Sailors from Tahiti edged over Rarotonga, proving to be very competitive taking out first place in both the Lasers and the Optimist classes, winning the 2024 sailing challenge overall trophy.
Former Cook Islands prime minister and secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, has been confirmed as the first Cook Islander appointed to the East-West Center Board of Governors based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Minister of Sport Mark Brown has hailed the successful participation of Cook Islands athletes at the London Olympics. The minister went to the London showcase as part of the requirements for each country and was proud of the way the athletes showcased the Cook Islands to the world. Brown said it was ”pleasing to see […]
The 37 members of the Cook Islands Te Korero Maori Cultural Performing Arts Group, under the leadership of Mr Vaitoti Tupa, have finally returned to the Cook Islands after a successful tour of Los Angeles, France and Las Vegas. The group accepted an invitation from the Association Nationale Cultures et Traditions of France to perform […]
Canoeist Josh Utanga has ended the Cook Islands’ Olympic team’s campaign with a last-place finish in his heat of the men’s K1 200 metres. Having got the experience of the Olympic Games out of the way with a poor showing in the K1 1000 metres earlier in the week, much was expected from Utanga in […]
This week’s main CITC club rugby match of the week in the senior A division promises to be an intense affair between the Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons and the Avatiu Eels. After round six, the Dragons lead the CITC senior A grade competition with 24 points, closely followed by the Eels in second place with 21 points. […]
The Pacific Oceania Junior Championship (POJC) tennis qualifier ended yesterday in Fiji with two of the five Cook Islands junior tennis representatives receiving an invitation to compete in the Oceania Closed Junior Championship (OCJC) tournament which commences on Monday in Fiji. Lillian Maui, the golden girl of Cook Islands tennis, competed in the under-18 division […]
Club rugby returns today with the Titikaveka Bulls and Tupapa Panthers under-16 grade clash at the Titikaveka field. Today’s game kicks off at 4.20pm and will be followed by the first game of the inter-vaka women’s rugby 10’s series. This match kicks off at 5.30pm between Vaka Takitumu and Vaka Te Au O Tonga. After […]
The Cook Islands women’s rugby sevens team put on a brave performance at the Oceania Women’s Sevens Championship in Fiji last week. The Cooks faced Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa and the Solomon Islands and despite their best efforts – the local girls were only able to topple the Solomon Islands. Against the Pacific queens of […]
Cook Islanders wishing to celebrate the achievements of some of their London Olympians will have the chance to do so when the team arrives on Rarotonga on Tuesday afternoon. The group returns on flight NZ46 at 4.15pm and will be welcomed back to the island with a formal turou ceremony as well as a prayer […]
Following in the footsteps of 20-year-old Helema Williams from Manihiki, who recently competed at Weymouth in the women’s single-handed Laser Radial event, the youngsters at the Aitutaki Sailing Club practice every Saturday on an all year round weekly programme. Despite the hub-bub surrounding the Olympics, the youngsters are generally oblivious to their significant surroundings and […]
Cook Islands canoeist Josh Utanga will have more than a quick time on his mind when he races in the first-ever men’s K1 200 metres tonight (CIT). The pride of a nation will be firmly in his sights as he looks to give the Cook Islands one final chance of making it past the heats […]
New Zealand sevens coach Gordon Tietjens did not dismiss the idea of helping the Cook Islands Sevens side after his time with the Kiwi team ends. Tietjens, who arrived on Friday, gave a group of Caltex retail owners a ‘pep talk’ of sorts at a national conference held at the Rarotongan Hotel and Resort to […]
The Cook Islands Game Fishing Club held the first Cook Islands Open fishing competition over Saturday and Monday, in conjunction with a mamas and tamariki reef fishing competition on Saturday. Fishing conditions on Saturday were boisterous and far from ideal, with a high tide around midday. However, of the 18 boats that registered for the […]
The weekend’s action saw four Cook Islands athletes in action, and while none were able to progress there were some positives for most of the Olympians. Weightlfiter Luisa Peters held her own – and more – in an incredibly tough women’s 75-kilogram-and-over field on Sunday. The teenager successfully lifted 82 kilograms in the snatch before […]
Cook Islands Olympian Helema Williams could feel proud as she joined the spectators crowding on the grassy grandstand which is known as the Nothe in Weymouth for the medal decider in her event, the singlehanded Laser Radial. She also plans to be at the sprint canoeing event next Friday to support another Cook Islander, Joshua […]
Club rugby returns to the field this weekend starting at 4.20pm this Friday. The Titikaveka Bulls and Tupapa Panthers under 16 grade will take to the Titikaveka field first at 4.20pm followed by the first of the women’s inter-–vaka 10-a-side games. This week’s women’s game will be between Takitumu and Vaka Te Au O Tonga. […]
A last minute long distance try scored by the Ngatangiia/Matavera Dragons danger man Sailosi Nagi was enough for his team to lift up the CITC Constitution Sevens Cup. The team beat Aitutaki in the finals 15-14 on Friday evening at the BCI Stadium. Early in the game – Aitutaki shot out to a 14-0 point […]
Saturday’s town versus country rugby competition was a wonderful opportunity for clubs to showcase their age grade talents. The competition, part of Cook Islands Rugby Union’s work in developing pathways at home, was also a great opportunity to identify the next level of rugby talent. ”Some players may be ordinary in their clubs but when […]
Cook Islands sprinter Patricia Taea has narrowly missed out on both a personal best and a spot in the heats of the 100 metres sprint after a brave effort at London’s iconic Mall venue. Despite a quick start the teenager couldn’t keep up the pace as she finished third with a time of 12.47 seconds, […]
Town and country pride will be on the line today as the week of rugby celebration continues at the Avatiu field. This has been a busy and exciting week at all levels for rugby with the three-day kids holiday programme, CIPS under 15 college sevens tournament, and CITC constitution sevens tournament ending today with a […]
Cook Islands Cricket paid tribute to staunch cricket supporter and departing Edgewater Resort and Spa CEO Chris McGeown on Wednesday afternoon with a surprise benefit match. Sixteen of McGeown’s friends secretly assembled to surprise him with a fun eight-a-side match with a twist – as the Wale boys from Pukapuka substituted the English bats with […]
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