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Pacific
PM Brown confident in Pacific Islands Forum leadership despite political change in Tonga
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.
Government ready to assist Vanuatu community fundraising
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.
Court appeal draws record numbers
Aitutaki’s biggest annual sporting event will get a bit bigger this Monday when a record-breaking 58 teams take to the courts as part of the Easter 4×4 Volleyball Tournament. The open women’s and open men’s competitions will both feature 16 teams in their categories, with some well-heeled teams returning to the courts alongside some newer […]
2 big games
Two massive games of rugby league will be played today when the Avatiu Eels host the Tupapa Panthers at the Swamp and the Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles host the Arorangi Bears at Nukupure Park. The Eels and Panthers both share 17 points and one will be on top after today. The Eels are always hard to […]
Shark attack in Aitutaki today
There’ll be no rest over Easter weekend for rugby league clubs with week 10 of games kicking off today and Saturday. Today the Titikaveka Bulldogs will head to Sharks territory in Aitutaki to play the outer island club on their home soil. The match will be played at the Vaipae Stadium with the entire population […]
Teams racing sailors off to NZ
Young sailors in the Cook Islands Teams Racing crew will head to New Zealand this Easter weekend to compete at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Teams Racing Championships. A team of six local sailors will race in the regatta in three boats manned by two-person crews. The team will battle against New Zealand school teams […]
New national Optimist champion Titi Kaukura
Two days of racing at Muri lagoon resulted in a new National Optimist Champion for the Cook Islands this week with five sailors from Aitutaki sailing Club and four from Rarotonga Sailing Club taking part. Thirteen-year-old Titi Kaukura of Aitutaki Sailing Club (ASC) wound up a very consistent performance over the ten races finishing five […]
Bruising match
The league masters will take a long deserved break this weekend after a tough game last Friday causing a few cuts and bruises and one prominent red shorts player getting red carded (sent off) for foul play. However, after further investigation the player with the bloodied face had a clash of heads with his own […]
Runaway win by Outlaws
The Rarotonga five-a-side football round cup competition at the CIFA complex saw Outlaws, Black Puta, White Puta and Avatiu all post wins during their games on Monday. Outlaw’s 16 goals to nil win over Vaima Jets puts them top of the points table with White Puta sitting second with a one point difference while Black […]
New junior rugby grades
More input and say by the Rarotonga rugby union clubs has resulted in positive new changes for the running of the 2012 season which is set to kick off in early June. Cook Islands Rugby Union president Chris McKinley has described a recent meeting with local clubs as ‘positive’ and ‘outstanding’ with club leaders revelling […]
Badminton sets course for future
Hugh Graham was elected president of the Cook Islands Badminton Association at the body’s annual general meeting last Thursday night. Joining him on the committee are Chris Rahui as vice president, Janette Oliver as general secretary, Shane Andrew as treasurer, and Harry Ivaiti, Ruta Oliver, Mere Paitai and Nikki Delaney in the remaining committee roles. […]
Get 'rugby ready'
Kick start the rugby union season with a level 1 IRB “rugby ready” certificate. As part ofthe rugby union development on the island, a two-day rugby ready certificate programme will be run on April 16 and 23 for all interested especially teachers and junior coaches at the club level. New coaching rules will come into […]
Doping testing starting
Random doping tests of Cook Islands athletes will be conducted throughout the month of April as part of the ‘out of competition’ doping programme. The random testing for athletes across all national federations will be conducted by the Cook Islands Medical and Anti-Doping Organsation of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee. The islands […]
Boxers win Oceania bronze medals
Two Cook Islands boxers won bronze medals at the Oceana Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Brisbane last week. Australian based boxer Nooroa Mokopuna won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division. The 33-year-old fought well and expressed to Cook Islands boxing executives that he will box for another year before retiring. Tahiti based youngster Jubilee Arama, […]
Easter volleyball entries pour in
Positions in the Aitutaki Easter 4×4 Volleyball Tournament are quickly filling up, and teams intending to join the fun are being asked to get in quick or risk missing out. Three teams from Rarotonga have already signed up for the competition, the first time any have done so since Cook Islands News began sponsoring the […]
Black Qwenz retain the title
The 2011 women’s five-a-side round cup champions Black Qwenz have claimed the 2012 five-a-side round cup competition after defeating Victoria’s Secret 1-0. After sitting in fourth placing on the points table with 10 points, while leaders Victoria’s Secret stood on 12 points, they needed to win the final game to take out the round cup […]
Sea Eagles stop Sharks
The Sea Eagles fended off a determined Sharks assault in the weekend’s rugby league action, scoring a win over the visiting side in a tight contest in Ngatangiia. The Eagles spent much of the match in the Sharks’ defensive half, testing the Aitutaki boys and keeping pressure on the visiting team throughout. But the Sharks […]
Top times in long distance
Roland Neururer has dominated the gruelling weekend triathlon, putting in top times in the event’s long distance race. Neururer came out of the water second behind Kelly Pick, who was leading the pack after the 1000m swim with a time of 16 minutes, 19 seconds. Neururer was close behind with a time of 16:41. He […]
Olympic funding grant explained
A US$100,000 grant given to the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee must be used to send athletes to the London Olympics or be returned to the International Olympic Committee, according to CISNOC treasurer Dan O’Brien. CISNOC announced in January that it had received the grant, worth about NZ$120,000, from the IOC which would […]
Bears vs Bulldogs will be hard fought
The Bears and the Bulldogs will put each other to the test today in the premier grade rugby league action. Arorangi will host the clash at 4.30pm between second and fourth on the ladder, which promises to be a hard-fought match. The Takuvaine Warriors and the Avatiu Eels will also play their premier grade match […]
Feast of football
Parents and supporters were treated to a feast of football on Thursday as the Cook Islands Football Association hosted a festive day for primary school students at the annual one-day football tournament for the more talented grade 4, 5 and 6 students. The games took place at the CIFA complex in Matavera starting with the […]
Swim over coral heads
The final race of the ocean swim series has produced the fastest times seen in the event yet. Nine brave swimmers turned up for the final race of the series, giving onlookers a great spectacle and a close finish over the 3km course. The route from Muri beach to Tikioki took some interesting turns with […]
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