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Pacific
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.
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.
Womens 7s squad sets sights on Borneo
The Cook Islands national womens rugby sevens squad now look to their next tournament after wrapping up their Pacific Games campaign winning 5th place on Friday (New Caledonia time). The team depart Noumea at the weekend where they will hold trials in Auckland to select a team to represent the Cook Islands at the womens […]
Carter seeking World Cup glory
New Zealand High Commissioner to the Cook Islands John Carter says he could teach the All Blacks a thing or two about winning rugby world cups his team has won four. Carter departed Rarotonga for New Zealand on Wednesday night mostly to support the Cook Islands delegation headed to the Pacific Forum, but partly to […]
Daniels fight lifts team spirits
Muri boxer Eddie Daniel is carrying the weight of the boxing community on his shoulder after winning his first bout against Papua New Guinea on Thursday night. Daniel has lifted the spirits of the boxing team at the Pacific Games in Noumea after his two fellow boxers bowed out this week. Osolai Agai was convincingly […]
Black Cap coming to Rarotonga
New Zealand cricketer Mathew Sinclair will hit our shores next week as part of a newly formed partnership between Cook Islands Cricket and the New Zealand Cricket Players Association. While the main focus of Sinclairs visit will be centred around creating elite sustainable resources for local conditions, clubs and players will also have the opportunity […]
Cooks still in the tennis game
A win apiece for local tennis players Brittany Teei and Davina Hosking means another day in the Pacific Games womens singles tennis tournament for the duo. Teei began strongly against her Vanuatu opponent to win 6-0, 6-1 only dropping one set in the match under the blazing New Caledonia sun. Teei, seeded 4th in the […]
Rangi amped for race
Sole female triathlete Rangi Apera is ready for her race this morning on what will be a super fast course in Noumea. Apera spent yesterday familiarising herself with the race course which will include a 750m swim followed by a long run to the transition to her bike where she will take off on a […]
Sport stars stand against domestic violence
A new anti-domestic violence advertising campaign will begin screening on television this week, featuring two sports stars who tripped to Rarotonga to join the push. Cook Islands-born rugby player Francis Smith and New Zealand netballer Cathrine Latu came to Rarotonga in May to film three television ads, which started screening on Cook Islands Television (CITV) […]
Elmay swings her way to the top
Cook Islands top female golfer Elmay Pacific Tiger Viking has shot her way to the top of the womens field on day two of the Pacific Games golf competition in Noumea. In fact, it is believed but yet to be confirmed, that Viking has made history on the 72 par Tina Sur Mer golf course. […]
Footballers elated after Kiribati win
I told you they would win babe!, declared national mens team manager Paul Turepu after the Cook Islands won their first Pacific Games soccer game yesterday 3-nil. Turepu had every confidence that the team would beat Kiribati and just minutes into the game, Cook Islands Australian based striker Taylor Saghabi sent a sweet shot into […]
Men play for bronze
After a smashing day on the squash courts, the Cook Islands mens squash team earned their spot in the bronze medal match today. The teams first win against PNG yesterday did wonders for the teams confidence and within an hour the squad picked off their Vanuatu opponents. Josia Taio, Tui Tuakeu, Lyall Marsters and Marlon […]
Busy month for Rarotonga golfers
There were some of the most important golf games of the season held during the past month at the Rarotonga Golf Club. First there were the final rounds of the stroke championships, then there was the Edgewater Resort and Spa Tournament, and the month ended with the Westpac Bank Classic. The final round of the […]
Fun field day
The students of Titikaveka College posted five new records in events at the schools athletics carnival last Friday during a fierce day of competition. House 2 came out trumps over houses 1 and 3 for the day, building off its early win in the marching competition for the days track and field events. Brooke Miller […]
Squash medals in contention
The Cook Islands mens squash team seem to have found their groove at the Pacific Games in Noumea after beating regional rivals Papua New Guinea on Wednesday (NC time). On day one of the competition the mens team were defeated by New Caledonia and on day two Marlon Manlangit had the only success on the […]
Women golfers on the chase
After day one of the four-day golf tournament the Cook Islands womens team sat in 3rd place with a score of 250 made up by the top three scores on the day from the four person team. In first place was host New Caledonia on 224 and Tahiti in second on 247. Pacific and Cook […]
A win and a loss in 7s
It was another hard day at the office for the national womens rugby sevens squad who registered a win and a loss on day two of the Pacific Games yesterday. The team also has a nervous wait to see if they have made the cut for top four after playing the six other teams in […]
Nervous start to sevens
The Cook Islands womens rugby sevens team didnt quite bolt out of the gate on the first day of competition yesterday, but they eventually went from a canter to a trot. Nerves got the better of the Cook Islands in their first game against Pacific Games host New Caledonia who slipped 2 tries past the […]
Good golfing prospects in Noumea
Team Cook Islands golfers played their first round of 18 holes yesterday with a mixed bag of results carded. The team of 4 men and 4 women have 3 more days of golf to play under a blazing New Caledonia sun. In total the team will play 72 holes in the gross competition played off […]
Tennis players post mixed results
The two Team Cook Islands tennis players have posted mixed results in their first two days of competition at the Pacific Games. Brittany Teei beat her Vanuatu opponent in straight sets 6-3 6-4 in Kone, a northern province in New Caledonia, during her first match on Sunday (Cook Islands time). Tennis manager June Baudinet said […]
Three injuries plague footballers
The loss of three key players to injuries resulted in the Cook Islands mens soccer team being slaughtered 7-0 by the classy Tahitian outfit at the Pacific Games in Noumea. While the result may suggest a woeful performance by the Cooks and some critics would say it was team manager Paul Turepu saw it differently. […]
Heartbreak and hope
Team Cook Islands chef de mission George George is proud of all 115 Team Cook Islands athletes here at the Pacific Games in Noumea. Overall Ive been pleased with the performances of our athletes that have competed so far but really we are just getting into the business of the games, says George. We have […]
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