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Pacific
Cook Islander describes ‘severe’ impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred in Australia
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Under 13 Cowboys rule their grade
Rugby fans have another weekend of exciting age grade rugby to look forward to as the CITC pre season tens competition heads into grand finals. At Avatiu, games were hotly contested between the Eels, Titikaveka Bulls and Takuvaine Reds with the Eels and Reds fielding under 13, under 16 and under 19 teams. Titikaveka only […]
2 Oceania silvers to Luisa
Sole Cook Islands female weightlifter Luisa Peters has lifted her way to two silver medals at the recent Commonwealth and Oceania Weightlifting competition hosted by Samoa. The event, held from June 4 to 9, was one of the largest weightlifting gathering in the Pacific attracting lifters from all over the Commonwealth for the competition which […]
Pearls still dominating
The Titikaveka Pearls premier grade continued their dominance on the netball courts beating Tupapa 58-34 on Saturday. The Pearls are looking strong to defend their championships title but hot on their heels and chasing the champion’s trophy are the Avatiu Dragonflies. On Saturday the ladies from the Swamp faced the Arorangi premier grade and Dragonflies […]
Junior rugby grades open the season
Rugby fans were treated to exciting age grade rugby 10s and Rippa rugby at the weekend for the first round of the two week pre-season tournament. The day, at both the Avatiu and Ngatangiia fields, began with over 60 children taking part in the mixed Rippa games with Oki Thomson a stand out in his […]
21km ocean race for singles, mixed teams
Te Tupu O Te Manava Canoe Club will host today’s oe vaka race from Avarua harbour. Today’s race will be over a 21km course for both singles paddlers and mixed crews of three men and three women. Race registrations open at 12.30pm for a race start at 1 o’clock. Paddlers are reminded of club affiliation […]
Rugby tens format for start of season
The eagerly-awaited rugby season kicks off today with only the age-grades playing in the CITC Rarotonga club 10s competition for the next two weekends. To add variety and encourage some of the bigger boys to play, rugby 10s with five-man scrums and 20 minute games will be used as the pre-season pool play format. This […]
Maevatini regatta salutes Alan Maki
Maevatini, the Queen’s Birthday oe vaka regatta on Aitutaki, was more than just a fun festival of paddling. The weekend race was special for two reasons – one to honour our mate, friend and brother Alan Maki who passed away last year, with the inaugural Alan Maki Memorial Trophy 12km Lagoon Race. The second special […]
Shape for Life a hit
Due to strong interest in Top Shape Gyms new ‘Shape for Life Challenge’ – the deadline for registrations has been extended to this Saturday from 8am to 12pm at the Taputapuatea gym. Between this morning and Saturday – registrations will go hand in hand with wellness checks before the challenge gets underway on Monday, June […]
Chiefs coach shares his passion
The most talked about rugby coach in New Zealand, Chiefs head coach Dave Rennie, might be back home on Rarotonga for a well earned rest, but he’s still talking rugby as he shares his experiences and offers advice to local rugby players. As the Super 15 takes a midseason break – the Chiefs are at […]
17 sailors in record Optimist fleet
The 2012 RSC Optimist Championships had the biggest optimist fleet ever of keen young sailors to have challenged for the title. Seventeen keen sailors registered to compete and after a good briefing from race officer Tuks Turia and umpire Peter Heays, they took to the water in two fleets in the club’s great little fibreglass […]
Go the Sharks!
Aitutakians are passionate about their rugby league and are active supporters of their boys in the orange jersey. During home games at Vaipae Stadium this season, the atmosphere has often been electric with banners flying, crowds cheering and recently a family from New Plymouth, New Zealand (Hurricane country), came up with another sign of their […]
Friend to foe
The national women’s cricket players have only recently returned from their first international tournament and are already talking a big game as national teammates pick up their club uniforms and prepare to do battle this coming season. Cook Islands Cricket is anticipating a marked improvement in skills and game understanding this season as national women’s […]
Comp catch 624.8kg
The Don Beer Senior Memorial Trophy for the heaviest tuna is run annually over Queen’s Birthday weekend. Fifteen boats registered and expectations amongst anglers for some excellent catches were high as fishing conditions could not have been better. The ”fish of the day“ was undoubtedly the magnificent 262.4kg blue marlin caught by visiting New Zealand […]
Team of 5 athletes so far
Currently five Cook Islands athletes have qualified for the London Olympics and four others are waiting to qualify for the pinnacle sporting event to be staged from August 29 to September 9. At this stage, Team Cook Islands is made up of 100 metre sprinters Patricia Taea and Patrick Tuara, slalom canoeist Ella Nicholas and […]
Junior rugby sets the pace
Avatiu and Tupapa field will be the venue for this Saturday’s rugby union age grade pre-season rugby competition. The pre-season 10s tournament will run for the next two Saturday’s before the main season kicks off on June 23. The pre-season tournament is for under 10, under 13, under 16 and under 19 grades from all […]
Payne makes Olympics
Local swimmer Tepaia Payne set a new national swim record for the Cook Islands in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2012 Oceania Championships held last week in Noumea, New Caledonia, earning himself a spot at the London Olympics. The New Caledonia swim meet was the last official qualifying event for all Oceania swimmers trying […]
Avatiu-Nikao retain Kumete title
Avatiu-Nikao have successfully retained the Kumete Sports trophy with a small but enthusiastic number of athletes turning out to the BCI Stadium yesterday for the annual inter village competition. Avatiu-Nikao earned the highest points during the first event of the Queen’s Birthday sporting event – the round island cycle. The cycle race on Saturday attracted […]
Thanks from the Olympic family
The following tributes to the late Sir Geoffrey Henry are from a memorial page on the Cook Islands News website. This will be the final collection of messages in the newspaper. Readers are invited to share brief personal condolences at www.cookislandsnews.com To the family of the late Sir Geoffrey Henry, KBE, President, Cook Islands National […]
Eseta retains Optimist title
Light to medium breezes made for fun sailing on Muri lagoon for the 17 junior sailors taking part in the two-day Rarotonga Sailing Club Optimist Championships. Saturday, the first day of competition, saw the young sailors get used to the conditions and close quarter racing on Muri lagoon and by the end of the day […]
Big Opti weekend
Queen’s Birthday Weekend starts the annual Rarotonga Sailing Club Optimist Championships. Starting today, young sailors from the club will be competing for the club champion title. Competitors will be at the club around 8am to prepare boats and be ready for the race briefing at 9am. Racing is due to start at 9.30am. The competition […]
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