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Pacific
Cook Islander describes ‘severe’ impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred in Australia
Cook Islander Archie Atiau says the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which affected South East Queensland and the New South Wales North Coast, Australia, has been severe.
Tabuya ‘an ideal Minister for Information’, Fiji’s PM says
Fiji's Prime Minister is set to restore a backbencher to cabinet after she appeared in a private video dancing naked.
Training for Rippa rugby coaches
Rippa rugby coaches will receive expert advice and coaching this week through the Cook Islands Rugby Union ‘train the trainer’ programme. Former New Zealand rugby sevens representative Chad Tuoro will run the first workshop this afternoon at the Avatea School Hall from 3pm to 6pm. Eighty percent of this afternoon’s programme will be practical sessions. […]
'Shape for life' challenge issued
A new healthy lifestyle challenge tailored for Cook Islanders has been designed to shape up people and give them a new healthy and better lifestyle. ‘Shape for Life’ is a new three months ‘life changing’ challenge for individuals and groups by Top Shape Gym’s new owner and national body builder Okirua Enoka and his team […]
Training coaches
Netball New Zealand coaches will be arriving soon to up-skill local netball coaches. Susan Harris of Netball New Zealand Coach Force will deliver three coaching modules including player centred coaching and game analysis and planning. This is the second time Netball Cook Islands has invited Harris to Rarotonga and on her first trip she delivered […]
Local paddlers take on world's best
The Te Aito Cook Islands, the premier V1 rudderless oe vaka race, is just around the corner and our local paddling family is abuzz with the excitement of racing next weekend. Commitment to this year’s event will see major sponsors Air Rarotonga, Turtles Tees, Tourism Cook Islands, Island Craft Ltd, Whatever Bar and Grill, Muri […]
Matutu Milers run for the fun of it!
The Matutu Mile fun run on Wednesday wrapped up another successful triathlon week with athletes swapping their running shoes for funny wigs and water bottles for Matutu locally-brewed designer beer. All runners tackled the very short course from the Tikioki tri site to the Matutu Brewery where racers had to down a beer, or soft […]
Dearlove smashes time trial series
As he has done for the 10-week time trial series, top paddler Reuben Dearlove dominated the last handicap race of the series on Wednesday. As the fastest paddler throughout the series, Dearlove started 11 minutes and 30 seconds behind the first paddler to start the staggered handicap race, Jane Pearson. The 17 paddlers battled into […]
International masters ready for play
Four Cook Islands teams and two international squads will compete in the inaugural Cook Islands Rugby League Masters tournament next week. Australian team Nga Tama will play the Cook Islands’ Central Chiefs first up in round one of play from 3pm on Monday at the Ngatangiia field, while the New Zealand Otara Scorpians will close […]
Fundraiser to send Mauke girl to Guam
Mauke table tennis protg Christiana Fifita Tua has proved she is one of the top players in her age grade in Oceania and now she wants to take on the world’s best. Tua was recently part of the Cook Islands table tennis squad that attended the Oceania Cadet Challenge in Auckland where she qualified to […]
1 left in campaign
National sailor Helema Williams is all focus this week as she races in the Audi World Championships this week – the final Olympic qualifying regatta in Germany. Last week fellow Olympic hopeful Taua Eliza ended his campaign and while he has not qualified for the London Olympics he placed 31st in the 56 strong bronze […]
Flying Farrell out-sprints Stoddart
New Zealander Steven Farrell has beaten local hopes Geoff Stoddart and Roland Neururer in a final sprint that decided the round-island cycle race Turtles Tees Tour de Raro on Tuesday afternoon. Farrell left his sprint to the last 150 metres of the 31-kilometre race and spearheaded a breakaway pack of 10 riders that crossed the […]
Tour de Raro in action
Eighty-two cyclists joined the round-island Tour de Raro late yesterday afternoon, aiming to knock off the decade old record of 42 minutes, 16 seconds to complete the lap.
2 backers for Te Aito champion
Star paddler Reuben Dearlove trains hard every year, but this year he’s upping the ante. Dearlove is determined to beat his finish times at last year’s Te Aito Cook Islands and Te Aito Tahiti, and to take on the world’s best at Super Aito. He has been following a strict training regimen – running, doing […]
Dearlove starts at back of pack
Reuben Dearlove will start with an 11 minute, 30 second handicap in today’s canoeing time trial final, setting off as the last paddler in a field of up to 20 people. Andre Tutaka-George and Josh Burrell, Dearlove’s closest rivals, will have almost two minutes head start on Dearlove in the final. The times given in […]
Bowlers take 10 scalps
Both Fiji and Samoa have put in a convincing wins over the Cook Islands in the 2012 Pepsi ICC East Asia-Pacific Women’s Championship in Vanuatu, although the Cook Islands can be proud in its bowling effort against Fiji. Although the Cook Islands lost by 63 runs against Fiji, they managed to take all 10 wickets […]
Japan and Vanuatu defeat Cook Islands women
The Cook Islands has lost by nine runs to home team Vanuatu in its second match in the 2012 Pepsi ICC East Asia-Pacific Women’s Championship. Vanuatu made it two wins from as many matches with its hard fought win against the Cook Islands on Sunday CIT. Alvina Chilia again starred with the bat making 36 […]
Tour de Raro time to beat 42:16
Triathletes will today try to best a record that is now 10 years old in the round Rarotonga cycle race, the Tour de Raro. The Triathlon Association’s main cycle race known as the Turtles Tees Tour de Raro will be held today starting at 4.45pm in the town centre. It is 10 years ago this […]
A field full of champions
While Monday’s race report concentrated on the elite winners, there were a number of meritorious performances by athlete’s further back in the field. Many will never win or place in a major event but they are all champions in some way. The triathlon sport is a toughie, requiring skill and strength in swimming, cycling and […]
Feast follows hash run
Hash House Harriers welcome all international and local triathletes to their run/walk this evening. The venue is a delightful vacant seaside section in Betela – opposite Tex Mart with full marquee cover. Hash flags and a Hash sign will signify the venue. After a short run there will be a full Island feast for all […]
Farrell and Pick win it again
2011 International Triathlon champions Stephen Farrell and Kelly Pick successfully defended their titles on Saturday. Perfect conditions on Saturday morning disappeared with strong currents in Muri lagoon making for an energy sapping 1500m swim and strong winds making for a tough 41km cycle and 10km swim. More than 100 athletes lined up on the start […]
Little netters want more competition
The Avatiu and Titikaveka under 8 netball teams are improving every week but the girls are keen to see more teams in the age grade. For the past four weeks – Avatiu and Titikaveka under 8 squads have played each other every week as the only two under 8 sides in the competition. It’s also […]
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