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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.
Volleyball tournament a family affair
The one-day Queens Birthday mixed volleyball tournament at the Telecom Sports Arena on Monday was a fun family affair with loads of action on the courts. Although small, the competition was none the less competitive with teams playing in a round robin format before the business end of the competition really had supporters on the […]
CAP rollout begins in Cook Islands
Cook Islands Cricket has become the first east Asia-Pacific country to roll out the much awaited Cricket Administrators Programme, which focuses on building off-field club administration to strengthen on-field performances. In addition to the assessors and presenters courses, there are six modules covering everything from effective meetings through to finances and governance. Qualified course presenter […]
College students vie for house honours
Tereora College students took to the rugby field and netball courts last week for the colleges annual inter-house rugby and netball tournament. Plenty of action was seen on the field of play as students scored tries and shot goals for their respective houses of Te Kou (red), Ikurangi (yellow), Te manga (blue) and Maungaroa (green). […]
Just Play fun festival entertains
The pilot phase of the Just Play programme wrapped up with a fun festival at the CIFA Complex in Matavera with almost 200 children aged 8 to 10 attending from the primary schools around Rarotonga last Friday. The children enjoyed participating in many different Just Play activities being run by the facilitators as they rotated […]
Blustery conditions for Rarotonga open
The third and final round of the Rarotonga golf open tournament was played out in blustery conditions last Saturday and the windy conditions took their toll on some players. Going into the last day, the leaders included Kirk Tuaiti in the senior mens division by 4, Rotana Howard by 13 in the senior ladies division, […]
Te Aito course marked out
The proposed race course for Saturdays Te Aito Cook Islands is pictured here. Women will do 14 km from Avarua Harbour to Super Brown in Tupapa, up to Panama and back to Avarua Harbour and the men will do the loop twice. Race directors have not yet confirmed whether U19 boys will race in the […]
Bragging rights earned in Kumete sports
Avatiu-Nikao won the annual Kumete Sport trophy on Monday and earned the bragging rights for the next year. Avatiu-Nikao and Arorangi got their Kumete campaign off to a great start when Geoff Stoddart of Avatiu-Nikao and Roland Neururer of Arorangi took out Saturdays round Raro cycle race in a joint time of 48.53 the first […]
Vying for village honours
Young boys sprint like the wind during yesterdays annual Kumete athletics sport day at the BCI Stadium in Nikao. The inter village athletics competition didnt attract hordes of people from all the villages but a strong showing of athletes were seen from the villages of Arorangi, Avatiu-Nikao and Tupapa with a handful of diehard Titikaveka […]
Plenty of action as semi finalists found
The semi-finalists for the five-a- side soccer competition has been found in both divisions after a thrilling day of action at the CIFA complex in Matavera last Thursday. Avatiu No Boys dominated ball and field possession against White Fairies winning their match by 4 goals to 1. The F.O.B sides eagerness to progress through to […]
Arorangi Bears play fun day
The Arorangi Bears rugby league club will pay homage to their players and sponsors whove supported the club throughout the 2011 season. The clubs under 13 grade will be treated to a morning of mini golf fun and in the afternoon a number of presentations will be made. The afternoons event, to be held at […]
Cycle kicks off Kumete Sports
The cycle race around the island this Saturday is the first event of the annual Kumete Sports day which will be held on Monday, Queens birthday. You dont have to be a gun cyclist or have all the bells and whistles on your bike to join the race. All you need is village pride and […]
Tournament planned for Monday holiday
A one-day volleyball tournament will be held at the Telecom Sports Arena on Monday Queens Birthday. Games will start at 12pm and the tournament is limited to 16 teams with some fantastic cash prizes up for grabs. The tournament is for mixed teams who must field three men and three women on the court at […]
Womens team spots contested
Training for women rugby players is becoming more intense as players vie for a spot in the womens team to represent the Cook Islands at the Pacific Games in New Caledonia. While the ladies are training up to 6 days a week they also still need to fundraise to meet the costs of airfares, accommodation […]
Juniors fundraise for paddles
Ngakau Toa Vaka clubs 18 under 16 paddlers will take to the water on Saturday afternoon to raise funds for the Vaka Eiva Mapu Oe Vaka event in November and, importantly, new paddles to be able to race in the event. Over the past few weeks the junior male paddlers have been out in the […]
Avatea students test tennis skills
Junior tennis development is in full swing and today Avatea Primary School students will be putting their tennis skills to the test in the schools inter-house tennis tournament at the tennis centre in Nikao. For the past five weeks, local tennis coach Malcolm Kajer has been coaching Avatea school kids as part of the ANZ […]
Teams ponder semi finals strategies
The 8 teams in the mens division, Black Puta, The Rock, All Stars, Avatiu No Girls, Warriors, Maro Bhago, Who Cares and Virgin Ave competing in the five a side soccer competition are putting the finishing touches to preparations they hope will take them through to the semi final stage after todays knock-out competition. Round […]
Sailors meet friend in Holland
Bumping into a familiar face on the other side of the world was a great surprise for the Cook Islands Olympic sailing squad who were in Holland recently racing in the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medinblik. Olympic sailing squad members Taua Elisa, Helema Williams, Junior Charlie and coach Laura Baldwin received a visit from former […]
Squad ready to face region
The Cook Islands national netball squad is ready to take on regional counterparts in the Pacific Netball Series in Papua New Guinea next week. The predominantly local-based squad have been on a tight training schedule and on Monday night the squad faced a spirited mens netball team in what was a tough and fast match […]
Just Play festival to be held
The Just Play soccer grassroots programme will complete its pilot phase in schools and the community with a fun festival to be held at the CIFA complex in Matavera on Friday June 3 starting at 12 noon. Two hundred children aged 8 to 10 years from primary schools around Rarotonga will gather at the CIFA […]
Squad trial Olympic course
The Cook Islands Olympic sailing squad members Taua Elisa, Junior Charlie and Helema Williams are currently honing their skills at the Weymouth sailing course where the 2012 Olympic sailing event will be held. The local sailors got a dose of sailing reality at the recent Delta Lloyd Regatta in Europe where they along with some […]
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