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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.

42-hour runathon by sports academy

Cook Islands Sports Academy (CISA) students will trudge the roads of Rarotonga for the next two and half days to raise funds for their end of year cultural exchange trip to Australia. The 15 CISA students will also attempt to break the current 40-hour run record they help set with the police Blue Light campaign […]

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Toa Samoa drub Kukis

The visiting Toa Samoa under 13 team proved too strong for the baby Kukis resident under 13s in their first game. The Samoan Warriors won 42-nil. Toa Samoa is certainly a well-drilled side with players selected from various clubs in the Auckland competition. Their knowledge of the game and ball skills are outstanding and something […]

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CISNOC explains election of top 3 positions

In a letter to all national sports federations, Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee general secretary Rosie Blake explains the position of the board in regards to the constitutional process for the election of members of the board, including that of president. A date for the postponed CISNOC annual general meeting has yet to […]

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AGM date not set yet

Nominations for the positions of Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee president and vice president have closed, however the date for the sports body’s annual general meeting is yet to be confirmed. CISNOC secretary general Rosie Blake says that no date has been set for the postponed AGM and that they were waiting on […]

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Rugby scholarship students make the news

Rarotonga rugby scholarship students Jag Love (far left) and Daniel Mato (centre) are making headlines in their adopted home of Rangiora just outside Christchurch. The two young men recently featured in the Northern Outlook paper as the first two Cook Islands students to take up the development scholarship at Rangiora High School. As well as […]

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Team BCA cleans up squash

Squash players from the successful Business House competition team gather for a team photo after the 10 round competition. The tournament was won by Team BCA sponsored by Bergman and Son while team the Masterbaiters (sponsored by The Mooring Fish Caf) and The Steelers (sponsored by Cook Islands Steel) were joint second place getters. Congratulations […]

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Paddling workshop in Muri

After the successful Te Aito Cook Islands races on Friday and Monday, event champions Vesna Radonich, Serena Hunter, Reuben Dearlove and Taaroaiti Teheiura along with experienced paddlers from Tahiti will be running a V1 paddling workshop today. Veteran French Polynesian paddler and Te Aito Tahiti founder Charlie Maitere (below)will be among those providing sage advice. […]

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Football execs attend 62nd FIFA Congress

The football world descended on Budapest, Hungary, for the 62nd FIFA Congress including Cook Islands Football Association delegates. Representing the Cook Islands were CIFA President Lee Harmon along with vice president Jake Numanga, board members John-Paul Wilson and Moeroa Tamangaro. FIFA president Joseph S. Blatter invited the FIFA Congress to give its full support to […]

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Ocean plus lagoon in novel Te Aito course

While recent rough weather made organising Te Aito Cook Islands a challenge, a unique race course was set for the 21 open men and junior paddlers on Monday including an ocean surf leg and flat lagoon sprint. For the open men paddlers, the course was over 16km with top local paddler Reuben Dearlove comfortably taking […]

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3rd win to Dearlove

Reuben Dearlove, the country’s top oe vaka paddler, took out yesterday’s Te Aito Tane race in what were manageable sea conditions for the seasoned paddler. The race was meant to be held on Saturday and over 24km, however due to rough seas at the weekend the course was shortened to 16km which Dearlove clocked in […]

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9 Toa Vaine praised for race effort

Toa Vaine paddlers were honoured on Saturday night for a fantastic Te Aito Cook Islands race for women on Friday afternoon. Nine female paddlers braved rough sea conditions and all deserve a medal for tackling the challenging conditions. Kiwi paddler and New Zealand Te Aito champion Vesna Radonich was the outright winner of the race […]

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Dragonflies beat Tupapa

The Avatiu Dragonflies premier netball grade exerted their dominance over Tupapa on Friday night to win the battle 57-34. The last time the two teams met, Avatiu were given a massive scare by the improving Tupapa side who again threatened on Friday but were unable to make it a win. In fact, Avatiu won all […]

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Te Aito Tane rescheduled for today

Pumped male paddlers playing a waiting game may get their chance to race the Te Aito Tane today after Saturday’s postponement. However, the course for the men’s race is still yet to be confirmed with a number of options on the table including a combined lagoon and ocean race. The Te Aito Tane race was […]

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More action for juniors

The 2012 rugby league season wrapped up at the weekend but age grade players will return to the field this week for the under 16 country versus town trials and the under 13 Cook Islands versus Toa Samoa. These two events will be held on Tuesday at the Ngatangiia field where a selection Cook Islands […]

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Eels relinquish championship title

It’s been a long time between drinks for the Titikaveka Bulldogs who will be lapping up defeating defending champions the Avatiu Eels 9-8 in a tight and muddy battle at the BCI Stadium on Saturday. The Bulldogs last held the championship trophy in 2001 when they defeated the Eels. When the two teams took to […]

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Kiwi dominates Te Aito women's race

Kiwi paddler Vesna Radonich paddled in a class of her own on Friday to take out the 2012 Te Aito Cook Islands women’s race. Radonich clocked an impressive 1.13.37 time over the shortened 12km course that had the vaine toa battling the whole way from the start inside Avarua harbour to Club Raro for the […]

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Tahitians look forward to big seas

Paddling to the best of their abilities and with respect to the Moana and Cook Islands paddlers are the aims of visiting Tahitian paddlers Thomas Hauata and Taaroaiti Teheiura who will take on the 24km Te Aito Cook Islands race this morning. For 21-year-old emerging paddler Taaroaiti – the forecasted big waves and strong winds […]

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Rippa ripper

Better coaches make better players – this was the philosophy behind this week’s Rippa rugby ‘train the trainer’ workshop organised by the Cook Islands Rugby Union. Cook Islander Chad Tuoro has been taking local coaches from the outer islands and Rarotonga through their paces and arming them with tools to become better coaches. Tuoro, who […]

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Heavy weather forces early Te Aito start

Heavy rain and winds heading our way have forced Te Aito Cook Islands organisers to rearrange their schedule for this weekend’s race. With weather conditions expected to worsen over the weekend – the Te Aito Vaine race for women will now be held today starting at 4pm and the Te Aito Tane race for men […]

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Masters raise curtain

The rugby league masters will be playing their last game of the mini tournament this afternoon before the under 16 grand finals at Tupapa field. This is quite fitting to the occasion as the League Masters is the major sponsor of the under 16 grade so they will be there in full force to support […]

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