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.
Australian High Commissioner to the Cook Islands, Phoebe Smith is confident that through the Te Kukupa II maritime patrol vessel, Cook Islands with the support from Australia can tackle transnational crimes such as drug trafficking.
Te Aito Cook Islands the premier single oe vaka race will have a star-studded line up this year with paddlers from Raiatea joining top local paddlers for the main races on Saturday, June 11. This is the second year the race will be run and the popularity of this young event has grown, from 45 […]
Basketball at its best will be on show this evening when the Cook Islands basketball main season wraps up with the grand finals. First up on the courts this evening will be the womens 3rd and 4th place play off between the Devlins and Yachtie Hotties at 6.20pm. The mens 3rd and 4th place playoff […]
Bruce Clarke, 68, of the Central Coast golden oldies team from New South Wales in Australia was one of the most popular players of the recent golden oldies tournament. Not only was he popular with the women spectators but he was also a character on and off the field. Clarke has been playing golden oldies […]
Funds from Saturdays Island Night in Paradise Tennis Cook Islands fundraiser will go towards growing tennis in the Cook Islands. The hugely successful island night raised $6500 for the code, which will go towards major upcoming events. A squad of six elite junior players will represent the Cooks and compete at the Pacific Oceania Junior […]
Creative Centre students proved yesterday that although they have some disabilities, they are differently able. The adult students from the registered school gathered at the Sinai Hall for a morning of sports with Athletics Cook Islands president Ina Marsters. The fun sports morning was part of the athletics day community activities which have been running […]
New friendships formed on the rugby field as golden oldies players enjoyed two days of games on Rarotonga. Four teams, two visiting and two local, took part in the Golden Oldies tournament held on Saturday and yesterday where there were plenty of hooting, good natured sledging and big hits at the Avatiu field. DB Millhillians […]
The Tupapa Panthers premier rugby league team caused the biggest upset of the season when they thrashed the Ngatangiia Sea Eagles 36-0, ending what was a superb year for the Sea Eagles. It wasnt the result the Sea Eagles supporters were expecting from their team who all season has impressed with exhibitions of player depth, […]
Avatiu field is where all the golden oldies rugby action will be today when teams gather for the first day of the Cook Islands Rugby Mini Festival. Two international teams from Australia and New Zealand have travelled to Rarotonga for the festival and will rub shoulders with some of our former rugby stars in the […]
Rugby league teams already through to next weeks grand finals will be the most interested spectators at todays rugby league semi final games at the BCI Stadium along, of course, with each competing clubs die hard supporters. Waiting in the wings after progressing to the grand finals are the Arorangi Bears under 13, under 16 […]
The Lionel/Virginia competition at the Rarotonga Golf Club started last Saturday. This competition, which used to be called the Baker/Lucy but was renamed in honour of past-president Lionel Browne, has for years been one of the favourite competitions among golf players on Raro. It is a match play knockout competition in which handicaps come into […]
The Cook Islands chances of having a canoe slalom athlete at the London Olympics have now doubled with the transfer of New Zealand-born Cook Islander Bryden Nicholas to represent the Cooks. A previous New Zealand junior and senior team member and brother of Ella Nicholas who already paddles under the Cooks banner, Bryden made the […]
After two days of intense meetings the Cook Islands Rugby League Association has made a ruling on two controversial issues from last weekends knockout round competition. CIRL secretary and chair of the league meetings held on Monday and Tuesday, Eddie Drollet, has confirmed that the Titikaveka Bulldogs reserve grade is still in the competition. This […]
Four golden oldies rugby teams will re-live their heyday antics in the two-day Cook Islands Golden Oldies mini rugby tournament to be held this Saturday and Monday. So far four teams have been confirmed to rumble in the rugby festival including two international and two local sides. The DB Millhillians rugby team from New Zealand […]
Athletes and health enthusiasts are encouraged to take part in today and tomorrows World Athletics Day track and field events at the BCI Stadium World Athletics Day was officially celebrated on May 11 and the Cook Islands Athletics Association has organised a number of events in commemoration throughout this month. Arorangi Primary School students, pictured, […]
The Samoa rugby union will host the 2011 Oceania Sevens Championship in Apia on October 28 and 29. The Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) made the announcement last week. The Oceania Sevens Championship is also the regional qualification tournament for the HSBC Sevens World Series. FORU member unions will compete to join the regions […]
A fight night has been scheduled this Thursday night for local club boxers where a team of up to 5 fighters will be selected to represent the Cooks at Augusts Pacific Games in New Caledonia. While the fight night has been scheduled organisers are yet to confirm the venue and time of the event. The […]
Controversy surrounds results from the weekends rugby league knockout competition. The Titikaveka Bulldogs club are crying foul over the time change for their clubs 2nd ranked reserve grade game against the Bears on Saturday and a number of teams have filed complaints over unregistered players taking to the field. The Bulldogs reserve grade was the […]
Intense and closely fought 5-a-side soccer matches were played Thursday and yesterday at the CIFA complex in Matavera. Last Thursday the Black Qwenz drew 2-all with the Avatiu No Boys team and was looking for a decisive win over White Fairies yesterday afternoon. F.O.B were in a class of their own when they took on […]
Long-time sponsor of sailing, Chris McKinley of Turtles Sportswear, continued his support last week, providing training gear for the islands top three sailors (from left) Taua Eliza, Junior Charlie and Helema Williams. The trio left for the United Kingdom at the weekend with one thing on their minds, and that is to qualify for the […]
The Avatiu Eels premier rugby league grade escaped the claws of a threatening and strong Ngatangiia Sea Eagles squad on Saturday night to earn the first spot in the 2011 rugby league grand finals on May 28. The Avatiu Eels edged out the Sea Eagles 18-14 but it was the Sea Eagles that looked threatening […]
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