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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.
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 […]
Sevens side ready today
The Cook Islands womens rugby sevens team cant wait to get on the field and put into action the months of training theyve done. They are like wild horses at the gate ready to bolt, said team manager Lara Sadaraka. Sadaraka said the team morale and spirit is exceptional and this is evident in the […]
Women paddlers win second medal
The oe vaka Vaine Toa have bagged the Cook Islands second bronze medal after coming third in the vaka V12 500m sprint finals. It wasnt the colour they wanted but they graciously accepted the reward for their fantastic effort with Tahiti once again blitzing the field for the gold medal. The mens V12 came close […]
Youngsters shine in invitational
The National Mens cricket team has held off a spirited fight from the invitational Presidents XI on Saturday, a six off Joe Josephs bat bringing up the win. The Telecom Cook Islands National Mens squad took out the 20-over exhibition match with four overs to spare, winning out over the 187 runs posted by the […]
Kukis phone in some help
The Cook Islands national rugby league team has dialled in some help from the countrys national communications provider. Telecom Cook Islands yesterday signed up as sponsors of the one-off New Zealand-Cook Islands rugby league test match and promise there will be some good surprises to come. Cook Islands Rugby League Association (CIRLA) president Charles Carlson […]
Women footballers take it one game at a time
The Cook Islands womens soccer team will be taking it one game at a time and first up they meet Guam. The team, including players as young as 15 years old, has settled into village life and looking forward to the Pacific Games competition. Theyre pictured here relaxing in the games village before a training […]
Dream start for sailors
The Cook Islands womens sailing duo of Helema Williams and Teau McKenzie are on fire at the Pacific Games in New Caledonia. On day one of racing shifty winds proved a challenge for McKenzie who had a shocker first race. We had really shifty winds that were coming over the top and sides, says McKenzie. […]
Bodybuilders not daunted
Bodybuilding is a lifestyle choice and the fact that Cook Islands bodybuilders Dean Teiho and brothers Aaron and Okirua Enoka didnt win medals on Monday night doesnt mean the end of their careers. The muscle men trio had a long day of pre-judging and nervous waits to see if they progressed to the final competition […]
Women paddlers win first medal
Team Cook Islands athletes and officials sprung into life yesterday (Monday NC time) for the first official day of sports at the Pacific Games in Noumea. Oe vaka paddlers were up with the birds for their first sprint races in the V6 1500m and 500m races. The womens V6 500m squad were the first to […]
Late tries save Dragons
A late flurry of tries saved the Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons on Saturday from going down to the Tupapa Panthers in a mostly unconvincing win for the ladder leaders. Neither team was able to string together a good section of play for the first three-quarters of the match, the game pockmarked with unforced errors and penalties being […]
Miller sweeps awards
The best of Cook Islands cricket was celebrated on Friday night as the cricketing fraternity took a look at its achievements on and off the field for season 2010-11. Glenn (Hori) Miller was named as the Cook Islands international player of the year and went home with a swag of medals and trophies for his […]
Runathon brings in $1200 for triathlete A final runathon has brought in an extra $1200 in funding to see off Cook Islands triathlete Rangi Apera on her way to the Pacific Games.
The fundraiser event was held in conjunction with a recreational half marathon at Tikioki during the weekend to help pay the way of Apera and her manager Apii Napa. A huge number of family and supporters turned out, with teams from Aperas family running the race for her, and Napa herself running the entire race, […]
Coach eager for first Tri Series win
Cook Islands Resident XIII coach Albert Nicholas says he has high hopes the team can springboard off a strong domestic rugby league season to break its Cook Islands Tri Series drought. The resident team has never won a Tri Series yet, the honours always going to the New Zealand or Australian Cook Islanders teams. But […]
CI haka a big hit in Noumea
Songs, traditional dance and fireworks rang in the 14th Pacific Games in Noumea on Saturday night at a packed out Stade Numa Dely. Team Cook Islands athletes and officials followed Samoa, the last host of the Pacific Games in 2007, out on to the Numa Dely stadium and were greeted with roaring cheers from the […]
Sailors ready for action all next week
Team Cook Islands sailors are settled in and researching the competition area in New Caledonia for the Pacific Games to gain as much knowledge as possible before start of competition on Monday. With a long competition ahead of them, a quick look at weather forecasts for the games period appears to indicate a range of […]
Athletes settle into Noumea village
The majority of Team Cook Islands athletes and officials are now in the athletes village in Noumea settling in for what is going to be two hectic weeks of Pacific Games competition. Theres been little time for athletes to sight-see as they get familiar with the newly built village complex at the University of New […]
New whistleblower
Netball cook islands (NCI) has a newly capped regional umpire in its ranks, with Luciana Matenga officially earning her Oceania regional umpires badge. The NCI development officer and national representative player is currently umpiring at the Upper North Island secondary schools tournament at Mt Maunganui, Tauranga, New Zealand. Under the supervision of NCI umpire coordinator […]
Stand-up paddling takes off
Stand-up paddling enthusiast Charlotte Piho says she was overwhelmed by the interest from both locals and visitors in the Cook Islands first-ever stand-up paddling races. Piho organised Walk on Water Week, which involved a number of paddleboard races at Muri lagoon and pitted islands, locals, visitors and kids against one another in the spirit of […]
Panthers season on the line
The finals series has begun for the Tupapa Panthers. Currently sitting fourth with 17 points on the table, the Panthers face a make or break match this weekend. Winning would mean the team maintains its good standing on the table and put them on track to keep their top four position. Losing may see the […]
Pera puts in PB before Pacific Games
Jet-setting weightlifter Sirla Pera has returned to Rarotonga from competition in China with new personal best lifts under the belt or over it as the case may be just days before he is set to compete in the South Pacific Games. Pera, one of three weightlifters to represent the Cook Islands at the New Caledonia […]
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