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Cook Islands National Council of Women welcomes NZ High Commissioner

The Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) welcomed New Zealand’s new high commissioner to the Cook Islands, Catherine Graham, at their office in Takuvaine yesterday.

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PM Brown confident in Pacific Islands Forum leadership despite political change in Tonga

The sudden resignation of Tonga’s former prime minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni had left a temporary gap in the leadership of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), but Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown remains confident that the situation will soon stabilise.

New equipment to spruce golf green presented

The Rarotonga golf club last Saturday held the official presentation of golf course equipment sponsored by the golf governing body ‘R and A’ for the Rarotonga and Aitutaki Golf Clubs.

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Football CI members called to OFC

The Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) recently tried to have three members of the football community ‘charged’ by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Ethics Committee.

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Tight battle leads to Women's Pacific Cup finals today

Plenty of laughs, spectacular sixes, cracking bowls and even singing have been some of the highlights at the Ngatangiia sports grounds where the first of the ‘Festival of Cricket’ events has been providing plenty of boom action.

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39 make up Team Cook Islands

A team of 39 athletes and officials will represent the Cook Islands at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 3.

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Mouth guards help drill player safety

The club rugby union season may be some five months away, but the Arorangi Rugby Club is already ahead of the pack when it comes to safety.

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A bright football future for Edwards

Cook Islands Youth footballer Pekay Edwards will be making his dream a reality after being selected for the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) Scholarship to attend Mount Albert Grammar where he will further his football dream and education.

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Cook Islands a big highlight in the Big Bang

Motone can announce that the New Zealand festival event THE BIG BANG will now showcase the Cook Islands tamariki on their own stage with compositions that are sure to be a highlight of the event.

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The more you attend – the more you learn

The more junior rugby league academy workshop days you attend the more skilled-up you will get – and the more ready you will be for the 2014 rugby league season.

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Arenikau men win last over thriller

Having lost to Amuri the week before, Vaipae was out to collect some much needed points in their The Computer Man Aitutaki round robin cricket match against Arenikau.

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2014 a year of opportunity for rugby

This will be a year of great opportunity for national rugby 7s and 15s squad.

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From open fleet to youth fleet at regatta

After throwing the Cooks youth sailing team in the deep end at the Australian National Laser Championship and Open Fleets, this week the youth team changes focus to racing more in their age group rather than in open fleets in the 2014 OAMPS Australian Youth Championships.

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Vaipae ready for double header challenge tonight

It’s a big ask for the Vaipae men’s cricket team this week as the boys from Hollywood have the first of the weekly double headers of Aitutaki’s The Computer Man men’s competition.

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Cooks learning new skills at Australian regatta

Team Cook Islands at the Australian Laser National Championships have overcome a range of weather conditions on the first two days of racing in Melbourne.

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Get your bounce on this New Year

Basketball is set to get a big jump on the 2014 season with the annual New Year’s tournament to be held at the Telecom Sport Arena on Thursday, January 2. It is expected to be a popular draw card, with returning families and of course staunch local players wanting to strut their game and lose […]

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Sailors eye up Youth Olympic Games

Two Cook Islands rising sailing stars have their sails up and ready to fly the national flag at the Youth Olympics next year in Nanjing, China. Rarotonga Sailing Club’s Vanic Teina and Aitutaki Sailing Club’s Joshua Ioane were selected to represent the Cook Islands at the Youth Olympics after two days of trials on the […]

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Youth Olympic table tennis qualifiers a special event

The Cook Islands ticked all the right boxes in its bid to host the 2014 Youth Olympic Games Qualification event in May next year. Oceania table tennis representative Michael Brown is on the island to inspect venues for the hosting of the event and says the Telecom Sports Arena in Nikao is perfect to host […]

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Olympic table tennis qualifier in the Cooks

The Cook Islands is set to welcome over 130 youth table tennis players and officials in May next year when the country hosts the ITTF 2014 Youth Olympic Games Qualifying event. The event will also be an under 15 cadet table tennis qualifying event, an Oceania Youth qualifier as well as the world youth qualifier. […]

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Family ties explored and embraced

Decendents of Kautai and Ngapoko Kinau strengthened their ties through the week when the family gathered together for their first ever family reunion. The event opened on Monday, where more than 500 people gathered at the Avarua School for the reunion that has attracted over 300 descendants of Kautai and Ngapoko Kinau. The couple had […]

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World cup races, crucial exams in store for Olympic canoeist

Next year is set to be another busy one for Cook Islands Olympic canoeist Ella Nicholas, and having her sister as a training buddy will help her manage her time between university studies and paddling training. The sisters were back in the country recently to visit family on Aitutaki and Rarotonga, and despite being back […]

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Iro receives lifetime achievement award

Cook Islands league great Kevin Iro has been honoured alongside the late Peter Fatialofa and boxer David Tua for his contribution to New Zealand sport. Iro was one of six people to receive a Legendary Lifetime Achievement award at the recent New Zealand Pacific Islands Sports Awards. The awards celebrate the sporting skill and leadership […]

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