuel for paddlers is the place to be during Vaka Eiva. The Village will again house all the administrative arms of the […]

Akatapu vaka ceremony today

Friday 18 November 2011 | Published in Paddling

The akatapu vaka (blessing) ceremony is always a special start to the Vaka Eiva festival and it will be held today at the Avarua harbour at 5pm. All canoes that will be used in the Vaka Eiva festival will be blessed in traditional fashion and so too will the paddlers and supporters. Chanting, singing and […]