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30th Tin Man on Saturday

The annual Tin Man Triathlon turns 30 this Saturday and will be marked with a 1200m swim, 31km cycle and 10km run. The annual race is a club race with no entry fees and will be held from the Tikioki tri site starting at 2pm. The race is starting an hour earlier than usual so […]

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Team sailors win 9 out of 16 races

Cook Islands teams sailing manager Tony Heays reports that the local squad is racing strongly at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Teams Sailing regatta in New Zealand. Heays says that the local team are doing well and have won nine races from 16 and sitting in the middle bunch of the Bronze Fleet with one […]

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Outlaws take centre stage

Black Puta will have to work hard to put away leaders Outlaws during their meeting this afternoon at the five-a-side football round cup competition scheduled to kick off at 5pm. Leading by eight points over Black Puta, Outlaws will no doubt look to maintain their lead and take the round cup trophy. Other games today […]

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Eels win bone cruncher

Bone crunching tackles and body-on the-line-attacks were the highlights of the Avatiu Eels and Titikaveka Bulldogs premier grade match on Tuesday at the Swamp. The two teams played out their postponed weekend game in front of a decent crowd who weren’t disappointed with the action packed game played in less than ideal conditions. The intensity […]

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Junior netters learn from Silver Ferns

Junior netball players had two of the best in the game give them pointers during the week-long Easter holiday programme at the Telecom Sports Arena. Nineteen keen players aged between 10 and 15 took part in the grassroots development programme where they not only learned new netball techniques but made new friendships. The highlight for […]

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616.5kg of fish caught in Manihiki comp

The Manihiki Fishing Association has staged another successful fishing tournament. Sixteen boats registered, despite a fuel shortage on the island. The people of Manihiki extend a meitaki korereka to the manager of Manihiki marine Tangi Napara and marine resources secretary Ben Ponia for the drum of petrol, which was distributed in 10-litre increments to all […]

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Pride of Aitutaki

Aitutaki based national women’s cricket squad members have been receiving a tremendous amount of support from their community as they prepare to represent the country in Vanuatu next month. The Aitutaki women have been in training since March and have progressed very well with the help of Cook Islands Cricket chief executive officer Alister Stevic, […]

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Olympian inspires local sports people

Kiwi Olympic sailboard gold medallist Barbara Kendall has been inspiring local athletes and coaches this week through a series of meetings at the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee. Kendall has been running motivational talks to inspire athletes, coaches and sports administrators to be the best they can be, with another round of talks […]

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Keith Roberts helps rugby aim high

To beat the best, you have to be the best, says renowned international trainer Keith Roberts. Roberts made such a huge impression on local athletes and the wider sports community during his eight-month stint in the Cooks last year that he has been invited back to the islands by Cook Islands Rugby Union president and […]

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Ex All Black enlisted by rugby

The Cook Islands Rugby Union has appointed former All Black great Hika Reid as head coach of the national under 19 squad. He will be ably supported by Cook Islands coaches Walter Tangata and Robert Heather. CIRU president Chris McKinley says appointing Reid brings the ‘All Black mana to the Cook Islands’. “Hika Reid comes […]

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Final week for sports award nominations

This is the last week for nominations of athletes for the annual sports awards to be held on May 2 at the Edgewater Resort and Spa in Arorangi. National federations are encouraged to honour their athletes’ success through the 2011 sporting year by nominating them for one of the 18 awards up for grabs. Members […]

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Vonnia's support Sharks

The Aitutaki Sharks rugby league club flashed their pearly whites on Friday in appreciation of a $2000 cheque donated to the club by Vonnia’s owners Nia and Yvonne Heather. The Aitutaki league club was presented with the cheque before their game against the Tupapa Panthers at Victoria Park yesterday. Yvonne Heather explains the funds donated […]

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Mato and Love star in NZ tourney

Cook Islands scholarship students Daniel Mato and Jag Love are making a name for themselves at Rangiora High School just outside of Christchurch. Over the Easter weekend they were a force to be reckoned with on the rugby field with Mato having his first start since he was concussed earlier on in the year. Mato […]

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Swimming lessons coming to schools

About 50 teachers and parents received Swimming New Zealand’s first level of teaching qualifications at a two-day course at the weekend run by New Zealand swimming coach Mark Saunders and the Cook Islands Aquatic Federation (CIAF). Saunders is the director of Northern Arena which houses four pools and is New Zealand’s fastest growing swim school […]

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Kids 'try' on Friday

Fun in the sun and awesome prizes are guaranteed at Friday’s Kids Tryathlon in Ngatangiia. Level 1 accredited triathlon coach Vanessa Palmer will be running the triathlon with support from Sanitarium who have sponsored t-shirts and medals for every child that takes part. Palmer has also received generous sponsorship from Empire Cinema and Prime Foods […]

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Little netters feel open day excitement

Netball games postponed at the weekend out of respect for the Wigmore family of Titikaveka will be played out this afternoon at the Telecom Sports Arena with most of the round one games played out on Saturday. The arena was a buzz of activity and excitement as keen netball players took to the courts starting […]

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Brown attending Russia sports meet

Minister for Sport Mark Brown will spend this week in Russia, attending an Association of National Olympic Committees’ second World Olympic Sport convention in its capital Moscow. The two-day meeting will cover topics including the development of health in sports, doping, collaboration between governments and National Olympic Committees, and an overview on the progress of […]

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Course will lead to swimming in schools

The sun is heating up and the beach is calling – but how confident are you and your family in the water? To make swimming and water safety compulsory at all schools across the Cook Islands – the Cook Islands Aquatic Federation will be running a two-day course which is already full with 60 taking […]

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Junior table tennis team on tour

Top junior table tennis players identified at the 2010 Manea Games in Mangaia are now representing the Cook Islands at four separate regional and international events being staged at the Auckland table tennis centre in New Zealand. In total eight players have been selected from the islands of Aitutaki and Mauke including Lance Takaiti (12), […]

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JK takes Telecom Easter tournament

The special Easter competition held over 36 holes, played on Saturday and Easter Monday, saw 90 players compete for the honour of winning this Telecom CI Tournament at the Rarotonga Golf Club. Saturday presented less than ideal golfing conditions with the day being very hot and steamy and all players controlled their game without trying […]

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