Two passionate Cook Islanders living in New Zealand have embarked on an ambitious project aimed at protecting and revitalising the Cook Islands language for future generations.
The Cook Islands Government, led by Prime Minister Mark Brown, is preparing to engage with Cook Islands communities across Aotearoa New Zealand from November 18 to 22 in a week-long diaspora consultation.
The only premier grade league game today will be the battle between the Tupapa Panthers and the Takuvaine Warriors at Victoria Park starting at 5pm. But there’s plenty of league action all afternoon as the Ngatangiia Sea Eagles club host the Avatiu Eels grades except for the premier grade. The Eels premier grade is on […]
The annual sports awards will be held on April 8 and all national federations are urged to submit nominations. The first meeting of judges was held on Thursday where it was announced that just three nominations from one code have been submitted so far. The sports awards are an opportunity for codes and the community […]
After an exciting and action packed cricket season, the Tautu Blues have emerged as the 2011 Aitutaki Cricket Competition champions. The team is now on Rarotonga and keen to take on a main island selection made up of players from various clubs on Rarotonga in a 20-twenty match today at the Turangi Oval. The Blues […]
The Just Play soccer programme completed the first training course for the Cook Islands this week in preparation for the launch of the grassroots programme next Wednesday March 16 at Takitumu School. Twenty-six teachers and community group leaders took part in the two-day facilitators’ course which was held at the CIFA complex in Matavera. Michelle […]
It’s expected that it could cost up to half a million dollars to send a 200-plus Team Cook Islands to the Pacific Games in New Caledonia in August. Codes representing the country at the August sporting event are encouraged to start making payments on the $1500 code levy every member must pay. The code levy […]
The Titikaveka Bulldogs league club will still be celebrating their fantastic 26-24 win over the Tupapa Panthers last Friday. The Bulldogs win would have helped them shrug off the underdog status that seems to stick to the club during the league season and help boost the side’s confidence at this early stage of the season. […]
This Wednesday will see a mini swimming competition for children that have been taking part in the four-week ANZ Tamariki Sports swimming programme. Coach Ake Hosea-Winterflood says that for the first part of the lesson kids will practise what they’ve learned through the swim programme before a mini fun swimming competition is held. The final […]
Last Friday saw some great cricketing action on Mangaia as the men’s competition went into semi final mode, with plenty of supporters turning out to enjoy some boomtown action. Game 1 saw Oneroa 2 take on the boys from Ivirua who were yet to win a game so far this season. Sent into bat first, […]
Building a positive relationship between police and youth using sports as a tool is the key behind the Blue Light Rugby Programme introduced to a number of schools on the island last week. Blue Light is a police programme for youth developed in New Zealand and adopted by Cook Islands police. This week a group […]
The Cook Islands national sports body, CISNOC, celebrated 24 years of being part of the Olympic movement on Wednesday, March 3. The candles on the special cake for the ceremony were blown out by (from left) CISNOC senior vice president George Paniani, president Sir Geoffrey Henry, prime minister Henry Puna, Akaiti Puna and secretary general […]
The BCI Stadium in Nikao and the Avatiu Swamp will host today’s rugby league games with two premier grade games already played yesterday. The Arorangi Bears headed to Aitutaki to take on the Sharks while the Tupapa Panthers hosted the Titikaveka Bulldogs at Victoria Park. At the BCI Stadium the junior Warriors will take on […]
NEW ZEALAND MP John Carter has a personal goal to pursue when he takes over the post of high commissioner here in August – to get fitter and healthier than he is now. And maybe improve his golf handicap. Currently holding the portfolios of Defence, Senior Citizens and Racing, Carter will leave behind the stresses […]
Palm trees swaying in the breeze as the sun sinks over Muri beach will be a distant memory for Rotorua schoolboy and Cook Islander William Howard this weekend when he tees it up for Bay of Plenty in the prestigious SBS Invitational tournament in Invercargill. The five-strong Bay team flew south with manager Aaron Walsh […]
Two corporate V12 oe vaka races will be run this year with the first event scheduled for April 9 and the second to run on October 29. The popular annual V12 races for business teams is one of the Cook Islands Canoeing Association’s biggest fundraising events and it has never failed to deliver heaps of […]
After last weekend’s hugely successful Corporate Team Triathlon, the triathlon association believes that many of the athletes who took part are keen to get back out on the tri course for more fun. And with a number of exciting triathlon events coming up – several different courses have been set for this weekend’s triathlon. But […]
Four Cook Islands youth will be selected to represent the Cook Islands at the Commonwealth Youth Olympics hosted by the Isle of Man in September. The Cook Islands Sport and National Olympic Committee announced that athletics, boxing and swimming will be the codes contested by the Cooks at the youth games but only four athletes, […]
Samoan heavyweight boxer David ‘Tuamanator’ Tua will be the guest speaker at this year’s Cook Islands Sports Awards on April 8 at the Aroa Nui Hall in Arorangi. The announcement of the heavyweight as guest speaker was made yesterday by Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee secretary general Rosie Blake who says she is […]
Sports coach Ake Hosea-Winterflood is impressed with the speed at which Cook Islands children are picking up skills and techniques at her weekly swimming lessons as part of the ANZ Tamariki Sports Programme. This week, Hosea says the kids have been getting a kick out of learning new techniques using swimming noodles and kick boards. […]
The Telecom Sports Arena in Nikao burst into life on Saturday for the first full day of netball for the 2011 season. While the masters, open and corporate mixed division teams played their games on Wednesday – the future stars of netball were the first on court on Saturday morning. A good crowd of supporting […]
The Avatiu Eels, Arorangi Bears and Ngatangiia Sea Eagles premier league teams registered comprehensive wins at the weekend – further establishing their status as the leaders of the current tournament. At the Swamp on Friday – the visiting Aitutaki Sharks were slaughtered 66-10 by hosts the Avatiu Eels. The difference for the Eels was the […]
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