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Pacific
Visitors ready for football challenge
As the Cook Islands Football Association gears up to host the 2025 OFC Men’s Champions League Qualifying Stage, one of the visiting teams is determined to win, as they feel at home in Rarotonga.
Australia and Cook Islands to sign MoU, strengthen maritime security partnership
Cook Islands and Australia are in the process of finalising an enhanced Pacific Maritime Security Program (PMSP) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will strengthen Australia’s support for Te Kukupa II operations and bolster regional security efforts.
TUROU! ORO MAI! AERE MAI!
A well-known painting from the 1830s of Pa Te Pou Ariki, chief of the Vaka Takitumu of Rarotonga, is a favourite of mine one of the reasons being, that he holds his weapon (a spear) in one hand and a fan in the other. The significance of which is, if he extended his weapon to […]
Orphans unite
The United Nations crew has never trained together they havent even met. Theyve been matched up by event organiser Victoria Dearlove, who joked she felt like a dating agency coordinating the transcontinental crew. The crew comprises three Canadians, two paddlers from Samoa and two Kiwis. They were orphaned by their home crews, paddler Mike Sullivan […]
Welcome!
Kia orana and welcome to all the paddlers and supporters who have arrived on Rarotonga. The Vaka Eiva festival is now into its 8th year and we have seen it evolve from its ambitious beginnings in 2004 with 200 paddlers to over 800 last year. One thing that hasnt changed has been the high level […]
Nappys back with Anuenue aloha
This years sole Hawaii crew is proof that age is just a state of mind. Four of the nine paddlers in the Anuenue crew are over 70 and the youngest member is 62 but theyve got the experience and the know-how for a good shot at the top spot in the senior masters division. Joseph […]
Canadians hit the sunny rock!
Canadian paddling crew team Jericho have found paddling paradise on Rarotonga 10,000 kilometres from the snow-capped mountains of home. It was a freezing 4 degrees Celsius when the women departed Canada for Rarotonga and the hot, humid and sticky conditions on the island are just pure bliss for the amped up paddlers. Its no wonder […]
Manuz and Jemimaz aim to keep winning
Waka ama crew Manuz and Jemimaz are made up of a group of determined women who have not been beaten at a national competition since they began paddling together just over a year ago. I have always raced with other teams but there is a lot of talent in Hawkes Bay, and it was really […]
Fleet work
The Cook Islands national squads and individual paddling clubs have been turning up for weekly working bees in the limited free time they have outside demanding training regimens to ready their canoes for Vaka Eiva. Paddlers have been fixing seats and amas, re-wrapping rubbers and checking their surf skirts repairing their broken zippers and securing […]
Play it safe
Even in paradise petty crime occurs and all paddlers and supporters on the island for Vaka Eiva are encouraged to keep property and valuables safely locked away. Most incidents of theft are done by opportunists who take advantage of people who dont keep an eye on their belongings so keep a hold of your bags […]
Trophy inspires effort
The coveted Bob Worthington memorial trophy is motivating crews to paddle through the pain during the Mixed Round Raro Race. Last year, Worthington brothers Paka and Tapa were part of the Okotai crew that won the trophy. In previous years the trophy was awarded to winners of the V6 Iron race to Avana, but since […]
Earlybird here to do well
Anna Whitehead (pictured) cant think of a better place to be right now than on Rarotonga for the Vaka Eiva festival. The Waka Waka crew member of the Waikato Dragon Boat open mixed team was one of the first paddlers on the island for the festival arriving a whole week beforehand for what she says […]
Paddlers and schools adopt each other
Rarotonga school children are set to benefit from visiting paddlers for the annual Vaka Eiva festival through the adopt-a-school programme. The outrigger canoeing festival brings untold excitement to the Cook Islands and this will be a wonderful opportunity for all Rarotonga school students and school communities to meet the paddling athletes and teams from all […]
More fun than ever at Muri!
A revamped Vaka Eiva programme for 2011 will mean paddlers will be able to get serious paddling races out of the way early in the week, then go all out and let their hair down with the fun Muri sprints now on the final day of the programme. Held at picturesque Muri lagoon, the sprints […]
Team profiles, names and origins
For the first time ever, Cook Islands paddling clubs have merged to form national squads for Vaka Eiva. The Cook Islands mens squad comprised mostly of experienced paddlers, four of whom recently competed at the South Pacific Games in Noumea will take on crews from overseas in the Round Raro and the iron races. They […]
Instant results on the web
Vaka Eiva officials will be putting the world on their support boat this year, thanks to a new mobile communications link established for the canoeing event. Officials have been loaded up with smart phones, data connections and wi-fi coverage for Vaka Eiva this year, meaning the world will now get updates, pictures and videos of […]
Whos who among the crews
Mixed crews Team Araura Aitutaki Combined (CI) Aoetearoa Natives Ngati Rehia (NZ) Te Puu Ao Tuturu Te Puu Ao (NZ) Horouta Horouta (NZ) Te Karere Porirua CKC (NZ) Waitakere OCC Waitakere OCC (NZ) Parihaka Master Mixed Parihaka Sports Club Inc (NZ) Waka Waka Waikato Dragon Boat & Waka Ama (NZ) Team Pure Snr Mstr Mix […]
Schools benefit from Boiler swim
Schools across the Cook Islands will benefit from this years Vaka Eiva Trader Jacks charity Boiler Swim to be held on Tuesday November 22 at Avarua harbour paddling central for the week-long oe vaka festival. The swim to the boiler and back is approximately 750m and is for anyone and everyone paddlers, supporters and the […]
First ever national teams
For the first time ever, Cook Islands paddling clubs have merged to form national squads for Vaka Eiva. Mens coach Reuben Dearlove and womens coach Fletcher Melvin are confident in their squads, which are in large part made up of paddlers who competed at the Pacific Games in Noumea earlier this year. During a training […]
New M2M race at Aitutaki
Aitutaki is adding a new and exciting addition to the week of paddling this year with an inaugural Motu to Motu race on the stunning atoll of Aitutaki. The 36km V6 mixed changeover race will be held on Monday, November 28, after the Vaka Eiva week and will include some 96 paddlers making up eight […]
For fun and friends
The Vaka Eiva festival is more than just paddling its about lots of fun and building lifelong friendships based on the common passion and love for outrigger canoeing. New friendships have already begun and the festival hasnt started. Canadian paddler Esperaza Smith (left) wasted no time making new friends while her crew wrapped up a […]
New tri season
The Cook Islands triathlon season officially rolls into action today with a duathlon in Panama. Todays duathlon will start at 5.15pm from the new venue in Panama opposite Motor Centre. The course distance this week will be a short 2km run, 8km cycle and 1km run to start the season off. All cyclists must wear […]
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