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Polynesian leader’s group senior officials gather to progress Polynesian cooperation

Senior Officials of the Polynesian Leaders Group (PLG) met in French Polynesia last week to advance discussions on formalising governance arrangements through the development of a PLG Charter.

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First Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) Council Meeting in Cook Islands

Council members of the Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) from 16 Pacific States gathered in the Cook Islands for the first time for the fourth PASO Council Meeting on November 4-6.

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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Neururer wins

Roland Neururer again stamped his authority on Rarotonga’s combined athletics events, this time putting in the best time for the run-bike combination duathlon. Neururer completed the race – which included a 3km run, 16km cycle and another 3km run – in 54 minutes and 7 seconds. His nearest competitor was Mark Worthington, who finished in […]

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More V1s in time trial

Reuben Dearlove has again dominated the field of paddlers in the weekly oe vaka time trial series, taking out the V1 category with a time of 34 minutes and 59 seconds. The race featured the largest fleet of V1 rudderless vaka racing in the series thus far, giving organisers a lift from the signs that […]

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Tere Hardy wins Air Raro tourney

Thanks to the generosity of Air Rarotonga, Teremoana Hardy will be flying to one of the southern group islands after winning last Saturday’s Air Rarotonga golf tournament. Played in almost ideal golfing conditions, the competition drew a large field of players, all attempting to win one of the many prizes on offer. As well as […]

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Rugby reviews its calendar

Cook Islands Rugby Union will hold a meeting on Monday to discuss and finalise the details for its 2012 season calendar. Currently, the season proper is due to begin on June 16 for the 15-a-side competition with the grand final scheduled for September 22. Two weeks of sevens competition will be held in the lead-up […]

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Bringing home the love in Muri

The Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles rugby league club will host a fundraiser concert tomorrow night to ‘bring home the love’ and raise some essential funds for the club. Brother Love, Wills from Tika and Sons, Ed from Sweet and Irie, and Rico from Ardijah will perform from 8pm at the Ngatangiia Club House on Saturday. Tickets […]

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New volleyball series

The Daniel Family will be hosting as part of a family fundraiser a series of three one-day volleyball tournaments, starting tomorrow. The first tournament of a tri series, the one-day tournament will be held at the Rutaki School Grounds from 9am. The second and final one day tournament are presently scheduled for May and July […]

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Hot Dogs sizzle

Titikaveka’s two basketball teams are continuing their winning ways in the pre-season basketball competition. The village’s men’s and women’s teams both won their games in Wednesday night’s play, extending their unbeaten run into the third round of play. The men’s team, the Hot Dogs, beat a high-performing Ruaau Philo in a tight contest. The Hot […]

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Ruks, Ponnies, Turtles take it

Ruks, Ponnies and Turtles have been named the winners of the 10-week Turtles Business House Volleyball tournament, which finished on Wednesday this week. Ruks, the pool A winners, were followed by runners up TKV-2, with Ponnies finishing over Smack Em in pool B and Turtles over Southpac in pool C. Spot Prize Winner went to […]

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Roll-on, roll-off

After having their success kicked by the Blues (Mongoose) the previous week, the Reds (opposition) turned up to the Nikao field in full force. In fact, both teams turned up in full force with enough players to form three teams but all those extras came very handy with the roll-on and roll-off of subs to […]

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Entries open for International Tri

Entries are now open for the 2012 International Triathlon, which will be again run, swum and cycled at Rarotonga on Saturday, May 12. The entry for international competitors and local athletes can be completed on the same form and with the same fees. Full details are available by visiting www.rarotri.info and following the steps. Local […]

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Prize money given back

This week’s netball raffle will have an added bonus prize thanks to the generosity and selflessness of one of its fraternity. Last week’s winner of the $1000 ‘bonus’ prize decided to donate the money back to Netball Cook Islands for inclusion in this week’s draw. NCI chief executive officer Teina Taulu said the winners wished […]

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New rugby president makes plans

Rarotonga businessman Chris McKinley said rugby clubs will have more influence in the local competition decisions during his two-year term as president of Cook Islands Rugby Union. McKinley was voted in as the organisation’s president at its annual general meeting on Tuesday night, replacing John Wichman in the position. McKinley will be president until 2014 […]

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Eagles and Sharks fight it out for 4th

The NgatangiiA Sea Eagles will host the Aitutaki Sharks on Friday as the kick off for this weekend’s rugby league premier division clashes. There’s plenty at stake for the Eagles and the Sharks in this game as both clubs try to move out of the lower end of the table. Both are still in contention […]

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Olympics team may be biggest yet

The Cook Islands is aiming to make its London Olympics team the largest it has ever sent to an Olympics. Three athletes have already qualified to represent the Cook Islands in London with another six showing the potential to do so. Athlete Patricia Taea will compete in the 100 metre sprints, while Ella Nicholas will […]

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