Sports
Lights and shade to transform netball courts
Tuesday 3 May 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Netball, Sports
The Tupapa Maraerenga community netball courts will soon light up with new street solar lights.
Annual triathlon brings out local talent
Tuesday 3 May 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Sports, Triathlon
The 26th annual Air New Zealand Rarotonga Triathlon took place has been hailed a success.
‘We didn’t even know if we would have an event this year’
Saturday 30 April 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Sports, Triathlon
Rarotonga is once again bustling with tourists and some of them are here with a very special purpose - to compete in the 2022 Air New Zealand Rarotonga Triathlon.
Cook Islands Rugby League welcomes return of international matches
Friday 29 April 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Rugby league, Sports
International rugby league is set to return, with the Cook Islands to play Samoa as part of a Pacific double-header.
Big week of triathlon events set to excite competitors
Thursday 28 April 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Sports, Triathlon
Rarotonga is set to host the massive Cook Islands Triathlon with multiple events scheduled to kick off today.
Cooks weightlifters lift their game with technical official accreditation status
Wednesday 27 April 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Other Sports, Sports
Cook Islands Weightlifting Federation members are upskilling in a combined effort to attract more competition.
Netball holds trials for World Cup Qualifiers
Saturday 23 April 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Netball, Sports
Netball Cook Islands has held a two-week trial to select players for the Netball World Cup Oceania Qualifiers to be held in Fiji in July.
League season cancelled
Friday 22 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports
Three of the participating four clubs pulled out of the domestic 13s league competition forcing the national federation to cancel their 2022 season.
Holiday programme ‘to keep kids active’
Thursday 21 April 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Sports
Children on school holidays are getting the opportunity to beat boredom and get active while their parents get a break, thanks to the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee’s programme.
Poila wins fishing comp, scrapes by with 100 grams
Wednesday 20 April 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Sports
Poe Poila and crew with the winning heaviest fish in the BSP fishing competition, a 26.5 kilogram yellowfin tuna. 22041904.
Nine make the cut for Oceania event
Tuesday 19 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports
Nine athletes have qualified to represent the Cook Islands at the Oceania Area Championships in Mackay, Australia, in June this year.
Ready, steady, Touch!
Thursday 14 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports
Cook Islands Touch Association received a positive response from their clubs with majority confirmed to participate in the weekly open and mixed competitions resuming next week.
Athletics group to host Easter family ‘fun competition’
Wednesday 13 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports
Track and Field Club Rarotonga (TFC) with the support of Athletics Cook Islands is trialing a new family fun event on Easter Monday with a ‘carnival atmosphere’ at the National Stadium in Nikao.
New point system to make Cook Islands Games more competitive
Tuesday 12 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports, Sports
A new point system will be introduced at this year’s Cook Islands Games in a bid to make the event more competitive.
Ngatikaura joins West Tigers’
Monday 11 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League, Sports
Cook Islander Rua Ngatikaura has joined NRL club West Tigers’ 30-man for 2023 and 2024 seasons.
RAT relief for contact sport
Saturday 9 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports
From Thursday, April 14, Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) will no longer be required for contact sport in Rarotonga, Prime Minister Mark Brown announced yesterday.
League season in limbo
Friday 8 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby league, Sports
Cook Islands Rugby League has deferred its decision on the domestic 13s competition to next week after a club called for the 2022 season to be cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Promising rugby players head to New Zealand
Wednesday 6 April 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
Two up and coming women rugby players leave Rarotonga for New Zealand next week to join a new development programme.
Football superstars set to clash at Qatar 2022
Tuesday 5 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Footballing superstars will grace the world’s biggest stage from 21 November to 18 December at the FIFA World Cup 2022™ in Qatar.
Netball holding trials for World Cup Qualifiers
Tuesday 5 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball, Sports
Netball Cook Islands is holding a two-week trial from April 6 to 20 to select players for the Netball World Cup Oceania Qualifiers to be held in Fiji in July.