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Tahiti sailors win 2024 Regatta in Raro

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.

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Former PM Puna first Cook Islander elected to East-West Center Board

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.

Black Friday surprise possible

The standout under 16 Arorangi Cowboys will be looking to tame the Bulls from Titikaveka in today’s opening game of round four of the club rugby season. The Cowboys are the front-runners in the under 16 grade with impressive early-season wins – 47-0 against the Reds and 39-15 against the Panthers. The whole team has […]

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Family tennis tourney at Edgewater

The Edgewater Resort and Spa tennis court in Arorangi was a battle field for one Melbourne family who ran a two-day competition while on holiday. Thirteen members of the Driver, Nadalin and Heriot family took to the courts in teams drawn from a hat with the aim of having loads of fun. And fun they […]

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Len Brown receives honorary PR

Rito-donning Auckland Mayor Len Brown said he was remembering the late Sir Terepai Maoate as he and Prime Minister Henry Puna signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) at a luncheon held at the office of the Prime Minister. The new document replaces the former memorandum that was signed when former prime minister Maoate – […]

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Football referees gather for training

The FIFA Referee Assistance Programme (RAP) is currently running a follow up referee course for Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) referees. The course started on Monday and will finish on Friday. Twenty-three referees from around Rarotonga are taking the course at the CIFA Academy led by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) referee development officer Massimo […]

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Health minister salutes Sir Terepai

At yesterday’s health conference health minister Nandi Glassie paid tribute to Sir Terepai Maoate, who he said made health in the Cook Islands a personal and political priority. He credits Sir Terepai’s persistence for his own personal decision to return to the Cook Islands. ”Back in 2001 in February I received a phone call from […]

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Wheelblack Mii turns his life around

Once upon a time 38-year-old Mii Pepe would just sit at home getting stressed, drinking and smoking heavily, relying on his mates to get him around. Today he is preparing to head to Korea as part of the Wheelblacks to qualify for the Para-Olympics in London two weeks after the Olympics. Pepe believes he is […]

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Sonny Karati wins Michigan Shootout

The Michigan Motors Shootout recently contested at the Rarotonga Golf Club provided all the spectator excitement it had promised with shootouts being involved for six out of the nine holes. The dramas started on the first hole played. This was on the par three seventh hole with the pin at a fairly friendly position. Only […]

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'Tribute to a great Cook Islander'

In honour of the late Sir Terepai Maoate, Dr Joe Williams spoke at length about prostate cancer at yesterday’s annual health conference. Introduced by session chair Dr Teariki ‘Kiki’ Maoate as a ”giant“ in the Cook Islands – one who hardly warrants an introduction – Dr Williams told the conference that Sir Terepai had specifically […]

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State funeral

A state funeral will be held for the late Sir Terepai Maoate tomorrow at the National Auditorium. The former prime minister, who was knighted by the Queen in 2007 for his long services to Cook Islands politics, died in Rarotonga on Monday after a long battle with prostate cancer. Sir Terepai’s casket will depart for […]

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Brown pays respects

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has extended his condolences to the Cook Islands people on the death of their former Prime Minister Sir Terepai Maoate. Sir Terepai, who served as prime minister from 1999 to 2002, passed away on Monday. ”My thoughts are with the Cook Islands communities both in Auckland and abroad. We have a […]

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Banner shows national support for Helema

National sailor and Manihiki ‘pearl’ Helema Williams will be carrying the weight of the nation on her shoulders when she, along with seven fellow Cook Islands athletes, represents the Cook Islands at the London Olympics at the end of the month. Williams, who has been also nominated as the nation’s flag bearer for the opening […]

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National sevens team named

A squad of 12 women rugby players has been selected this week to represent the Cook Islands at the Oceania Women’s Championships in Fiji to be held on August 3 and 4. The event, which is the Oceania regional qualifier for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Russia, will see nine of the top teams […]

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Herne Bay take out the squash

Rarotonga Squash Club members gather in court one for a photoshoot after the club’s monthly competition last week sponsored by Cook Islands Steel. In total 24 players laced up and took to the court for the competition which was won by visiting A1 ranked Auckland player Rachel McLeod. The skilled and fit players from the […]

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Sir Terepai loses battle with cancer

The country today mourns the loss of former prime minister Sir Terepai Tuamure Maoate. The late Sir Terepai died, aged 77, in Rarotonga yesterday after fighting a long battle with prostate cancer. A medical doctor by profession, he was vocal about his illness and used his story to inspire Cook Islands men to make prostate […]

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Panthers slay Cowboys

Defending club rugby champions the Tupapa Panthers remain unbeaten after slaying the Cowboys 33-17 in the weekend’s top of the table clash at Victoria Park. In a highly entertaining 8-try match it was the experienced heads of the Panthers ultra-busy number 8 Kore Herrmann and ‘electric’ utility back Turori Matutu that lead the way for […]

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Top teams Panthers and Cowboys clash

Today’s main game of the CITC club rugby competition is a top of the table clash between the Tupapa Panthers and Arorangi Cowboys. Both teams play contrasting styles of rugby – the Cowboys play a more forward-orientated 10-man rugby while the Panthers enjoy the free-spirited expansive 15-man game. After round two, reigning champions the Panthers […]

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Ella's on course

Cook Islands slalom canoeist Ella Nicholas is brimming with excitement as she goes through final preparations for the London Olympics. Nicholas, who is the only one of the eight Cook Islands athletes who properly qualified for the Olympics, has spent the past week training in London. She is currently back in Pau, France, where she […]

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Tennis tourney for little stars

Mini tennis stars will converge at the Nikao Tennis Centre courts today for the ANZ stars competitions in the under 7 and under 11 age grade. Games serve off at 10 o’clock this morning. Last Saturday the under 8 and under 10 ANZ stars competition drew over 20 future tennis stars to the courts for […]

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Parry and Palmer win first cross-country race

The first race in the five-week cross country series was held at Tereora last Thursday with a good number of athletes racing. While the front runners stuck together for the first couple of laps, Bryn Parry took off from the field to take a clear lead and win the men’s race in a time of […]

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Lux and Duke lead from front

Fast paced rugby was the order of the day when golden oldies rugby players gathered at the Swamp on Friday for their regular meet. Captained by Lux Matapuku, the Red team through OB scored almost immediately after some brilliant backline moves. Motivational captain Dentist Duke spurred the Blue team on and Sonny Bill with speedy […]

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