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Pacific
Pacific officials attend Paris Agreements Article 13 training
Climate Change Cook Islands hosted a sub-regional workshop last week focusing on the Paris Agreement Article 13 focusing on the digital tools Pacific Island countries are required to report on.
Author Tom Neale’s Suwarrow journals donated to National Library of NZ
The Cook Islands High Commission in New Zealand was delighted to attend the handover of renowned author Tom Neale’s journals to the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand in Wellington over a week ago.
Third win the charm
Round Raro Road Race winner Warick Brenan has dedicated his third win to the late Jack Ralston after overcoming wintry conditions to secure the overall title. Brenan, who revealed last week about his three-year battle with lung cancer in anticipation of this race, said his 2012 was the most important of the three titles he […]
Ceremony honours runners
Keen Round Raro Road Race runners, mark September 21, 2013, in your calendars. The date was announced by Athletics Cook Islands head Ina Marsters as the official date of the 36th edition of the RRRR next year. It was one of a number of important moments at the 2012 race’s prizegiving at the Edgewater on […]
Second half resurgence by U19 Cowboys
On a soggy BCI Stadium field the Arorangi Cowboys under 19 squad showed their strength and skills to defeat a ‘never say die’ Titikaveka Bulls 19-3 and take out the championship title in the grade for 2012. The Bulls managed to contain the Cowboys in the first half with their tough brand of rugby and […]
Club 15s finished, 7s starting
The club rugby season might be over but there won’t be much rest for local players as the attention now turns to the club sevens season with four weeks of games building up to the International Sevens Tournament in early November. The sevens season will kick off for both men and women on Saturday October […]
Panthers unable to catch Eels
The Avatiu Eels senior A grade revelled in the wet conditions at the BCI Stadium were they managed to hold on to a slim 16-13 lead to defeat defending champions the Tupapa Panthers for the 2012 crown. The Eels started the first half on fire, dominating possession, position and the score board with their first […]
Takitumu too strong
Vaka Takitumu women were crowned the women’s rugby 10s champions after defeating Vaka Te Au O Tonga 12-7. With the scores locked at 7-all it was the express pace of Olympic sprinter Patricia Taea that secured the win for Takitumu. The local sprint champion scored the match winning try in the second half and the […]
U13 Eels remain unbeaten
In torrential rain the Avatiu Eels under 13 dominated the Arorangi Cowboys to comprehensively win the Avarua Bakery under 13 rugby grade grand final 50-19. But the Cowboys were no easy beats for the Eels as the boys from the wild west played the right tactics with a good kick and chase game and keeping […]
Battle of the brothers hard to call
It’s grand final time today at the BCI Stadium where 2011 senior A grade defending champion the Tupapa Panthers will square off against old rivals the Avatiu Eels. The top two teams have met twice this season and have won a game each so today’s final will decide the champions for this year. In their […]
Fun start to RRRR
Bright pinks, highlighter greens and a toilet seat-shaped hat were all part of the opening race of the Round Raro Road Race (RRRR) festival on Thursday. The small reserve across the road from the Banana Court was transformed into a sea of speckled greens, pinks, blues, yellows and other loud colours as the light-hearted nature […]
Women's rugby final today
Before the big boys take to the field this weekend for the 2012 CITC club rugby grand finals – the spotlight will be squarely on the vaine toa rugby players. Today the Vaka Te Au O Tonga women’s rugby 10s team will face Takitumu in what should be a hotly contested match at the BCI […]
Mum disputes placing
In front of a huge crowd at the BCI Stadium for the Prince of Wales primary school athletics day on Wednesday, eight-year-old Avatea speedster Romatt Wichman-Rairoa blitzed his 75m heats and grand finals race but was declared second by the official on the finish line. This sent his mother Mere Wichman-Rairoa into a frenzy of […]
U16 football squad in Gold Coast tournament
An under 16 Cook Islands development football squad travelled to Australia this week for the 2012 Gold Coast Champions Cup. The Cook Islands Football Association will spend a week at the event and is expected to gain greatly from the experience. Head coach Tuka Tisam and assistant coach Paul Luiz Van Eijk have been preparing […]
Still raving over Prince of Wales 2012
Parents are still raving about the wonderfully organised and run Prince of Wales inter primary school athletics competition hosted by Arorangi School on Wednesday. The BCI Stadium in Nikao was packed with proud parents and caregivers to cheer and watch their mini track and field athletes perform. While all ran their hearts and feet off […]
Imports boost Tupapa's morale
Curious football followers would have noted the presence of three New Zealand-based players at the start of the Rarotonga’s premier football competition. Leonardo Berlim, Hone Fowler and Rhys Ruka all play their trade for Manukau City FC in Auckland’s division two competition. But it was their assistance during Tupapa-Maraerenga’s recent campaign in the O-League preliminary […]
Avarua take back Prince of Wales
Avarua School yesterday dashed Avatea School’s hopes of making it three years of holding the Prince of Wales athletics shield when they outran and out jumped everyone to be crowned champions yesterday. Hundreds of parents and caregivers flocked to the BCI Stadium to cheer and watch the annual primary school athletics competition in the sweltering […]
Bulls take on Cowboys
Arorangi Cowboys and Titikaveka Bulls will go head to head in the Polynesian Rental Cars under 19 rugby grade grand final on Saturday. The top two teams have met each other twice this season in the round competition with the Cowboys winning both matches 15-5 and 19-5. Last weekend the Bulls were the surprise winners […]
Eels survive the Dragons
The Avatiu Eels survived the Ngatangiia Dragons on Saturday to book their spot in next weekend’s season grand final against defending champions the Tupapa Panthers. The Eels’ 13-11 win over the Dragons was a hard fought victory in a match that had supporters on both sides on the edge of their seats. The game ended […]
Tupapa edge out Matavera 2-nil
In the main premier men’s football match on Saturday, Tupapa defeated Matavera by two goals to nil at Victoria Park. Both goals were scored in the first half with the first by Twin Tiro who slid the ball past Matavera’s goal keeper in the 30th minute. Tupapa’s second goal followed later through a penalty where […]
Cooks secure Maoate Memorial
The spoils of victory were not the only reward for the Cook Islands’ parliamentary rugby team when they defeated their Kiwi opponents last month. A new trophy in honour of the late Sir Terepai Maoate was donated by the family and created by the Avatiu Nikao Mongoose Rugby Club for contests between the two teams. […]
12 records fall at Tereora
A whopping 12 new track and field records were set on Wednesday during the annual Tereora College inter house athletics competition at the BCI Stadium. Angelus Vaevaemaki set a new 100m sprint time in the junior boys division with a time of 11.56sec – breaking the previous record set in 1987 by A. Rua with […]
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