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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.
Italian pool considered
An Italian swimming pool company may be involved in the development of the Cook Islands first public swimming pool in Rarotonga. The pool proposal has been around for years and architect Romani Katoa has produced concept designs as well as cost estimates for various options. The sourcing of funds and lack of unanimous public support […]
Fundraiser market day for Team Cook Islands
Team Cook Islands will be holding a market day today at the grounds opposite the Banana Court in Avarua. The go green go for gold market day is to raise funds for the 170 athletes who will represent the country at the Pacific Games from August 27 to September 10. Most of the 13 sports […]
Sevens tourney still wide open
No clear winners have emerged yet in this years CITC Constitution Sevens Tournament after a tough first day tournament played yesterday at Tupapa Park. The finals of the tournament will be played out tomorrow (Saturday) and all teams will need to bring their A game as anyone can win the tournament. The standout teams on […]
Teams to duel in sevens
Rugby sevens will dominate the sports scene this week as the first day of the CITC Constitution Day sevens tournament will be played out Thursday Constitution Day. 21 mens and womens teams will take to the field for the sevens tournament plus the inaugural Pacific Computers under 15 inter college sevens tournament starting on Friday. […]
Hat trick for Tisam family
The Tisam family can brag with three brothers training in the national mens soccer team that will be heading to the Pacific Games in New Caledonia this August. Tisam brothers Anoanga, Tuka and Nathan moved with their parents, Jonah and Violet Tisam from Papua New Guinea to Rarotonga almost 20 years ago and immediately started […]
Tahitians polish rugby skills
Catching the Te Maeve Nui festivities is a bonus for the visiting Tahitian rugby team, pictured. The group of 30 is on the island to improve their rugby skills by playing local sides. Members of the under 16 and under 19 Tahitian team are also keen to be a part of this weeks Te Maeva […]
Juniors to compete in champs
Eight junior tennis players are polishing up their game ahead of the Pacific Oceania Junior Championships in Fiji from August 8 to the 19th. The team will depart for Fiji this Thursday accompanied by coach Malcolm Kajer and team manager Marcel Tua. The elite junior players have been working hard on their skills at the […]
Tennis players improve their skills
More polished games are being seen at the Nikao Tennis Centre courts as 8 business house teams battle it out in week 3 of the 7 round competition. Teams taking to the courts every Wednesday and Thursday for the tournament include Team Vaima, BTIB, CI Tourism, High Comms, Raina Trading, DMD, Marae Ora and Turama […]
Road race on Wednesday
With the annual Round Rarotonga Road Race to be held on Saturday September 24 this year, Athletics Cook Islands has begun its road race build-up to the main event. This week will see the second race in the series and as Thursday is a public holiday, the race will be held on Wednesday evening. The […]
Action-packed week of rugby
A big week of rugby is in store for supporters starting today with an under 17 match between the Avatiu Eels and visiting team from Faaa in Tahiti. This game will kick off at 4.30pm at the Swamp. On Constitution Day, August 4, the first day of the CITC Constitution Sevens tournament will be played. […]
$25k bid for a day with Tua
WELLINGTON, July 30 – Bidding for a day with heavyweight boxer David Tua reached $25,000 today. Tua is offering to help around the home for a day in aid of research into breast cancer, a disease his mother successfully battled. A bidder, named parodi, bid $25,000 today on the internet auction site TradeMe. The previous […]
Dragons roast the Eels
A consistent and disciplined Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons senior A rugby team taught the Eels a thing or two about rugby at the Swamp on Saturday as the visitors ground out a 15-5 win over their hosts. The win not only established the Dragons as the clear leader of the 2011 tournament so far but it has […]
Showdown at the Swamp
The Avatiu Swamp will be the scene of what should be one of the toughest games of rugby this season between top of the table teams the Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons and the Avatiu Eels. Any opponent heading to the swamp to face the Eels knows that the team is at its slipperiest on home ground and […]
CI to take on Waitakere
A Cook Islands Football selection side will play host to champion team Waitakere United on Saturday, August 20 at the Cook Islands Football complex in Matavera. It will be a battle of David and Goliath in one corner will be New Zealands semi-professional side Waitakere United and in the other corner they will challenge a […]
Top dogs to scrap this weekend
The Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons have soared to the top of the rugby union points table after some strong performances by the country team. The Dragons are only one point ahead of the Avatiu Eels, with 26 points to the Eels 25 and this weekends main match of the week between the two clubs is going to […]
All on for the last day of racing
Excitement has been at an all time high on Aitutaki Lagoon as sailors battle in the Oceania Singlehanded Championships. Sailors are taking part from New Zealand, Papua New Guinea as well as sailors selected from Aitutaki Sailing Club, Rarotonga Sailing Club and Manihiki Sailing Clubs to make up Team Cook Islands. After the official opening […]
Islands battle in fight night
The Tupapa Youth Centre is the place to be tonight for the battle of the islands fight night. The tournament will include boxers from clubs on Rarotonga as well as boxers from the outer islands here for the Te Maeva Nui celebrations. The fight night is being hosted by the Cook Islands Amateur Boxing Association […]
K1 kayaks inspire Olympic hopes
The arrival of 2 K1 kayaks on Rarotonga this month is inspiring future Olympic glory among young Cook Islands paddlers. Single person K1 kayaking is an Olympic sport and one that junior oe vaka development officer Teina Taulu hopes will be competed in by Cook Islands athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics.Using funding from the […]
Mens squad out of games
The mens rugby sevens squad will no longer be part of Team Cook Islands preparing for the Pacific Games in New Caledonia. Cook Islands Rugby Union withdrew its mens team from the competition after the union found out that the Pacific Games competition would no longer serve as a qualifier for the 2012 International Rugby […]
Teams stage weekend battle royales
The Rarotonga club rugby season heads into week seven this coming weekend and teams are now starting to feel the pressure as the business end of the season draws near. At the weekend some great battles were seen, especially at the main match of the week between the Avatiu Eels and bitter rivals the Arorangi […]
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