The sudden resignation of Tonga’s former prime minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni had left a temporary gap in the leadership of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), but Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown remains confident that the situation will soon stabilise.
Cook Islands Government has expressed its willingness to assist Rarotonga’s Vanuatu community in their fundraising efforts following the recent devastating earthquake in Port Vila.
The Webb Ellis Rugby World Cup is a big deal! This is the first time the Webb Ellis Cup has travelled outside New Zealand since the All Blacks won it last year and the Cook Islands public are encouraged to get out on the roads today and support the rugby union spectacle. All Black star […]
The people of the Creative Centre are sporting a new look in celebration of 100 years of athletics. Ina and Sharon Marsters of Athletics Cook Islands stopped by on Monday morning to hand over a bag full of T-shirts and wristbands. The centre’s clients Mii Aratangi and Jade Ruri, here with Sharon, were all too […]
With the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) annual general meeting looming on May 4 – there is a push to table and pass proposed changes to its constitution. David Lobb, who has been involved with sports administration in the Cook Islands for the last 30 years including serving 16 years as CISNOC […]
Manureva – the Cook Islands’ annual kiteboarding competition – is gearing up to be bigger and better this year. For the first time, Aitutaki will be a stop on a bona fide world tour – this time, the KTA (Kiteboard Tour Asia) Asia-Pacific Tour. The KTA (Kiteboard Tour Asia) is one of three main international […]
More than 30 regional and international rugby delegates from the International Rugby Board (IRB) will be meeting in Rarotonga over the next few days as part of the Federations of Oceania Rugby Union (FORU) annual general meeting. The majority of the delegates for the meeting arrived yesterday afternoon along with All Black star player Jerome […]
All hopes of the Ngatangiia Sea Eagles making it to the top four to be in contention for the championship title were dashed by the Titikaveka Bulldogs who romped home 16-10 on Saturday. It was a do or die match for the Sea Eagles who, had they won, would have tied with the Bulldogs on […]
Titikaveka, Avatiu and Tupapa are dominating the early stages of the netball season and will no doubt be the clubs to beat at the end of the season. The standout team of the week would have to be the well-drilled Avatiu under 15 side who under the guidance of the Avatiu mamas exhibited polished and […]
As another successful phase of the Just Play soccer programme is almost completed in Aitutaki, project manager Michelle Paiti is now moving on to the island of Atiu where she will run a training course for school teachers and community group leaders. The training course will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday May 1 and […]
A national boxing team from the Cook Islands will be sent to the first ever Oceania Youth Championships in Tahiti in September. To prepare for this fight club boxers from across the island and the outer islands are being called to the first national squad training session on Monday, April 30. The squad will be […]
Akura Fishing Charters took out the Anzac Day fishing competition on Wednesday hooking not one but two decent sized blue marlin. Akura was one of 16 boats that headed out for the one-day comp sponsored by the Game Fishing Club of Rarotonga. Returning from a combined charter on Wednesday morning, a German angler on board […]
The final round of the Computer Man Golf Tournament held last Saturday produced the closest final results seen for a long time at the Rarotonga Golf Club. After the first round, which produced a great game from Ake Unuka with a nett 62 to be the leader, and with several other players in contention, it […]
The journey for the 2011 Rarotonga Round Cup Football champions Tupapa Maraerenga Premier Men’s team begins in just a few days as Tonga gets set to host the OFC Club Preliminary Tournament from May 1 to 5. The Oceania Football Confederation decided in February to revive the OFC Club Preliminary Tournament where Tonga will play […]
Rugby World Cup fever is set to rock the island again next week when All Blacks and Blues flanker Jerome Kaino and the Webb Ellis Cup touch down on Sunday for a whirlwind visit. The Webb Ellis Cup has been arranged to tour Rarotonga at the same time as the FORU (Federation of Oceania Rugby […]
Plunging into the freezing Wellington Harbour at Porirua spurred local paddler Sani Sosene on to a podium finish at the New Zealand long distance outrigger championships on Sunday. The 57-year-old paddler took out gold in the senior masters division of the V1 15km race in Wellington where he had spent two weeks acclimatising before the […]
The mudslinging and sledging has begun as Kiwis and Aussie cricketers gear up for the annual Anzac Day cricket match to be played this year at Raemaru Park on Saturday. Kiwi captain Mike Pynenburg says Aussie captain John Hobbs has sunk to the typical Australian low by claiming, after an audacious advertising campaign, half of […]
The ever popular and highly anticipated oe vaka V12 Corporate Races are just around the corner and businesses wanting to get in on the action are encouraged to register now. Mark May 19 down in your calendar and get your colleagues together for a day of fun and bonding on the water. So don’t wait […]
The Takuvaine Warriors will take on the Avatiu Eels at the Swamp tomorrow in what should be a great Anzac Day clash. The games will kick off after Anzac Day commemorations at the Swamp starting at 2pm. The under 16 Eels and Warriors will battle first followed by the under 19 grade at 3pm and […]
Things are heating up in the weekly oe vaka time trial races with just three more races left before the handicap race on May 16. Reuben Dearlove is still leading the pack in the V1 race finishing the 8km course on Wednesday in 36.13 followed by rising paddling star Andre Tutaka-George in 38.28. With little […]
Rarotonga children are still buzzing after the hugely successful Kids Tryathlon on Friday. Even organiser and level one triathlon coach Vanessa Palmer is still buzzing over the enthusiasm and skills shown by all the kids from the babes to the older kids. In total 97 children registered and raced over various courses. “It was a […]
The first Tin Man triathlon was held in 1983 starting from the Rarotonga Sailing Club in Muri. Pictured here in front of the old Sailing Club are the nine men who raced in the first event which celebrated 30 years in the running on Saturday. Among the racers in the photo are Tim Murray who […]
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