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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.

CIRL eyeing four nations tournament

Plans to include the Cook Islands in a northern hemisphere rugby league four-nations tournament this year alongside England, Wales and France are progressing, Cook Islands Rugby League (CIRL) president Charles Carlson says. The Cook Islands has submitted its proposal and interest in joining the international competition, which would be held towards the end of this […]

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Titans brilliance wins the day

The Computer Man Rarotonga mens cricket final was an epic battle that kept the decent sized crowd entertained all afternoon and right up until the Titans took out the match. The action packed match is still the talk of the cricketing community as players dissect each wicket, bowl and catch on the day. The Titikaveka […]

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Mini track and field meet tomorrow afternoon

Athletics Cook Islands will hold a mini track and field meet at the BCI Stadium on Friday afternoon for all interested athletes. With a number of overseas competitions in the offering for athletes this year the opportunity to have some competition based performances from early in the year will help ACI select the best teams […]

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Sharks singled out for praise

The Aitutaki Sharks have been singled out and praised for their dedication to the domestic rugby league competition at the Cook Islands Rugby League annual general meeting. CIRL president Charles Carlson described the clubs efforts in joining the Rarotonga-based domestic competition as a huge commitment that deserved recognition. He said the six Rarotongan clubs also […]

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NRL camp for Pacific islanders

Two Cook Islands rugby league players will take part in a leadership camp including NRL All Stars captain Benji Marshall, Petero Civoniceva, Manu Vatuvei, Michael Jennings and Roy Asotasi. The NRL is describing the Pacific players leadership camp as ground-breaking, saying it is the first of its kind to be held in Australian elite sport. […]

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Wellington 7s team named

New faces and names feature in the newly named Cook Islands sevens squad, which will represent the country at the Wellington Sevens tournament on February 3 and 4. Eight players in the 12-man squad will make their debut in Wellington, standing in for a number of stalwarts who were taken out by injuries. Although inexperienced, […]

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Busy year for local rugby

A full-on year of rugby union tournaments and development programmes is on the cards for 2012. The first exciting event of the season will be the Cook Islands national sevens teams participation at the IRB Wellington Sevens Tournament on February 3 and 4. National sevens coach Ramsey Tomokino has been monitoring potential national sevens squad […]

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Juniors take to the courts

Rarotonga children have returned to the tennis courts this week to take advantage of the fun and educational tennis holiday programme run by national coach Malcolm Kajer. Kajer commented that he is coaching more children than ever before as tennis enjoys a boost in membership at the junior level. All week and in the days […]

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Sports awards nominations open

Nominations for the national sports awards are now open for national federations to honour their standout athletes in 2011. Eighteen main awards in four different categories are up for grabs with nominations closing on March 16. The date for the annual sports awards is yet to be confirmed, however a Cook Islands Sports and National […]

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Tatira sails hard to 15th

Aitutaki sailor Aquila Tatira has finished fifteenth at the recent Australian National Youth Radial class in his first season in the class. After progressing to the Youth Radial Class this year, and newly out of the 4.7 Laser class Tatira handled his first two regattas in the class really well against top competitors from New […]

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Tennis star looking to play overseas

To improve in sports, especially if you live in the islands, travelling overseas for regular competition is just one way of lifting your game. Thats exactly what top local tennis player Lilian Maui knows she needs to do if she is to lift the standard of her game and live her dream of turning her […]

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Sailors teaching the world a thing or two

The Cook Islands Optimists sailing team are on their way home from the Opti Worlds in Napier where they proved themselves to be outstanding ambassadors for the Cook Islands. The team competed against some of the worlds top under 15 optimist sailors. The Cook Islands Optimist crew was made up of Eseta Ailaouamaua (Rarotonga Sailing […]

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Titans triumph over Muri

The Titikaveka Titans cricket team took out the weekends Computer Man top four grand final in what was a fairy tale season for the newly revived club. In just their second season back in the cricket competition after 10 years of absence the club has gone from winner of the bottom six to the champion […]

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Trials underway for U17 Womens football

About thirty six talented young footballers here on Rarotonga, New Zealand and the outer islands will face some nervous moments over the coming months as they attempt to force their way into the Cook Islands Under 17 Womens national squad for the FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament set to take place in Auckland, New Zealand. […]

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Head over heels!

Zumba lover and instructor Nana Hirata is head over heels about the fitness craze that has taken the island by storm over the past year or so. Hirata and fellow instructors want more people to feel as energetic as they are and as the sign board reads all are welcome to the Zumba classes at […]

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Ban the biff!

Stamping out violence in the game has been identified as a top priority for Cook Islands Rugby League this season and the organisation is making its campaign all encompassing, with bad-behaving juniors, premiers, masters and spectators in their sights. CIRL president Charles Carlson said the organisation had met early this week to discuss and amend […]

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Sharks back and biting!

Aitutakis rugby league community is putting out an early warning to its Rarotongan counterparts the Sharks are back with more bite this year. Early fundraising, a summers worth of game time and fledging development programme at the island will all combine to make the Sharks meaner, more focused and better prepared for season 2012, according […]

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Teenage scholars thrilled

An exciting year of rugby and schooling is in store for 16-year-old Jag Love of Arorangi and 17-year-old Daniel Mato of Ngatangiia who were named as the successful scholarship students to Rangiora High School just out of Christchurch. The pair had grins from ear to ear when they found out that they were the two […]

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Zac Guildford says he's learned his lesson

All Blacks wing Zac Guildford says he has learnt his lesson after hitting rock bottom in the Cook Islands and does not want to repeat the same mistakes again. In a press conference in New Zealand, Guildford said he understood he would most likely loose his New Zealand Rugby Union contract if he ever behaved […]

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Battle of the Tornados and Titans

The Arorangi Bears rugby league club is all fired up for the 2012 season after a bone crunching State of Origin battle at Raemaru Park. In its third year the State of Origin rugby league clash was originally organised to give Arorangi youth something to focus on during the Christmas and New Year break. At […]

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