Pacific

CI golfers at Aust Masters

The Cook Islands Golf Club of Victoria was present at the 2010 Australian Masters Golf Tournament held at the Victoria Golf Course in Melbourne, Australia recently. This is the 16th year we have been invited to marshal for this great golf tournament. Tiger Wood the defending champion and Sergio Garcia, just to name a few […]

Zumba tonight!

It’s a big night tonight for zumba fans with an hour and a half of full-on fun at the National Auditorium. Cook Islands Volleyball Association and Top Shape Gym have teamed up to hold the beach-themed zumba party from 5.30pm to 7pm. Four instructors from Top Shape will be leading the high energy party and […]

Pacific Games meeting

All national sporting federations preparing for the Pacific Games in New Caledonia next year are being called to a special meeting tomorrow at the CISNOC office in Taputapuatea. The meeting is to update national federations on the progress of the Pacific Games and to begin preparing Team Cook Islands for this event. The New Caledonia […]

Titikaveka Titans take title

In their first year in The Computer Man men’s cricket competition in over seven years, the Titikaveka Titans have taken bottom six winner’s glory. Batting first, Titikaveka scored 187 runs against Tupapa which proved too strong for Tupapa as they only managed 57 in reply. The Titans club has had a remarkable year, due, in […]

Tennis wraps up

The ANZ Tennis in Schools programme is coming to an end for the year as primary schools across Rarotonga will take a break for holidays from December 10. Junior tennis coach Malcolm Kajer is planning to restart the programme in early February once children are settled back into the 2011 school year. In January Kajer […]

Premiership title goes to Tupapa

After beating Arorangi by eight goals to one last Saturday, Tupapa have won the Lotto Premier Men’s title for 2010. Tupapa, who were on the same number of points going into the match, had a six goal margin advantage over rivals Nikao Sokattak who only managed to defeat Takuvaine by three goals to two. Tupapa […]

Harriers run in Tikioki

Hash House Harriers will take place from the beachside at Tikioki this afternoon. Location is the Triathlon site – look for the flags and sign on the main road. Hares will be Bubbles and Interuptus. The run starts at 5.30pm and all runners and walkers are welcome.

Sokattak blitz Arorangi

In Saturday’s Lotto Premier Men’s soccer main games – Tupapa and Nikao Sokattak won their games, 3-2 and 8-1 respectively. Meanwhile referees chairman Lai Gukisuva would like to call all referees and assistant referees to attend a meeting this afternoon which will take place at the Cook Islands Football office in Matavera starting at 5pm. […]

Olympian's Team Curry donate sports gear

Rarotonga children are set to have plenty of water fun early next year thanks to the generous donation of swimming equipment by Australian Olympic swimmer Lisa Curry and her Vaka Eiva masters crew. ANZ Tamariki Sports co-ordinator Ake Hosea-Winterflood is over the moon with the donation made by the oe vaka team. Team Curry have […]

Festival ends on a big high

The 2010 Vaka Eiva Festival ended on a high on Friday night with trophy presentations and the paddles up party at Avarua harbour. Friday saw the last race of the week-long paddling festival in the round Raro relay for the Pacific Paddle in the women’s division and Pacific Cup in the men’s race. Winning crews […]

Premiership decider today

The Lotto Premiership soccer title will be decided today with Nikao Sokattak taking on Takuvaine, and Tupapa Maraerenga playing Arorangi at Raemaru Park. Nikao Sokattak and Tupapa are both on 28 points, however, if both teams win their games today the premiership title will be decided on goal difference. Both matches are scheduled to kick […]

Paddler's Paradise found

By Jane McKee I have paddled in races all over the world and Vaka Eiva has got to be the ultimate in outrigger race venues. No-where else compares to the combination of race organisation, choice of races, and all out fun. What I really enjoy is the schedule. There is a rest day between races […]

Muri woman roll on

Muri seem unstoppable heading into the second to last round of the women’s Edgewater Saturday morning Cricket competition. Muri have had an amazing end of season comeback, similar to that of their male club mates who were crowned Computer Man Champs last week. Arorangi who collected the first competition winners honours this season still have […]

Why it's so special

ICONIC Vaka Eiva videographer ‘Rambo’ called Vaka Eiva ‘the most fun event on the outrigger planet’ – and while my paddling experience is limited and I can’t definitively agree one way or the other, I’m inclined to believe him. This week, Rarotonga came alive to embrace oe vaka and the people who love it. In […]

Boiler Boys win Pacific Cup

The coveted Pacific Cup will stay local after yesterday’s Vaka Eiva 2010 final race – the open men Round Raro V6 relay. After his race, International Boiler Boys stroker William Vogel said he knew his crew was in it for the win. As predicted, the Boiler Boys – local Te Tupu O Te Manava paddlers, […]

Day 6 photos

Hawaiian girls retain relay title

The Big Island Girls crew from Hawaii have retained the Round Raro relay Pacific Paddle trophy after a thrilling sprint finish in Avarua harbour yesterday. Big Island Girls, Lara’s Lot from New Zealand and the Makana Alii crew from Hawaii battled toe-to-toe for most of yesterday’s open women’s Round Raro race, which headed clockwise around […]

Rambo's back

After shooting Vaka Eiva footage for three years, Rambo has become something of a Vaka Eiva icon to returning paddlers. Ian ‘Rambo’ Newland, who hails from the Sunshine Coast, makes a living travelling the world filming open ocean outrigger events. He’s been paddling competitively for over 20 years, and has become famous in outrigger circles […]

Boys bounce back

Mixed boys crew Cook Islands International tipped over in the junior under 19 open ocean race of Vaka Eiva yesterday morning. The crew was made up of Cook Islanders, New Zealanders and Australians. They were offshore from Club Raro about 2km from the finish line in the 15km race when they were caught by a […]

Unsquashable!

Of all the crews racing Vaka Eiva this year, the Unsquashables might have the least combined paddling experience – but they’re probably having the most fun. A few months ago, a group of local squash players were having some post-tournament drinks, and spontaneously resolved to enter the biggest and most competitive paddling festival of the […]