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Pacific
Australia and Cook Islands to sign MoU, strengthen maritime security partnership
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.
Australia commits to ongoing collaboration with Cooks on transnational crime threats
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.
Games to decide semi finals spots
The netball knockout round began on Wednesday night at the Telecom Sports Arena with the open 1 and 2 games and will continue today from 12pm. Teams in all grades that were ranked the top two squads are awaiting opponents for next weeks semi final games. This weeks knockout round is between teams ranked 3rd […]
Fun lovers run Matutu Mile
The inaugural Matutu Mile fun run lived up to its name yesterday, the race wrapping up the week of triathlon events for 2011. About 50 keen runners and walkers, including athletes, children, mothers with pushchairs and even one toddler on his bike, took to the start line at Tikioki. Everyone then made their way to […]
Sweat and pain well worthwhile
X-Treme Fitness is the new buzz around town. Its a total body workout and tough, but for those looking to raise their fitness to a whole new level – this Fitness Revolution programme is for you. The programme is based on muscle confusion and consists of a wide variety of high intensity workouts including gym […]
Tuaine Marsters wins Air NZ golf
The second round of the Air New Zealand Golf Tournament was played at Rarotonga Golf Club last Saturday and 91 golfers all tried their best to win the major prize a return air ticket to Auckland, generously donated by Air New Zealand. Air New Zealand have been a really good sponsor of Cook Islands golf […]
Trifecta for local riders
Tuesday nights annual Turtles Sportswear Round the Island Cycle Race saw 51 hardy cyclists tackle a wet and windy circuit of Rarotonga. Side winds buffeted the cyclists and later a head wind with rain characterised the race. The stronger riders started quickly out of the town centre toward Tupapa and around 20 were still together […]
Zumba Party!
Impersonate your favourite sports idol and head to the National Auditorium on Thursday for the Team Cook Islands Zumba party fundraiser. This is the second Team Cook Islands fundraising initiative to help athletes attend the Pacific Games in New Caledonia in August. The dance party fundraiser will be run by the fit and fantastic crew […]
Tour de Raro cyclists battle elements
Fifty-one cyclists lined up for yesterdays TurtlesTees Tour de Raro cycle race around the island. Top riders in the race were expected to clock 45 minutes for the round island cycle although strong winds and rain might have caused slower times than previous years. The cycle race part of the week of triathlon activities following […]
Run, walk or stumble
Run, walk or stumble a mile for a glass of beer at Wednesdays inaugural Matutu Mile fun run and raise funds for Te Vaerua Community Rehabilitation Service. The triathlon association and local Matutu Breweries have organised the Matutu Mile fun run from the Tikioki tri site, starting at 5.30pm to conclude the week of triathlon […]
Wind gusts expected in Tour de Raro
The Triathlon Associations main cycle race known as the TurtlesTees Tour de Raro will be held today starting at 4.45pm opposite the Goldmine Shop in the town centre. Last year 87 cyclists took to the start line, up from 44 entrants in 2009 and 55 in 2008. The event is kindly sponsored by long time […]
Fast times despite conditions
Fast race times were recorded at the weekends Air New Zealand International Triathlon despite a choppy swim and gusty winds on the cycle and run legs. The overall race record remains at 1.58.18 set by Bryan Rhodes in 1998 with eventual winner of the race at the weekend Stephen Farrell finishing in a great time […]
Titikaveka on a roll
Three weeks out from the netball season grand finals only one premier grade match was played. At the weekend, defending netball champions Titikaveka certainly sent a clear signal that they were not ready to let their title go. The squad faced rivals Avatiu in the only premier grade match and were unstoppable on court as […]
Eels slither in by 1 point
The Avatiu Eels managed to slither their way to a win against the Panthers on Saturday with a cheeky drop kick by veteran Eels Terry Piri the deciding factor in the Eels 25-24 win. With the wind on their backs, the Eels came out firing early in the game scoring a try in the first […]
Black Puta in lead
The 5-a-side soccer game in the mens category between Black Puta and The Rock saw Black Puta thump a depleted Rock team by 6 goals to nil to maintain their lead in the round competition. Midfielder Grover Harmon opened and scored a hat trick during the game along with Campbell Best who did not disappoint […]
High winds a test at tri
Wet, wild and windy thats what Rarotonga turned on for the 17th Air New Zealand International Triathlon on Saturday. This did not deter the hardy athletes as the second largest field in history was on the start line at Muri beach, with 110 competitors battling what most swimmers would call a ferocious lagoon. This was […]
Zumba fundraiser a huge success
Over 200 touch rugby supporters shook their hips and worked up a sweat at Thursday nights Zumba fundraiser at the Telecom Sports Arena. It raised $2400.
No standout favourites for todays tri
New faces are expected to take out todays Air New Zealand International Triathlon when 150 athletes line up on the start line at Muri beach at 1.30pm. Last years winners Josh White and Michelle Bremer have not returned to defend their title, leaving the competition wide open with a couple of local racers tipped to […]
Locals the talk of the Boiler Swim
Local knowledge was advantageous for Rarotonga swimmers competing in Thursdays Boiler Swim that marked the start of the triathlon week. While visiting triathlete Jon Robinson won the race in a time of 10.34 in rough conditions, local swimmers were the talk of the afternoon with five island swimmers stroking their way to a top 10 […]
Aggressive luffing in Electron nationals
Last weekend saw 15 races in the Electron sailing champs off the Rarotonga Sailing Club on Muri lagoon competed for by some of the best sailors on Rarotonga. Wind and wave conditions ensured some exciting sailing and a lot of close calls with boats competing keenly for good line starts and close mark roundings. Eruera […]
Hard call at Air New Zealand golf
A big field of 94 players turned out last Saturday for the first round of the Air New Zealand golf tournament at Rarotonga Golf Course and while there were some outstanding scores, there are still about 40 players who are in with a chance to win when the final round is played. It was pretty […]
Team in peak condition for Cup
Superior fitness has seen all Rarotonga-based touch rugby players selected into the national squad to play at the touch rugby World Cup in Scotland next month. The training squad from Rarotonga took part in a trial and training camp with overseas-based players in Auckland over the Easter weekend. Over the weekend trials the local players […]
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