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Pacific
Fears for families as Vanuatu reels from deadly earthquake
The devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Vanuatu on Monday, claiming the lives of at least 14 people and injuring more than 200, has sent shockwaves around the world, with Ni-Vanuatuans residing in Rarotonga praying for the safety of their loved ones at home.
Emotional groundbreaking for Fale Niue
The Niue Community and Friends Inc, Society were overwhelmed to finally host their Groundbreaking ceremony for their Fale Niue Kūki ʻĀirani hostel in Tupapa.
Graham back from Glasgow, off to Fiji
Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee sports manager Robert Graham has returned from the 3rd Commonwealth Sports Development Conference in Glasgow, Scotland with fresh ideas on improving the development of sport in the Cook Islands. The event drew sports administrators from around the world to share their knowledge on sports development from recruiting, training […]
Maevatini regatta on Aitutaki lagoon
Aitutaki lagoon shone brightly this Queen’s Birthday weekend, as the inaugural Aitutaki Lagoon Resort and Spa ‘Maevatini Oe Vaka Regatta’ was pronounced a huge success by all taking part. With teams from all three Aitutaki clubs, local social teams and individual paddlers from Rarotonga all competing, there was plenty of action in the crystal clear […]
Te Aito is all go
This weekend, individual paddlers will compete in the first and biggest long-distance rudderless canoe race out of Avarua harbour. Four paddlers, one from each category, will win a fully-funded trip to Tahiti to compete in the world-renowned Aito Tahiti race. On Friday, juniors will compete in the Te Aito Tama and on Saturday, open men […]
All types of bikes take on Kumete
The Kumete Sports cycle race on Saturday drew 22 riders for the annual round island race for village pride. Racers turned up on bikes of all makes and models, shapes and sizes for the race with all in high spirits before the start of the bike race. The recent week’s email debate of what type […]
Rugby season kicks-off with 7s
The rugby season kicked-off with all clubs assembling at the Avatiu rugby field at midday on Saturday for the launch of the CITC pre-season sevens tournament. The pre-season competition started with a prayer before the under 9 and 11 kids started proceedings with two fields being set up for the kids to play mixed rippa […]
Te Au O Tonga take Kumete
Vaka Te Au O Tonga took out this year’s Kumete Trophy thanks to the athletes from Avatiu-Nikao and Tupapa-Maraerenga. The annual inter-village athletics competition was another intimate affair with a small but energetic group of athletes taking part in yesterday’s track and field events. The annual sports event got underway on Saturday with the round […]
Pacific Series success
The Pacific Series netball tournament ended in Rarotonga on Saturday with the ATH, Telecom, Vodafone Fiji netball team going through undefeated and qualifying for the World Championships in Singapore next year. The tournament was hailed an overall success, however, the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea will wait to see what changes there will be […]
Fiji too fast and slick
An outstanding defensive game by the Fiji national netball team saw them defeat Samoa 50-45 in the first Pacific Series netball game yesterday afternoon. The two teams took to the court after a very brief opening ceremony at the Telecom Sports Arena. Both sides looked evenly matched physically, but it was the stifling Fiji defence […]
Rugby starts tomorrow with sevens
The Avatiu swamp will play host for the first week of the CITC pre-season sevens tournament which will run for the next three weeks. Next week’s games will be played at Tupapa field with the semis and finals to be played in Arorangi the following week. But all eyes will be on the teams playing […]
Samoa raring to go in opener
The Samoa national netball team is eager to hit the courts and they will get their chance this afternoon when they take on Fiji in the first game of the Pacific Series netball tournament. Coach and former Silver Fern, Linda Vagana, predicts an intense three days of netball ahead not just for her team but […]
PNG after more success at arena
The Papua New Guinea netball side (pictured right) are no strangers to success at the Telecom Sports Arena. Most of the players in the squad in this week’s Pacific Series played in last year’s Pacific Mini Games netball tournament where they surprised everyone by beating the Cooks and winning the silver medal. And this time […]
Revamped rugby ready to roll out
A newly revamped Rarotonga club rugby union season will be unveiled this weekend. This year the season will run for 22 weeks and will begin this weekend with the CITC pre-season sevens tournament. It will wrap up in early November with the hugely popular CIRU International Rugby Sevens Tournament. The season will include nine weeks […]
Focussed Fiji netters mean business
A resilient national Fiji team are not here for a holiday, they are here to take out the Pacific Series netball tournament. “We mean business,” coach Una Rokoura says. “We have a mixed team of young and experienced players. I think this tournament is a do-or-die for everybody here.” The Fiji team have faced a […]
Pacific netters arrive
The Cook Islands national netball squad players from New Zealand arrived in the country yesterday afternoon for the Pacific Series netball tournament starting on June 3. The Pacific Series between the Cooks, Fiji, Samoa and Papua New Guinea is the qualifier for the netball world cup in Singapore next year. Three days of netball games […]
Daniela grabs triple
New Zealand born Cook Islander Geoff Daniela received the Man of the Match Award for his performance in Friday night’s (Thursday night CI time) NRL game between Wests Tigers and the Warriors in Sydney. Auckland-born Daniela cut loose in the second spell, crossing for a hat-trick of tries in the first 15 minutes after the […]
Dragonflies play Red Divas in pressure match
Due to the regional netball teams arriving this weekend for the Pacific Series netball tournament, the first club premier grade netball match was played last night between the Titikaveka Pearls and Ngatangiia Kokiri. This is so that national players in the Titikaveka team will be able to head into camp before the Pacific Series starts […]
Sports was the winner on the night
Sporting pride was at an all time high on Tuesday night as national sports federations gathered at the Aroa Nui Hall for the national sports awards. Close to 300 guests attended the awards to honour our national athletes. But as Father Loni said in his opening prayer many will run the race, but only one […]
Pick grabs 8th in Noumea
Sportswoman of the year nominee Kelly Pick recently returned from New Caledonia where she was invited to race in the 25th anniversary Noumea international triathlon on May 9. Pick was chosen by the Cook Islands Triathlon Association to represent the Cook Islands at the event. She was thrilled with the opportunity even though the race […]
Kronfeld takes audience on 'rugby journey'
“Never stop listening to learn and be proud of who you are and where you come from” were some of the inspirational words by national sports awards guest speaker Josh Kronfeld. The former All Black’s speech on his ‘rugby journey’ was filled with hilarious reminiscences from his long love affair with rugby had the packed […]
2010 sports awards nominees
Due to a full-on year of sports in 2009 including the Pacific Mini Games national sports federations have gone all out to make sure their athletes’ achievements are recognised. Following is the list of athletes and associations that were in the running for awards at last night’s national sports awards: Sportsman of the year nominations: […]
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